Heroes del Silencio started in 1984 as a band named Zumo de Vidrio. The original members were Enrique Bunbury, Juan Valdivia and his brother, and Pedro Andreu. Bunbury was originally a bass player but after Juan Valdivia heard him singing a David Bowie song and told him that he had a great voice, Bunbury became the vocalist. Later on, Joaquin Cardiel joins the line-up.
The band changed their name to Heroes del Silencio in 1986. At first they played in public places and made demos but their break came when they participated in a music contest in Salamanca and won second place - an EMI producer, Gustavo Montesano, saw the band in the contest and some time later, at a concert in Sala En Bruto, he signed the band.
Their first EP, Héroe de Leyenda, was released in in 1987 and sold 30,000 copies. The following year, the album El Mar No Cesa was released, featuring the songs "Mar Adentro", "Agosto" and "El Estanque", and sold 100,000 copies. The supporting tour followed in 1989, documented on the limited edition live album En Directo.
In 1990 they released Senderos de Traicion, their best-selling album with 2 million copies, including 400,000 copies in the first two weeks in Spain alone. The following year they started the tour "Senda 91" and released another live album, Senda 91. 1992 saw the most important CD in their career, El Espiritu del Vino. They sold 600,000 copies of this album which was played throughout America. They followed this with a tour for El Espiritu del Vino. In 1993, Alan Bogulavsky joined the band.
Due to tensions within the band, they took a hiatus and went to Benasque to take a vacation and heal the rifts within the group. After this break they gained a new producer, Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, Kiss, etc.) and in 1995 released Avalancha, widely considered their best album. Avalancha was more hard rock than previous albums, with songs like "Avalancha", "Deshacer El Mundo" and "Iberia Sumergida". The album was followed by the "Avalancha" tour in 1995 and 1996, which produced the live album Para Siempre.
The band split in 1996 though this did not prevent the release of the Rarezas album in 1998.
2007 Reunion tour
20 years after their first album, and 10 years after they split up, the band announced a ten concerts reunion tour, taking in Guatemala City, Buenos Aires, Monterrey, Ciudad de México, Los Ángeles, Sevilla, Zaragoza and Valencia. For this tour, guitarist Gonzalo Valdivia (Juan Valdivia's brother) replaced former band member Alan Bogulavsky. More than 10,000 people attended each concert. The tour was followed by another live album, Tour 2007.
After the tour, singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury announced the definitive split of the band and that he would be focusing in his solo career.
Hechizo
Héroes del Silencio Lyrics
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De conocer la locura,
Y ahora por fin, ya sé qué es
No poder controlar
Ni siquiera tus brazos
Y sientes que están
Completamente agotados
Y no entiendes por qué
Antes o después, debería intentarlo,
Someterme a su hechizo, olvidando mentir
En otro nivel, no querer recordar
Ni siquiera el pasado
Que sientes que está
Completamente agotado
Y no entiendes por qué
Vámonos de esta habitación
Al espacio exterior
Se nublan los ojos
Todo de un mismo color
Mientras todo da igual,
Mientras toda da igual
Ganar o perder, sé que nunca me importa,
Lo que embruja es el riesgo
Y no dónde ir
Y subes otro nivel, y no puedes llegar
Ni siquiera a tocarlo
Y sientes que estás
Completamente agotado,
Y no entiendes por qué
Vámonos de esta habitación
Al espacio exterior
Se nublan los ojos
Todo de un mismo color
Y, mientras, vámonos de esta habitación
Al espacio exterior
Se nublan los ojos
Todo de un mismo color
Mientras todo da igual
Y ahora vámonos de esta habitación
Al espacio exterior
Se nublan los ojos
Todo de un mismo color
Y, mientras, vámonos de esta habitación
Al espacio exterior
Se nublan los ojos
Todo de un mismo color
Mientras todo da igual
Nueve, ocho, siete, seis, cinco, cuatro, tres, dos, uno
The opening lyrics of "Hechizo" by Héroes Del Silencio describe a sense of maddening confusion that the singer has experienced before. They say they now understand what it means to be unable to control even their own limbs. The repetition of feeling "completely exhausted" and not understanding why adds to the overall feeling of helplessness. The singer seems to be considering giving in to a spell ("hechizo" in Spanish) that would allow them to forget and move on, but there is a danger that comes with it. The second stanza continues with this theme, saying that the risk of the spell is what is alluring rather than where it may lead. The singer goes on to say that they have reached a point where they feel like they cannot progress ("can't even touch it") and once again return to the feeling of exhaustion and confusion.
The chorus contains a sense of escape, with the singer suggesting they leave the room and go to "the outer space." There seems to be a desire to escape from their own mind and the confusion they feel. The final repetition of "everything is the same" adds to the sense of being trapped and the need for an escape.
Overall, "Hechizo" is a dark and introspective song that deals with themes of confusion, exhaustion, and the allure of escape. The singer's repeated sense of feeling unable to control their own limbs adds a haunting touch to the song, and the use of repetition and imagery throughout reinforce the mood of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
No es la primera vez que me encuentro tan cerca
I have been in this situation before, so close to losing control
De conocer la locura,
Where I feel like I am on the brink of insanity
Y ahora por fin, ya sé qué es
Now, finally, I understand what it is
No poder controlar
Not being able to control
Ni siquiera tus brazos
Not even your arms
Y sientes que están
And you feel like
Completamente agotados
They are completely exhausted
Y no entiendes por qué
And you do not understand why
Antes o después, debería intentarlo,
Sooner or later, I should try it,
Someterme a su hechizo, olvidando mentir
Succumbing to its spell, forgetting to lie
En otro nivel, no querer recordar
At a different level, not wanting to remember
Ni siquiera el pasado
Not even the past
Que sientes que está
Which you feel is
Completamente agotado
Completely exhausted
Y no entiendes por qué
And you do not understand why
Vámonos de esta habitación
Let's leave this room
Al espacio exterior
To outer space
Se nublan los ojos
The eyes become blurry
Todo de un mismo color
Everything turns the same color
Mientras todo da igual,
While everything is the same
Ganar o perder, sé que nunca me importa,
Winning or losing, I know I never care,
Lo que embruja es el riesgo
What enchants me is the risk
Y no dónde ir
And not where to go
Y subes otro nivel, y no puedes llegar
And you reach another level, but cannot get there
Ni siquiera a tocarlo
Not even to touch it
Y sientes que estás
And you feel like
Completamente agotado,
Completely exhausted,
Y no entiendes por qué
And you do not understand why
Nueve, ocho, siete, seis, cinco, cuatro, tres, dos, uno
Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ENRIQUE ORTIZ LANDAZURI YZARDUY, JOAQUIN CARDIEL GERICO, JUAN VALDIVIA NAVARRO, PEDRO LAPIEDRA, PIEDRO LAPIEDRA
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