There is more than one artist using the name Bala:

(1) Bala is a Ga… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist using the name Bala:

(1) Bala is a Galician stoner rock/grunge band that consists of Anxela Baltar from A Coruña (guitar and vocals) and Violeta Mosquera from Pontevedra (drums and vocals). On 14 September 2015, they released their debut work, a seven-song album called Human Flesh, and on 3 March 2017 they released Lume, both on the record label Matapadre from Santiago de Compostela.

Third album is Maleza, recorded in 2019 but delayed until 2021 because the pandemic. This also prompt a change of label, since Maleza was released on Century Media. It includes Agitar, their most listened single so far, and keeps the characteristic sound that started with Human Flesh. As characteristic it is, as the mixture of songs in English, Spanish and Galician.

(2) bala is an all-female artist and creator collective based in Tokyo and formed in early 2023. The group's concept is to globally transmit the fusion of various Gen Z cultures and Japanese pop culture. Through their 3D avatar character "Barla", they are also actively involved in the next generation of creativity utilizing Web 3.0.

Cien Obstáculos
Bala Lyrics

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Tiende al fin a comenzar
Cien obstáculos detrás
Solo un pase nada más
Hasta aquí no te ha ido mal

Y nada más empezar
Suenan sirenas y el mar
Ha comenzado a vibrar

Y ves las nubes, y sientes que te subes
Y mientras te atraviesa el sol tu mente se diluye
Donde estás ya estuve, y mientras todo fluye
La noche llega sin pedir perdón a quien madrugue

Ya estuve
Todo fluye
En las nubes
Tu mente se diluye
Ya estuve
Todo fluye
En las nubes
Tu mente se diluye

Quiero solo una señal
Que me ayude a despegar
La pistola va a sonar
Preparada, 1, 2, 3, ya

Y nada más empezar
Suenan sirenas y el mar
Ha comenzado a vibrar

Y ves las nubes, y sientes que te subes
Y mientras te atraviesa el sol tu mente se diluye
Donde estás ya estuve, y mientras todo fluye
La noche llega sin pedir perdón a quien madrugue

Ya estuve
Todo fluye
En las nubes
Tu mente se diluye
Ya estuve
Todo fluye
En las nubes
Tu mente se diluye

Y nada más empezar
Suenan sirenas y el mar

Ha comenzado a vibrar
Ha comenzado a vibrar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Bala's song "Cien Obstáculos" describe the feeling of overcoming obstacles and starting a journey with a sense of excitement and uncertainty. The first verse acknowledges that there have already been one hundred obstacles to overcome, but there is still just one step to take. Then, as the journey begins, there is a sense of chaos and unpredictability with the sound of sirens and the sea vibrating. Despite this, the person taking the journey is lifted up and feels like they are soaring with the clouds, and their mind becomes lost in the moment. They have been where they are before, and everything flows together.

In the second verse, the singer is looking for a sign to help them take off, suggesting a sense of hesitation or uncertainty. However, they are ready for the journey to begin and even count down with the line "Preparada, 1, 2, 3, ya". As the journey begins again, the same chaos and unpredictability arise with the sound of sirens and the sea vibrating. Once again, the person taking the journey is lifted up and loses themselves in the moment, flying among the clouds where everything flows together. The song ends with the repeated line "Ha comenzado a vibrar", suggesting that the journey is ongoing and that the feeling of excitement and uncertainty remains.

Line by Line Meaning

Tiende al fin a comenzar
Finally, it seems like the start is near

Cien obstáculos detrás
A hundred obstacles left behind

Solo un pase nada más
Just one pass, nothing more

Hasta aquí no te ha ido mal
So far, things haven't gone bad

Y ves las nubes, y sientes que te subes
You see the clouds and feel like you're rising

Y mientras te atraviesa el sol tu mente se diluye
As the sun passes through you, your mind becomes hazy

Donde estás ya estuve, y mientras todo fluye
I've been where you are and while everything flows

La noche llega sin pedir perdón a quien madrugue
The night comes without apology to those who rise early

Quiero solo una señal
I just want a sign

Que me ayude a despegar
To help me take off

La pistola va a sonar
The gun is about to sound