BBS Paranoicos is one of the most important Chilean hardcore punk bands. P… Read Full Bio ↴BBS Paranoicos is one of the most important Chilean hardcore punk bands. Punkinternational.com described BBS Paranoicos as something like a South American answer to Bad Religion. They formed in Chile in 1991, and their style of mature, intelligent melodic punk is by now perfected.

Crisis
BBS Paranoicos Lyrics

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De qué sirve la esperanza
cuando sabes que es en vano
cuando sientes que la vida
se te escapa de las manos.

de que sirve ya soñar
si el despertar es tan amargo
cuando sientes que caminas

y no vas a ningún lado oh...

cuántas veces has quedado
mirando ajeno alrededor
cuántas veces tus anhelos
transformándose en rencor
cuantos sueños que se ahogan
en un mar de confusión

cuántos miedos que despiertan
cuando pierdes el control.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Crisis by BBS Paranoicos express a sense of hopelessness and despair in the face of life's struggles. The first stanza questions the value of hope when it seems futile and when life is slipping away. The second stanza continues the theme of the bitterness of reality when dreaming only leads to painful awakenings and walking without any direction. The third stanza asks a series of rhetorical questions about the many times one has felt lost, forgotten, and full of anger and fear.

The song seems to be a reflection of the struggles of living in a world where hope is hard to come by and where dreams are often crushed by reality. The lyrics suggest a frustration with the limitations of life and the feeling of being trapped. The overall message of the song is that life can be difficult and that it is important to find ways to cope with the challenges that we all face. The song seems to be a call to action, urging the listener not to give up but to find a way to keep going.

Line by Line Meaning

De qué sirve la esperanza
What is the use of hope?

cuando sabes que es en vano
when you know it's in vain

cuando sientes que la vida
when you feel that life

se te escapa de las manos.
is slipping away from you.

de que sirve ya soñar
what's the point of dreaming anymore

si el despertar es tan amargo
if the waking up is so bitter

cuando sientes que caminas
when you feel like you're walking

y no vas a ningún lado oh...
and you're not going anywhere oh...

cuántas veces has quedado
how many times have you been left

mirando ajeno alrededor
looking around feeling estranged

cuántas veces tus anhelos
how many times have your desires