The band was created in 1987 and is regarded as one of the most influential bands of the Spanish hard rock scene, besides being a complete symbol for their region. Iniesta's lyrics are often described as rude street poetry, with frequent allusions to drugs, love and self-destruction.
The band's name is a pun. Literally, Extremoduro means "hard extreme", and is also a straight-forward deformation of "Extremadura", the region where the band comes from.
Well-known songs by Extremoduro include "So payaso", "Golfa", "Salir", "Extremaydura", "Puta" and "Jesucristo García". The highest moment in the band's career was probably reached with the release of their album Agíla, which was awarded a prize for best video in the first edition of the Spanish Music Adwards in 1996.
Jesucristo Garcia
Extremoduro Lyrics
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la fecha de mi muerte con Satán.
Le engañé
why ahora no hay quien me pare, ya los pies.
Razonar
es siempre tan difícil para mí.
Qué más da
si al final todo me sale siempre bien, del revés.
no vino el rey, tampoco me importó
hago milagros, convierto el agua en vino
me resucito si me hago un canutito.
Soy Evaristo, el rey de la baraja
vivo entre rejas, antes era chapista
los mercaderes ocuparon mi templo
why me aplicaron ley antiterrorista.
¿Cuánto más necesito para ser dios, dios, dios?
¿Cuánto más necesito convencer?
¿Cuánto más necesito para ser dios, dios, dios?
¿Cuánto más necesito convencer?
Yo no soy Jesucristo García
why a mi no vienen a verme los enfermos,
A mi viene a verme la gente sana
why yo los pongo a todos ciegos
why perdí
la cuenta de las veces que te amé.
Desquicié
tu vida por ponerla junto a mí.
Vomité
mi alma en cada verso que te dí ¿qué te di?
Olvidé
me quedan tantas cosas que decir ¿qué decir?
No se lo conteis a nadie
Por conocer a cuantos se margina
un día me vi metido en la heroína
aún hubo más, menuda pesadilla
crucificado a base de pastillas
Soy Evaristo, el rey de la baraja
vivo entre rejas, antes era chapista
los mercaderes ocuparon mi templo
why me aplicaron ley antiterrorista.
¿Cuánto más necesito para ser yo, yo, yo?
¿Cuánto más necesito convencer?
¿Cuánto más necesito para ser yo, yo, yo?
¿Cuánto más necesito convencer?
P.D.:
No consigo recordar
Como puede llegar
De la orilla hasta mar adentro,
Ah si ya lo recuerdo!
He muerto en el naufragio
de tu barco de guerra traicionero
why resucité al tercer día
en el psiquiátrico,
absurdo invento.
The song "Jesucristo Garcia" by Extremoduro is a rebellious and provocative piece that challenges traditional religious and societal values. The first stanza is about the main character playing with Satan and tricking him into giving him power, which is why he feels invincible and there's no one who can stop him. He admits that reasoning is difficult for him and he doesn't care about the consequences of what he does, as everything always turns upside down.
The second part of the song adopts a different tone, with the character reflecting on his love life and the mistakes he has made. He realizes that he has caused chaos and pain to the people around him, although he does not regret anything. The chorus repeats the phrase "¿Cuánto más necesito para ser dios?" ("How much more do I need to become God?"), which is one of the main themes of the song, suggesting a desire for power and control.
Overall, the lyrics are challenging religious dogma and promoting the idea of individualism and freedom of thought. The song has become an anthem for many rebellious young people and fans of rock music in Spain.
Line by Line Meaning
Concreté
I made a pact with Satan about my death.
la fecha de mi muerte con Satán.
I set the date of my own death with Satan.
Le engañé
I tricked Satan.
why ahora no hay quien me pare, ya los pies.
And now, there's no one who can stop me, not even Satan.
Razonar
Thinking logically
es siempre tan difícil para mí.
It's always so difficult for me to think logically.
Qué más da
What does it matter
si al final todo me sale siempre bien, del revés.
If in the end, everything always works out for me but in reverse.
Nací un buen día, mi madre no era virgen
I was born one fine day, but my mother wasn't a virgin.
no vino el rey, tampoco me importó
The king never came, but I didn't care.
hago milagros, convierto el agua en vino
I perform miracles, like turning water into wine.
me resucito si me hago un canutito.
And I resurrect myself if I smoke a joint.
Soy Evaristo, el rey de la baraja
My name is Evaristo, the king of the deck of cards.
vivo entre rejas, antes era chapista
I live behind bars, I used to work as a sheet metal worker.
los mercaderes ocuparon mi templo
The merchants have taken over my temple.
why me aplicaron ley antiterrorista.
And they've applied the anti-terrorism laws to me.
¿Cuánto más necesito para ser dios, dios, dios?
How much more do I need to become God, God, God?
¿Cuánto más necesito convencer?
How much more do I need to convince people?
Yo no soy Jesucristo García
I'm not Jesus Christ Garcia.
why a mi no vienen a verme los enfermos,
Sick people don't come to see me,
A mi viene a verme la gente sana
Healthy people come to see me.
why yo los pongo a todos ciegos
And I make them all blind.
why perdí
And I lost
la cuenta de las veces que te amé.
Countless times that I loved you.
Desquicié
I drove you crazy
tu vida por ponerla junto a mí.
By trying to be with me, I ruined your life.
Vomité
I poured out
mi alma en cada verso que te dí ¿qué te di?
My soul in every verse I gave you, what did I give you?
Olvidé
I forgot
me quedan tantas cosas que decir ¿qué decir?
There's so much I still have to say, what should I say?
No se lo conteis a nadie
Don't tell anyone.
Por conocer a cuantos se margina
To know those who are marginalized.
un día me vi metido en la heroína
One day, I found myself involved with heroin.
aún hubo más, menuda pesadilla
And there was more, what a nightmare.
crucificado a base de pastillas
Crucified on pills.
¿Cuánto más necesito para ser yo, yo, yo?
How much more do I need to be myself, myself, myself?
¿Cuánto más necesito convencer?
How much more do I need to convince people?
P.D.:
P.S.:
No consigo recordar
I can't seem to remember
Como puede llegar
How I can get
De la orilla hasta mar adentro,
From the shore to the deep sea,
Ah si ya lo recuerdo!
Oh, now I remember!
He muerto en el naufragio
I died in the shipwreck
de tu barco de guerra traicionero
Of your treacherous warship.
why resucité al tercer día
And I resurrected on the third day.
en el psiquiátrico,
In the psychiatric hospital,
absurdo invento.
A ridiculous invention.
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