La Caja Idiota
El Tri Lyrics


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La caja idiota es nuestra universidad
Ella controla nuestro nivel cultural
Y nos hace ver la vida como una caricatura
Nos hace pensar comprar y comer pura basura

La gente vive sumisa obedeciendo
Lo que diga Telerisa
Y hay muchos que creen que
La vida es una jotonovela las
Cenicientas ya todas son princesas

De tanto ver la tele se nos va secar
El coco ella nos chupa el cerebro
Poco a poco
Violencia sexo y degeneración
Es lo que enseña diario la
Televisión y hasta en los programas
Para niños salen viejas encueradas
Ya la inocencia no existe ni
En los cuentos de hadas

De tanto ver la tele ya nos volvimos
Teleadictos ella es la madre de todos
Nuestros vicios
La caja idiota es nuestra universidad
Ella controla nuestra forma de pensar
Ella rige nuestros actos y nuestras




Acciones ella controla nuestras vidas
Y nuestras pasiones

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to El Tri's song "La Caja Idiota" discuss the negative impact that television has on society. The song begins by stating that the television is like a university for people, as it controls and shapes our cultural understanding. The television is criticized for making us see life as a caricature and for encouraging us to consume and buy into worthless products.


The song goes on to discuss how people live submissively, obeying whatever is presented on television. Many people believe that life is like a soap opera, where everyone can be a princess and happy endings are always guaranteed. The repetitive nature of television viewing is also condemned as it slowly dries up our brain, leaving us without the ability to think for ourselves.


The lyrics criticize the violence, sex, and degeneracy that are daily taught on television, even in children's programs where images of naked women are often presented. In summary, the song is a commentary on the power of television to control our thoughts, beliefs, and actions.


Line by Line Meaning

La caja idiota es nuestra universidad
Television is our main source of education and shaping of our culture.


Ella controla nuestro nivel cultural
TV has control over the development and level of our culture.


Y nos hace ver la vida como una caricatura
TV distorts our perception of reality and turns it into a cartoonish representation.


Nos hace pensar comprar y comer pura basura
TV influences us to buy and consume unhealthy and low-quality products.


La gente vive sumisa obedeciendo
People live a subdued life obediently following TV's commands.


Lo que diga Telerisa
Whatever Telerisa says, people believe without question.


Y hay muchos que creen que
Many people believe that...


La vida es una jotonovela las
...life is a soap opera, where...


Cenicientas ya todas son princesas
...Cinderella and all similar stories end up with happy, unrealistic outcomes.


De tanto ver la tele se nos va secar
Watching TV excessively dries up our brains.


El coco ella nos chupa el cerebro
TV sucks out essential parts of our brain (our knowledge, creativity, and critical thinking).


Poco a poco
Gradually,


Violencia sexo y degeneración
TV promotes violence, sex, and depravity.


Es lo que enseña diario la
This is what television teaches us daily,


Televisión y hasta en los programas
...even in programs meant for children,


Para niños salen viejas encueradas
...for instance, elderly naked women sometimes appear.


Ya la inocencia no existe ni
Innocence is gone,


En los cuentos de hadas
...even in fairy tales.


De tanto ver la tele ya nos volvimos
We've become addicted to TV due to excessive watching.


Teleadictos ella es la madre de todos
TV addiction has become epidemical, and TV is the mother of all our vices.


Ella controla nuestra forma de pensar
TV controls our way of thinking.


Ella rige nuestros actos y nuestras
TV governs our actions and our...


Acciones ella controla nuestras vidas
...lives, and it is in control of our passions.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEJANDRO LORA SERNA

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