Desconocidos
Carmen Boza Lyrics

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Causalidad en vez de casualidad, quizá
Esto que digo no te lo lleves a lo personal
Tienes madera pero no tienes táctica
Y... nunca has jugado un partido en la liga profesional.

Y tú... sabes que no hay final... sabes bien que no.

A veces comes de las migajas que quedan de cuanto te alimenté

Y te me acercas por la espalda
Y me apuñalas casi sin querer.

Creo que ya no te conozco,

Que nunca te he llegado a conocer,
Que todo lo que sube, baja, y tú... ya estás a punto de caer, ya estás a punto de caer...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Carmen Boza's song Desconocidos deal with a relationship that has deteriorated to the point where the singer no longer recognizes the other person. She uses the metaphor of playing in a professional league to describe the difference between her and her partner's abilities in navigating their relationship. She accuses her partner of taking advantage of her and betraying her trust, while at the same time acknowledging that she allowed herself to be used. The refrain of the song, "sabes que no hay final... sabes bien que no," suggests that the relationship has already reached its inevitable end.

The singer's disillusionment with the other person is a recurring theme throughout the song. She questions whether she ever knew this person at all, and whether their relationship was based on anything real. The line "Y tú... ya estás a punto de caer" implies that the other person's behavior is leading to their own downfall. The singer seems resigned to the fact that the relationship is over, but not without a sense of bitterness and regret.

Overall, the lyrics of Desconocidos are a powerful reflection on the complexities of relationships and the pain of realizing that someone you thought you knew has betrayed you.

Line by Line Meaning

Causalidad en vez de casualidad, quizá
Maybe it's more about cause and effect than chance

Esto que digo no te lo lleves a lo personal
Don't take what I'm saying personally

Tienes madera pero no tienes táctica
You have potential but lack strategy

Y... nunca has jugado un partido en la liga profesional.
And...you've never played in the professional league

Y tú... sabes que no hay final... sabes bien que no.
And you...know there's no end...you know it well

A veces comes de las migajas que quedan de cuanto te alimenté
Sometimes you eat the crumbs left from what I fed you

Y te me acercas por la espalda
And you come up to me from behind

Y me apuñalas casi sin querer.
And you stab me almost unintentionally

Creo que ya no te conozco,
I think I no longer know you

Que nunca te he llegado a conocer,
That I've never really known you

Que todo lo que sube, baja, y tú... ya estás a punto de caer, ya estás a punto de caer...
That what goes up must come down, and you...are already on the verge of falling, already on the verge of falling...

Writer(s): Carmen Boza Tomillero

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