Hoy Los Muertos Están De Pie
Jan Pawel Lyrics
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Entenderán porque nos fuimos de la ciudad
Mucho menos que todo lo que abandonamos
De nada sirve estando en el fondo del fondo
Más alarmante que el desastre asomando en la puerta
Fue la inconciencia al no sentir ningún temor
Embelesados ofrecidos hacerle una fiesta
Y en esa fiesta sacrificamos nuestra juventud
Y desafiar al Rey
Siempre pensamos que nada pasa
Pero hoy los muertos están de pie
The lyrics of Jan Pawel's song "Hoy Los Muertos Están De Pie" are full of meaning and depth. The song is about leaving the city and abandoning everything, only to realize later that it was not worth it. The singer's friends did not understand why they left the city, and the things they left behind were meaningless in the end. The most alarming thing was not the disaster they foresaw but the lack of consciousness or the absence of fear they felt. The singer and friends are feeling something beyond just a physical representation of death, as they find themselves sacrificing their youth at a party, caught in the wave of euphoria that swept them away.
The lines "Eso nos pasa por salir de casa y desafiar al Rey," translated as "That's what happens to us for leaving home and defying the King," gives a political tone to the song, hinting at a rebellion against the ruling power. However, the message of the song is not only political but also profoundly personal. The singer realizes that leaving the known path, comfortable life, and risking everything for unknown experiences is not always worth it. Jan Pawel delivers the message with a melancholic tune, reminding us that we all will pay the price for our actions someday.
Line by Line Meaning
Ni los más íntimos amigos
Even our closest friends cannot understand why we left the city.
Entenderán porque nos fuimos de la ciudad
They cannot comprehend why we chose to leave everything behind.
Mucho menos que todo lo que abandonamos
They cannot begin to fathom all that we left behind us.
De nada sirve estando en el fondo del fondo
It is of no use being at the very bottom of it all.
Más alarmante que el desastre asomando en la puerta
What is even more alarming than disaster looming on the horizon...
Fue la inconciencia al no sentir ningún temor
...is the recklessness of feeling no fear at all.
Embelesados ofrecidos hacerle una fiesta
We were lured into offering a celebratory feast...
Y en esa fiesta sacrificamos nuestra juventud
...and in that party, we sacrificed our youth.
Eso nos pasa por salir de casa
That is what happens when we leave the safety of our homes.
Y desafiar al Rey
And challenge the power that be.
Siempre pensamos que nada pasa
We always thought that nothing would happen.
Pero hoy los muertos están de pie
But today, the dead are risen.
Contributed by Isaac F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.