1) Boikot is a Spanish… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 2 groups under name Boikot
1) Boikot is a Spanish left-wing punk/rock group.
The group started in 1987 singing in bars and private locals. After doing a pair of adjustments in the formation of the group they recorded two albums with the label Barrabas. They were themselves doing acquaintances playing in Madrid, until in the year 1995 they break with the seal Barrabás and they decide to start their own production business BKT. They launched two disks more, Cría Cuervos and Tu Condena, and they played in diverse festivals of rock as Festimad or Metaliko Rock. After this they decided to do a trilogy called La Ruta del Ché, that would be composed of three disks that count the history of Che Guevara and engravings while they were on tour in some countries as in Cuba, Mexico, or Argentina.
2) Polish punk-hard core group, sometimes spelled BOiKOT (in capital letters with small "i") that released few cassettes in early '90. Titles: "Stany odmiennosci", "Przeminal juz raj na ziemi"
Cria Cuervos
Boikot Lyrics
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Frustraciones de un Neandertal
Cerebritos que no han roto
Su cordón umbilical
Hoy se vierten las excusas como intrusas
Con desidia cerebral
No me valen los alardes más cobardes
De unos perros sin bozal
Gira, gira, gira, gira Como una peonza
Cría cuervos, cría cuervos
Que ya te sacarán los ojos
Ignorancia que se teje
En las redes del capital
Materia gris que se duerme
En los vahos tras un cristal
Son racismos que levantan y delatan
Un complejo de inferioridad
Si no hay líder se acobardan y resguardan
Su enajenación mental
De madera están rellenas
Las estatuas de las penas
Mas pescado en las cenas
Menos juegos de cadenas
Cría cuervos en tu casa
Uno mas entre la masa
Cría cuervos, ríe sus gracias
¡Que más tarde serán desgracias!
The lyrics of Boikot's "Cria Cuervos" reflect the frustration and the backward mentality that still exists in certain people, as it depicts them as primitive cavemen whose brains have not evolved enough to break free from their narrow-mindedness. The song goes on to criticize the excuses that are often used to justify this kind of behavior which only shows a lack of effort or concern to change. The chorus "cría cuervos, que ya te sacarán los ojos" (raise crows, and they will eventually pluck out your eyes) is a metaphor that warns about the dangers of nurturing negativity, ignorance, and bigotry because they will eventually cause harm.
The song suggests that ignoring the consequences of such behavior is like ignoring the reality that exists all around us, which means turning a blind eye to the issues that matter. The song further highlights the importance of being aware of the negative impact of such mentalities that are driven by racism and xenophobia. Through the lyrics, the band expresses the need to stand up against these issues and take action to rectify them. Boikot urges people to strive for change and to provide a better future for the generations to come.
Line by Line Meaning
Desde antaño se abren paso
From old times, frustrations of a Neanderthal make their way
Frustraciones de un Neandertal
Frustrations of a Neanderthal
Cerebritos que no han roto
Su cordón umbilical
Brainy people who haven't broken their umbilical cord
Hoy se vierten las excusas como intrusas
Con desidia cerebral
Today, excuses are poured like intruders with cerebral apathy
No me valen los alardes más cobardes
De unos perros sin bozal
The most cowardly boasts of muzzle-less dogs are useless to me
Gira, gira, gira, gira Como una peonza
Spin, spin, spin, spin like a top
Cría cuervos, cría cuervos
Que ya te sacarán los ojos
Raise ravens, raise ravens they will sooner or later gouge your eyes out
Ignorancia que se teje
En las redes del capital
Ignorance is woven in the networks of capital
Materia gris que se duerme
En los vahos tras un cristal
Gray matter that sleeps in the vapors behind a glass
Son racismos que levantan y delatan
Un complejo de inferioridad
They are racisms that reveal and betray an inferiority complex
Si no hay líder se acobardan y resguardan
Su enajenación mental
If there is no leader, they become frightened and take refuge in their mental alienation
De madera están rellenas
Las estatuas de las penas
Statues of regrets are filled with wood
Mas pescado en las cenas
Menos juegos de cadenas
More fish in dinners, fewer chains of games
Cría cuervos en tu casa
Uno mas entre la masa
Raise ravens in your home, one more among the masses
Cría cuervos, ríe sus gracias
¡Que más tarde serán desgracias!
Raise ravens, laugh at their jokes, but beware, they will later become misfortunes!
Writer(s): Alberto Pla Cordero, Juan Carlos Ceballos Cortes, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Cabano
Contributed by Zachary L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SuperInthenight
¡Qué recuerdos! Paseando por mi barrio de carabanchel escuchando mi cassette de boikot. Me abrió mucho la mente y pasé grandes momentos viéndolos en concierto. ¡Un abrazo pa ellos!