Luis Gerardo Garza Cisneros (born September 19, 1979 in Monterrey, Nuevo Le… Read Full Bio ↴Luis Gerardo Garza Cisneros (born September 19, 1979 in Monterrey, Nuevo León), better known as his stage name Chetes is a mexican rock musician, being popular for being the leader of the influential rock bands Zurdok, Vaquero and eventually, a solo career.

Chetes grew up in Monterrey. His father was a founding member of the rock band Los Rockets, which got Chetes into music. At age 7, he learned classic guitar, and used to like artists like Beatles and the Beach Boys. When MTV arrived into the city, Chetes got excited about rock music so he learned about guitar distortion.

Chetes then joined the band Zurdok in 1993, that was formed then by Fletch Sáenz and David Izquierdo. The band recived a recording contract to Discos Manicomio, when he was only 16. With Zurdok, Garza recorded 3 albums: Antena, Hombre Sintetizador and Maquillaje. In 2002, Zurdok disbanded due to artistical differences and Chetes took a break. In 2005, Zurdok bandmate Maurizio Terracina and Garza made new project band along Rodrigo Guardiola called Vaquero, with all their songs in English. Vaquero is now in hiatus and it is uncertain whether they will record a sequel to their debut eponymous album.

Chetes had already materials for the recording. "Que me maten" and "Poco a Poco" were written during the Vaquero era, but they coud not fit into the band's style. He sent demos and Ken Coomer, ex-drummer of Wilco and Uncle Tupelo got hooked about Chetes's sounds and decided to be the producer of the album. Garza stayed in Nashville for october 2005, recording and writing songs with Coomer and his engineer, Charlie Brocco. These songs were recorded in track and had no electronic instrumentation, with heavy influences from The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

In May 2006, Blanco Fácil, the title of the album, was released. So far, it has sold nearly 50,000 copies, the benchmark for being certified gold in Mexico. The first single of his album "Blanco Fácil", the song "Completamente", led to a 2006 Latin Grammy nomination for best rock song, some heavy iTunes Latino promotion, and a much-played video that features a bundled-up Garza singing his way down the streets of Beijing. The second single is "Poco a poco" and there is a scheduelded third single "Que me maten".

Chetes also collaborated with Amaral in the cover of Miguel Bose's song "Si tu No Vuelves" for the soundtrack of the movie Efectos Secundarios and with Emmanuel del Real with the song "16 de Febrero" for the movie "Fuera del Cielo".

In late August 2007, he finished recording his 2nd solo album, which is suposed to come out at the end of the year.

Que Me Maten
Chetes Lyrics

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Buscan en mí comprensión
Pero me esconden información
Puedo sentir su rencor
Y ahora me escondo en un rincón

Nunca fingí lo que soy
Tengo abierto el corazón
Trato de dar lo mejor

Si causo daño no es mi intención

Hiéreme, suavemente
Soy un blanco fácil

Tómame, lentamente
No podrán cambiarme

Si todos creen que soy culpable
Que me maten, que me maten
Si nadie puede perdonarme
Que me maten, que me muero de dolor

Si fuera por mi ambición
El resultado sería peor
Ponte en mi posición
Parte de ti es igual que yo

Hiéreme, suavemente
Soy un blanco fácil

Tómame, lentamente
Pase lo que pase
No podrán cambiarme

Si todos creen que soy culpable
Que me maten, que me maten
Si nadie puede perdonarme
Que me maten, que me muero de dolor

Vueltas y vueltas a tu alrededor
Vueltas y vueltas no hay solución

Si todos creen que soy culpable
Que me maten
Si nadie puede perdonarme
Que me maten, que me muero de dolor

Si todos creen que soy culpable
Que me maten, que me maten
Si nadie puede perdonarme
Que me tomen como ejemplo

Que me guarden de recuerdo
Que me maten, que me muero de dolor

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Chetes's song Que Me Maten describe feelings of isolation, confusion, and frustration. The singer feels as though they are being judged and criticized for their actions, but no one will give them the information they need to understand why. Despite this, the singer is open and genuine about who they are, and they try to be the best they can be even though they sometimes cause harm without meaning to. The repeated refrain of "Que me maten" (Let them kill me) expresses the singer's desperation, feeling like they have no way out of the situation they find themselves in.

The lines "Hiéreme, suavemente / Soy un blanco fácil" (Hurt me softly / I am an easy target) suggest that the singer is resigned to their fate, but still wants to be treated with empathy and kindness. The lines "Tómame, lentamente / No podrán cambiarme" (Take me slowly / They cannot change me) reinforce this idea that the singer is vulnerable, but ultimately resilient. The final lines suggest that the singer would rather be remembered as an example or a memory than live with the pain of being misunderstood and scapegoated.

Overall, the song speaks to the human need for understanding, empathy, and forgiveness, and the toll that the lack of those things can take on a person.

Line by Line Meaning

Buscan en mí comprensión
People expect me to understand them, but they hide information from me.

Pero me esconden información
But they hide information from me.

Puedo sentir su rencor
I can feel their resentment towards me.

Y ahora me escondo en un rincón
And now I hide in a corner.

Nunca fingí lo que soy
I never pretended to be someone I'm not.

Tengo abierto el corazón
I have an open heart.

Trato de dar lo mejor
I try to give the best of myself.

Si causo daño no es mi intención
If I cause harm, it's not intentional.

Hiéreme, suavemente
Hurt me, but gently.

Soy un blanco fácil
I'm an easy target.

Tómame, lentamente
Take me, slowly.

No podrán cambiarme
They can't change me.

Si todos creen que soy culpable
If everyone thinks I'm guilty.

Que me maten, que me maten
Let them kill me, let them kill me.

Si nadie puede perdonarme
If no one can forgive me.

Que me muero de dolor
Let me die of pain.

Si fuera por mi ambición
If it were up to my ambition.

El resultado sería peor
The result would be worse.

Ponte en mi posición
Put yourself in my position.

Parte de ti es igual que yo
Part of you is just like me.

Pase lo que pase
No matter what happens.

Vueltas y vueltas a tu alrededor
Going around and around in circles around you.

Vueltas y vueltas no hay solución
Going around and around, there's no solution.

Que me tomen como ejemplo
Let them take me as an example.

Que me guarden de recuerdo
Let them keep me as a memory.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLES J. BROCCO, KEN COOMER, LUIS GERARDO GARZA CISNEROS

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