Guiños
Callejeros Lyrics


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En esta sociedad
de hoy está el pueblo,
está el rey,
está el gil de las noticias
con mentiras a granel.

Está el tonto, está el sabio,
y más atrás viene el sicario
con su arma y con su perro
a olfatear sobre tus bolsos y
aunque nunca encuentren nada,
dirán que compraste morbo
escondido entre tus ansias.

Vos, como yo,
no entendés nada
y no conocés su jerga
te darán sonrisas falsas
para tirarte la lengua.

Lo que digas ya está escrito,
lo firmaron de antemano.

Le pondrán bozal al perro
y dejarán comer al amo.

Se perdió el Sr. Soborno
y todos lo están buscando,
allá por los Tribunales,
hay guiños por todos lados

Y la estatua de la entrada
tiene los ojos tapados,
porque se cansó de ver




a quienes hoy, ayer y siempre,
la están violando.

Overall Meaning

The song "Guiños" by Callejeros critiques modern society and the power dynamics that exist in it. The first verse mentions how in this society, there are different types of people: the common people, the king, and the news reporters who often spread lies. The second part of the verse talks about how there are also regular people and smart people, but behind them lurks the dangerous sicario, who with his weapon and dog sniffs around people's bags and personal belongings. Even if he doesn't find anything suspicious, he'll accuse the person of having something hidden in their desires. The chorus talks about how they don't understand this society's language, and when people smile at them, it's just to get them to talk. The second verse mentions how those in power control the narrative, and whatever people say is already predetermined. The metaphor of the bozal al perro (muzzle on the dog) and letting the amo (master) continue to eat shows how those in power will quiet anyone who opposes them. The bridge talks about a missing businessman (Sr. Soborno) who everyone is looking for in the courts, and the statue at the entrance with its eyes closed is tired of witnessing injustice.


Line by Line Meaning

En esta sociedad de hoy está el pueblo,
In today's society, the people are present


está el rey,
The king is present


está el gil de las noticias con mentiras a granel.
The idiot of the news is present with a lot of lies.


Está el tonto, está el sabio,
The fool is present, the wise is present,


y más atrás viene el sicario con su arma y con su perro a olfatear sobre tus bolsos y aunque nunca encuentren nada, dirán que compraste morbo escondido entre tus ansias.
And behind them comes the hitman with his gun and dog, sniffing around your bags. Even though they never find anything, they'll say you bought morbidity hidden in your desires.


Vos, como yo, no entendés nada y no conocés su jerga te darán sonrisas falsas para tirarte la lengua.
You, like me, don't understand anything, and you don't know their slang. They will give you false smiles to make you talk.


Lo que digas ya está escrito, lo firmaron de antemano.
What you say is already written; they signed it in advance.


Le pondrán bozal al perro y dejarán comer al amo.
They will muzzle the dog and let the master eat.


Se perdió el Sr. Soborno y todos lo están buscando, allá por los Tribunales, hay guiños por todos lados
Mr. Bribe is missing, and everyone is looking for him at the Courts; there are hints everywhere.


Y la estatua de la entrada tiene los ojos tapados, porque se cansó de ver a quienes hoy, ayer y siempre, la están violando.
And the statue at the entrance has its eyes covered because it got tired of seeing those who, today, yesterday, and always, are violating it.




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