Eldorado
Anna-Varney Cantodea Lyrics

The lyrics to Anna-Varney Cantodea's song "Eldorado" depict a deeply personal and emotional journey. The opening lines, "Luodin ammuit sydämeen, Sinne jäi syvälle hiertämään" (You shot a bullet into my heart, It stayed there, grinding deep), signify a profound emotional wound inflicted upon the singer. This wound is not physical but rather metaphorical, as it becomes embedded in their consciousness.

As the song progresses, the singer describes how this emotional wound affects them, leading them to limp and eventually fall. "Siitä asti aloin ontumaan, Hitain liikkein vähitellen kaatumaan, Järki hiipuu pois manalaan" (Since then, I began to limp, Falling gradually with slow movements, Reason slipping away into the underworld). These lines convey a sense of increasing despair and loss of rationality as the singer struggles with the pain inflicted upon them.

The chorus, "Hymyhuulin maalasin, Varkain askelin, Kohti Onnenmaata hoipersin, Lapsen askelin, Sun kanssas hätää kärsien, Sokeana seuraan sua, Kulkematta lähtöruutuun" (Smiling, I painted, With stealthy steps, I staggered towards Eldorado, With childlike steps, Suffering in distress with you, Blindly following you, Without reaching the starting line), indicates the singer's desperate pursuit of happiness and their willingness to endure suffering in order to follow their desired path. They acknowledge their blind devotion to someone or something, without ever truly reaching the desired destination.