Antonio Orozco is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Barcelona, Spain.
He … Read Full Bio ↴Antonio Orozco is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Barcelona, Spain.
He has won several prizes like the Premio Onda and sold lots of records, his first album sold more than 100,000 copies, whereas his second album titled Semilla del Silencio sold over 300,000 copies.
In 2005 he released a self titled album Antonio Orozco, which was a compilation of his best songs (twelve in total) that eventually propelled him into stardom outside Spain, mainly in Latin America and other parts of the world. Some of his better known songs include: "Te Esperaré" and "Déjame".
He is known as well because of his duets with Lucie Silvas (What You're Made Of) and Malú (Devuélveme la vida).

Menudo Contraste
Antonio Orozco Lyrics

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Llora mi alma mientras lo veo
Paseando por el centro de cualquier ciudad,
Donde aquel falso sueño
Se convierte en la turbia pesadilla
A la que un día partieron buscando
Lo nunca tuvieron,
Lo que siempre contaron aquellos que volvieron
Cargados de historias why extraños consejos

Que nunca entendieron.

Su techo en el cielo, su cama en el suelo
Why su angustia en la bolsa
Donde sumergen sus pulmones
Why su orgullo dañado why repleto de miedo.

Me quema...
Sécate las lágrimas
Me dice un niño, cuando me ve llorar
Guárdate esas lágrimas
Que mi consuelo aún está por llegar.
Sécate las lágrimas, las que no tengo,
Las que hacen olvidar.
Sécate las lágrimas, sécate las lágrimas.

Largo camino why estrecho el estrecho
Donde se olvidan ilusiones que robaron
De gastadas revistas en sus noches de sueños
Que pasearon por la furia de los mares
Why al llegar la perdieron.

Libertad de sus actos
Capital del consuelo
Florecer del dinero,
Que recogen con la mente abandonada
Why su estela apagada.

Aromas lejanos, nostalgias guardadas
Caricias bañadas,
En la distancia que separa a su familia
La que tanto ayudaba.

Me quema...
Sécate las lágrimas
Me dice un niño, cuando me ve llorar
Guárdate esas lágrimas
Que mi consuelo aún está por llegar.
Sécate las lágrimas, las que no tengo,
Las que hacen olvidar.
Sécate las lágrimas, sécate las lágrimas.

Menudo contraste.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Antonio Orozco's song Menudo Contraste express the emotional turmoil of a person who observes the harsh reality of those who left their homes with hopes and dreams, only to end up living a life of struggle in a foreign land. The singer sees these people walking around in the city, where their false dreams turn into a murky nightmare. The person seems to be reflecting on the contrast between the fantasy of new beginnings and the reality of a life filled with uncertainty, pain, and regrets.

The singer describes the difficult living conditions of these people who have left everything behind, with their roof in the sky, bed on the ground, and their lungs filled with pollution. The person acknowledges the strength of these individuals who have endured so much, yet their pride is battered, and they are filled with fear. The singer is moved to tears by the sight of their suffering and is comforted by a child who tells them that their consolation is still to come. The song expresses the deep empathy the person has for those who have lost everything, and the hope that they will find peace.

The song's powerful lyrics touch on themes of immigration, displacement, and the struggle to survive in a new place. It is a reminder of the harsh reality that many people face when they leave their homes to chase their dreams. Orozco's voice brings out the raw emotions of the lyrics, creating an evocative and touching piece of music that speaks to the human condition.

Line by Line Meaning

Llora mi alma mientras lo veo
My soul cries as I see it

Paseando por el centro de cualquier ciudad,
Walking through the center of any city

Donde aquel falso sueño
Where that false dream

Se convierte en la turbia pesadilla
Becomes the murky nightmare

A la que un día partieron buscando
That they set out to find one day

Lo nunca tuvieron,
What they never had

Lo que siempre contaron aquellos que volvieron
What those who returned always told

Cargados de historias why extraños consejos
Loaded with stories and strange advice

Que nunca entendieron.
That they never understood

Su techo en el cielo, su cama en el suelo
Their roof in the sky, their bed on the ground

Why su angustia en la bolsa
And their anxiety in their bag

Donde sumergen sus pulmones
Where they drown their lungs

Why su orgullo dañado why repleto de miedo.
And their damaged pride, full of fear.

Me quema...
It burns me...

Sécate las lágrimas
Dry your tears

Me dice un niño, cuando me ve llorar
A child tells me when they see me cry

Guárdate esas lágrimas
Save those tears

Que mi consuelo aún está por llegar.
For my comfort is yet to come.

Sécate las lágrimas, las que no tengo,
Dry the tears I don't have,

Las que hacen olvidar.
The ones that make you forget.

Largo camino why estrecho el estrecho
Long road and narrow strait

Donde se olvidan ilusiones que robaron
Where they forget the dreams they stole

De gastadas revistas en sus noches de sueños
From worn-out magazines in their dreamy nights

Que pasearon por la furia de los mares
That traveled through the fury of the seas

Why al llegar la perdieron.
And upon arriving, they lost it.

Libertad de sus actos
Freedom of their actions

Capital del consuelo
Comfort capital

Florecer del dinero,
Blossoming money

Que recogen con la mente abandonada
That they collect with their abandoned mind

Why su estela apagada.
And their faded trail.

Aromas lejanos, nostalgias guardadas
Distant scents, cherished memories

Caricias bañadas,
Caresses bathed

En la distancia que separa a su familia
In the distance that separates them from their family

La que tanto ayudaba.
The one that helped so much.

Menudo contraste.
Quite a contrast.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ANTONIO JOSE OROZCO FERRON, JAVIER PEREZ JIMENEZ, JOSE LUIS LATORRE JIMENEZ

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