After its start in 1997 with Astrud EP, three albums (Mi fracaso personal, Gran fuerza and Performance), one b-sides album (Algo cambió: Caras B y rarezas 1996–2005) and many collaborations with other artists, Astrud has been continuously evolving in its sound, whether they want to sound techno-pop, orchestral, rock or whatsoever. Daily living scenes and intelligence are always present in their lyrics.
On top of that, their attitude and image have turn them into some kind of pop icons in the spanish alternative scene.
Their last album, Tú no existes was released in April 2007.
Esto debería acabarse aquí
Astrud Lyrics
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tú te vas a quedar hasta que acabe de hablar
y luego no sabrás qué hacer ni yo a dónde mirar
y empezaré a divagar.
Y cuando por fin me haya callado nos iremos a pasear
y no sabré qué estás pensando ni lo podré adivinar.
Y te llevaré a algún sitio y estará cerrado
y esto debería acabarse aquí y así.
Pero me conozco y sé que intentaré arreglarlo
y por probar te contaré uno de esos chistes malos
que vacían las habitaciones y acaban con las conversaciones
y nos reiremos los dos
y lo arreglaremos porque tú y yo somos lo peor.
Y cuando por fin me haya callado nos iremos a pasear
y no sabré qué estás pensando ni lo podré adivinar.
Y te llevaré a algún sitio y estará cerrado y bla bla bla bla.
In "Esto debería acabarse aquí," Astrud reflects on the aftermath of a breakup and the inevitably awkward encounter that ensues. The singer in the song seems to be aware of their tendency to ramble and try to make things right, even when it's not entirely possible. They suggest that the best course of action is simply to admit that it's over and move on. However, they also acknowledge that their emotions will likely get the better of them, leading them to try to tell a joke and ultimately laugh off the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Esto acaba como empezó
This ends just like it began.
tú te vas a quedar hasta que acabe de hablar
You'll stay until I finish talking.
y luego no sabrás qué hacer ni yo a dónde mirar
And then you won't know what to do, and I won't know where to look.
y empezaré a divagar.
And then I will start to ramble.
Y cuando por fin me haya callado nos iremos a pasear
And when I finally stop talking, we'll go for a walk.
y no sabré qué estás pensando ni lo podré adivinar.
And I won't know what you're thinking, and I won't be able to guess.
Y te llevaré a algún sitio y estará cerrado
And I'll take you somewhere, and it will be closed.
y esto debería acabarse aquí y así.
And this should end here and now.
Pero me conozco y sé que intentaré arreglarlo
But I know myself, and I'll try to fix it.
y por probar te contaré uno de esos chistes malos
And just to try, I'll tell you one of those bad jokes.
que vacían las habitaciones y acaban con las conversaciones
The ones that clear the room and end the conversation.
y nos reiremos los dos
And we'll both laugh.
y lo arreglaremos porque tú y yo somos lo peor.
And we'll fix it because you and I are the worst.
Y cuando por fin me haya callado nos iremos a pasear
And when I finally stop talking, we'll go for a walk.
y no sabré qué estás pensando ni lo podré adivinar.
And I won't know what you're thinking, and I won't be able to guess.
Y te llevaré a algún sitio y estará cerrado y bla bla bla bla.
And I'll take you somewhere, and it will be closed, and so on and so forth.
Contributed by Nolan S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.