In 2005, Estopa signed a global music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing.
The name of the group, "Estopa" (tow, in english) refers to when both brothers worked together at a SEAT automobile factory and, in their own words, a boss kept on screaming at them, "¡Dale estopa!" which means something like "Work hard!".
Mi Cama
Estopa Lyrics
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todas se acuestan y no es conmigo
yo me pregunto que hago aquí tirado
sentado en este bordillo
siempre que se acaba la última copa
siempre que bebe del último vaso
siempre que le espera la señora
siempre que le echan de todos los antros
Pero sé que hay algunos, algunos barrios
que ni de noche son gatos pardos
que sueñan que vuelan
que nadie le está esperando
que exprimen fuerte la madrugada
a ver si sale el sol por la cara
buscando la vida
que la cosa está mu mala, mu mala, mu mala...
donde estará ahora mi cama
donde quiera que esté mi cama es mía
tu cama es tuya
y ahora estoy caliente y tú no estás fria
porque no te olvidas hoy de tu cama
porque la mía la tengo vacía
y acosta de tu whisky me pongo borracho
a costa de tu escote me pongo fino
que tengo las ideas por los suelos
y esta noche aún no las he recogido.
Pero yo sé que hay algunos, algunos barrios
que ni de noche son gatos pardos
que sueñan que vuelan
que nadie les está esperando
que exprimen fuerte a la madrugada
a ver si sale ilusión por la cara
buscando la vida que la cosa está mu mala, mu mala, mu mala...
The lyrics to Estopa's song Mi cama express a sense of loneliness and disconnection from those around the singer. While everyone else is going to bed with someone else, the singer is left alone, questioning why he is sitting on the curb. The repetition of "siempre que" serves to emphasize the singer's sense of repetition and boredom with his nightly routine. However, there is a glimmer of hope in the second half of the first verse as the singer acknowledges that there are some neighborhoods where people are not necessarily looking for companionship at night, but instead seek adventure and excitement. These people stay out late, hoping to catch the sunrise, because "la cosa está mu mala," or times are tough.
The chorus addresses the notion of ownership and possession, particularly with regards to a bed. The singer repeats that his bed is his, and though the other person's bed may belong to them, they are not there to enjoy it with him. He encourages this absent person to remember their own bed, as he is left feeling lonely and drunk on their whiskey and distracted by their cleavage. The second verse repeats the sentiment of the first, with the acknowledgement that there are people out there seeking something more from the night than just a warm body. The final line expresses the hopelessness of the situation, with the singer wishing for some illusion of promise that things will get better.
Overall, these lyrics communicate a sense of disillusionment and loneliness, while also showing the resilience of the human spirit in continuing to seek out hope even in bleak times.
Line by Line Meaning
Todos se acuestan me quedo solo
Everyone else goes to bed, but I stay alone.
todas se acuestan y no es conmigo
Everyone else goes to bed with someone, but not with me.
yo me pregunto que hago aquí tirado
I wonder why I'm lying here.
sentado en este bordillo
Sitting on this curb.
siempre que se acaba la última copa
Whenever the last drink is finished.
siempre que bebe del último vaso
Whenever she drinks from the last glass.
siempre que le espera la señora
Whenever the lady is waiting for her.
siempre que le echan de todos los antros
Whenever they kick him out of all the bars.
Pero sé que hay algunos, algunos barrios
But I know that there are some neighborhoods.
que ni de noche son gatos pardos
That aren't even black cats at night.
que sueñan que vuelan
That dream of flying.
que nadie le está esperando
That no one is waiting for them.
que exprimen fuerte la madrugada
That squeeze the early morning.
a ver si sale el sol por la cara
To see if the sun will come up on their face.
buscando la vida
Searching for life.
que la cosa está mu mala, mu mala, mu mala...
Because everything is really bad...
donde estará ahora mi cama
Where is my bed now?
donde quiera que esté mi cama es mía
Wherever my bed is, it's mine.
tu cama es tuya
Your bed is yours.
y ahora estoy caliente y tú no estás fria
And now I'm hot, but you're not cold.
porque no te olvidas hoy de tu cama
Why don't you forget your bed tonight?
porque la mía la tengo vacía
Because mine is empty.
y acosta de tu whisky me pongo borracho
And I get drunk on your whiskey.
a costa de tu escote me pongo fino
And I appreciate your cleavage.
que tengo las ideas por los suelos
My ideas are on the floor.
y esta noche aún no las he recogido.
And tonight I haven't picked them up yet.
Pero yo sé que hay algunos, algunos barrios
But I know that there are some neighborhoods.
que ni de noche son gatos pardos
That aren't even black cats at night.
que sueñan que vuelan
That dream of flying.
que nadie les está esperando
That no one is waiting for them.
que exprimen fuerte a la madrugada
That squeeze the early morning.
a ver si sale ilusión por la cara
To see if hope will appear on their face.
buscando la vida que la cosa está mu mala, mu mala, mu mala...
Searching for life because everything is really bad...
Contributed by Kaelyn I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SuicideIM
Vaya temazo, todavía lo escucho 🤍
jesus castañeda
Todas se acuestan y no es conmigo.
Miguel 1899
que temazo, que cracks estopa.
Reyes5691
y ahora estoy caliente y tú no estás fria porque no te olvidas hoy de tu cama porque la mía la tengo vacía Los putos amos :)
jose marin
Esta Chula podrían rescatar alguna de la maqueta, como esta, en un disco. Lo podrían haber echo en este disco que tenia mucho de homenaje por los 20 años, o en otro. Pero bueno lo dejáramos para el 30 aniversio. Pero sólo algunas canciones🤣😂
Miguel Aizpun
esta muy bien me a encantado ,que vivan los estopa
Juan Antonio Alapont Recio
Temazo!
NELSONE
que buen tema *-*
Kikee Nikee
pero se que hay algunos, algunos varios... NO BARRIOS
Aida Cortes
Grandes!!!