Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy, better known as Enrique Bunbury, was bo… Read Full Bio ↴Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy, better known as Enrique Bunbury, was born August 11, 1967 in Zaragoza, Spain. He got involved in music in the early 1980s, making his debut in a high school band called Apocalipsis, and later played along with Proceso Entrópico. In 1984 Bunbury joined a group called Zumo de Vidrio, debuting as a lead vocalist. After adopting the nickname of Bunbury, taken from an Oscar Wilde novel, the musician teamed up with Héroes del Silencio, becoming a major number in the Spanish rock scene.

The band eventually broke up in 1996 and Bunbury started his solo career in 1997 with a techno album, Radical Sonora with his new band: Copi (piano), del Moran (bass), Ramón Gacias (drums) and former Héroes del Silencio guitarrist Alan Boguslavsky.

Recognized by his wish to always reinvent himself, Bunbury released in 1999 the album Pequeño, which sounded much different than anything he did before. His band also suffered changes, Boguslavsky was replaced by Rafa Domínguez, and the new faces, Ana Belén Estaje (violin), Luis Miguel Romero (percussion), Javier Iñigo, Javier García Vega & Antonio Ríos in the metal instruments.

This band was known as the "Huracán Ambulante" ("Rambling Hurricane") and recorded with Bunbury the rest of his solo discography, (except Antonio Ríos).

In 2005, after 8 years together, Bunbury dissolved the band and declared that will record a new album in 2006 only with his voice and a piano. Nevertheless, in early 2006 he recorded an album with spanish artist Nacho Vegas by the name of El tiempo de las cerezas.

His old band, Héroes del Silencio, reunited in 2007 for a short tour which visited Latin America, United States and Spain.

Bailando con el enemigo
Enrique Bunbury Lyrics

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una soledad mayor
enturbiando el horizonte
fuera de mi control
y no sé bien a qué responde
esta extraña mutación
que mi corazón conoce

SIEMPRE ESTAMOS CON LO MISMO

BAILANDO CON EL ENEMIGO
Y SI AL BORDE DEL ABISMO MEJOR
SIEMPRE ESTAMOS CON LO MISMO
BAILANDO CON EL ENEMIGO
Y SI AL BORDE DEL ABISMO MEJOR

justo cuando ando perdido
las desgracias no llegan solas
como si estuviera escrito
pero en las distancias cortas
me crezco ante el peligro
sé que cambiarán las cosas

SIEMPRE ESTAMOS CON LO MISMO
BAILANDO CON EL ENEMIGO
Y SI AL BORDE DEL ABISMO MEJOR
SIEMPRE ESTAMOS CON LO MISMO
BAILANDO CON EL ENEMIGO
Y SI AL BORDE DEL ABISMO MEJOR
SIEMPRE ESTAMOS CON LO MISMO
BAILANDO CON EL ENEMIGO
Y SI AL BORDE DEL ABISMO MEJOR
SIEMPRE ESTAMOS CON LO MISMO

BAILANDO CON EL ENEMIGO
Y SI AL BORDE DEL ABISMO MEJOR

Overall Meaning

The first verse of the song describes a sense of loneliness and confusion. The singer is experiencing a "major loneliness" which is "clouding the horizon" and feels out of his control. He doesn't know why this "strange mutation" is happening to his heart. The lyrics suggest that the singer may be going through a difficult time in his life, possibly dealing with a personal crisis or struggling with his emotions.

The chorus provides the central message of the song, which is that we are always "dancing with the enemy". The singer is implying that despite our best intentions, we often find ourselves in opposition with the people and things that we need in our lives. Even when we try to avoid danger, we end up at the edge of the abyss. The repetition of the chorus suggests a cycle of frustration and failure that is hard to break.

The second verse suggests that the singer is still struggling but is determined to persevere. Even when things seem to be going wrong, he finds the strength to face danger head-on. He is aware that things will eventually change and that he will overcome his struggles. The song's message is a reminder that life is full of challenges and obstacles, but that we must face them head-on if we want to succeed.

Line by Line Meaning

una soledad mayor
Feeling an overwhelming sense of loneliness

enturbiando el horizonte
Clouding my future

fuera de mi control
Out of my control

y no sé bien a qué responde
And unsure of what it all means

esta extraña mutación
This strange transformation

que mi corazón conoce
That my heart knows

justo cuando ando perdido
Right when I'm lost

las desgracias no llegan solas
Misfortunes never come alone

como si estuviera escrito
As if it were written

pero en las distancias cortas
But up close

me crezco ante el peligro
I grow in the face of danger