El Instrumento
Buitres Lyrics
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Con años que albañilean y años de derrumbamiento
Pero cuando todo es potro, mujer, baile, vino, viento
Y la carne nos sostiene tanto o más que el hondo hueso
Que vas a andar preguntando si te das por lo derecho
Si es tu voz la que te dice si la promesa es lo cierto
Que sostenían la carne, el temple del instrumento
Y en un cantor de boliche me conocí en el ejemplo
Ya perdí mi compañera desatame de este enredo
The lyrics to Buitres's song El Instrumento speak of the process of getting to know oneself, which requires time and experience. It talks about the ups and downs that life brings, the moments of joy and celebration as well as the periods of struggle and hardship. The song suggests that it is through these experiences that we come to understand who we truly are, and that our physical bodies are just as important as our mental and emotional selves.
The song also touches on the themes of honesty and authenticity. It encourages listeners to trust their own instincts and to be true to themselves, rather than seeking validation from others. The lyrics suggest that true fulfillment comes from within, rather than from external sources such as the approval of others.
The final verse of the song takes a more melancholy tone, as the singer reflects on the loss of the things that he once felt defined him – his partner, the wine and the fire. He mourns the loss of the passion and energy that he once felt, which he sees as having been essential to his very being. The song ends with a sense of uncertainty and a plea for help, as the singer asks to be freed from the tangle of emotions that he finds himself in.
Line by Line Meaning
Conocerse, claro está, necesita su tiempo
Getting to know someone clearly takes time
Con años que albañilean y años de derrumbamiento
Years of building and years of collapse
Pero cuando todo es potro, mujer, baile, vino, viento
But when everything is horse, woman, dance, wine, wind
Y la carne nos sostiene tanto o más que el hondo hueso
And the flesh sustains us as much or more than the deep bone
Que vas a andar preguntando si te das por lo derecho
Why are you going to ask if you're doing things right
Si es tu voz la que te dice si la promesa es lo cierto
If it's your voice that tells you if the promise is true
Y de pronto se borraron la mujer, el vino, el fuego
And suddenly the woman, the wine, the fire disappeared
Que sostenían la carne, el temple del instrumento
That sustained the flesh, the temper of the instrument
Y en un cantor de boliche me conocí en el ejemplo
And in a singer from a boliche I found myself as an example
Ya perdí mi compañera desatame de este enredo
I already lost my partner, untie me from this tangle
Writer(s): DARNAUCHANS MIRALLES EDUARDO, BENAVIDES ALIANO ATAHUALPA WASHINGTON
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