Arrancando las vías
Fernando Alfaro Lyrics
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Siempre arrancado de un lugar por algun tren
Siempre me estoy suicidando
Me arranco las venas arrancando las vias del tren
Siempre me estoy marchando
Siempre arrancado de un lugar por algun tren
Siempre me estoy suicidando
Me arranco las venas arrancando las vias del tren
Estoy perdido pero eso me hace libre
Estoy perdido sin ti
Siempre me estoy marchando
Siempre arrancado de un lugar por algun tren
Siempre me estoy suicidando
Me arranco las venas arrancando las vias del tren
Me perdí aunque eso me hizo libre
Estoy perdido sin ti
Sin raiz
Aunque eso me haga libre
Yo sin patria ni raiz
Siempre me estoy marchando
Siempre arrancado de un lugar por algun tren
Siempre me estoy suicidando
Venas de la tierra carreteras y vias del tren
Venas de la tierra carreteras y vias del tren
The lyrics to Fernando Alfaro's song Arrancando las Vías depict a sense of restlessness, detachment, and a longing for freedom. The singer talks about always leaving, always being pulled away by some train, always "committing suicide" by tearing open his veins while ripping apart the train tracks. He is lost, but he finds solace in his freedom, in being rootless and without a homeland. However, he acknowledges his emptiness, the fact that he is lost without his significant other.
Throughout the song, the singer describes his destructive tendencies, to the point where he is self-harming to escape his pain. He is not only tearing up train tracks but also the earth itself, as he calls the veins of the earth "carreteras y vias del tren" (roads and train tracks). He appears to be a solitary figure who clings to a sense of freedom but is struggling with his own demons.
Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of a person who is struggling to find their place in the world, undergoing a form of self-destructive behavior to cope with their feelings of isolation and restlessness. Yet, they are also unwilling to give up their sense of freedom and their refusal to put down roots.
Line by Line Meaning
Siempre me estoy marchando
I'm always leaving
Siempre arrancado de un lugar por algun tren
Always starting from a place, hopping onto a train
Siempre me estoy suicidando
I'm always killing myself
Me arranco las venas arrancando las vias del tren
I rip my veins out by ripping up the train tracks
Estoy perdido pero eso me hace libre
I'm lost but that makes me free
Estoy perdido sin ti
I'm lost without you
Siempre me estoy marchando
I'm always leaving
Siempre arrancado de un lugar por algun tren
Always starting from a place, hopping onto a train
Siempre me estoy suicidando
I'm always killing myself
Me arranco las venas arrancando las vias del tren
I rip my veins out by ripping up the train tracks
Me perdí aunque eso me hizo libre
I got lost, but that made me free
Estoy perdido sin ti
I'm lost without you
Sin raiz
Without roots
Aunque eso me haga libre
Even though it makes me free
Yo sin patria ni raiz
I am without a homeland or roots
Siempre me estoy marchando
I'm always leaving
Siempre arrancado de un lugar por algun tren
Always starting from a place, hopping onto a train
Siempre me estoy suicidando
I'm always killing myself
Venas de la tierra carreteras y vias del tren
Veins of the earth, highways and train tracks
Venas de la tierra carreteras y vias del tren
Veins of the earth, highways and train tracks
Contributed by Max R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.