Javiera Mena is a singer-songwriter from Santiago, Chile. whose music combi… Read Full Bio ↴Javiera Mena is a singer-songwriter from Santiago, Chile. whose music combines folk and pop with electronic elements. In 2005 she first appeared in the Chilean indie scene, as some of her songs ("Sol de Invierno" and "Cámara Lenta") were included in some compilations (Panorama Neutral: Música Independiente Desde Chile, and the soundtrack of the film Se arrienda, respectively). Her first full-length album, Esquemas juveniles, was released by the Argentine label Indice Virgen in August 2006.

Javiera’s second album, after more than 4 years of production and mastering, was released in 2010 entitled just Mena. This work was also produced by Cristian Heyne, and took a more dancefloor-oriented taste compared to her first album, that despite of having songs of this type, it also had some mid-tempo and slow ballads. The album’s first single, “Hasta la verdad”, was listed as one of the Singles of the Week to pay attention to in the USA iTunes Music Store, and iTunes Mexico in December of this year considered Mena as the breakthrough album of the year.[1]

Me Inhibe
Javiera Mena Lyrics

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Es un efecto
Que nos interesa
Dos puntos de vista
Se me mezclan
Rearmando todo

Va con posibles
Predisposiciones

Que uno no permite
Inconsciente

Y me inhibe
Y me gusta
Y me inhibe...

Es un efecto
Que nos interesa

Y me inhibe
Y me gusta
Y me inhibe
Y me gusta

Y me inhibe
Y me gusta
Y me inhibe
Y me gusta

Y me inhibe

Y me inhibe
Y me inhibe

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Javiera Mena's song "Me Inhibe" talk about a psychological effect that captures one's attention, even if it is not allowed to surface to the conscious mind. The use of the word "inhibe" is interesting because it translates to "inhibit" which means to restrain or hold back. The effect being referred to is something that both interests and inhibits the singer, and they admit that it is something they enjoy despite its inhibiting nature. The two different perspectives being referenced are likely the conscious and unconscious mind. The singer suggests that this effect is created by predispositions that one may not even be aware of, and that it reconfigures their view of the world.

The repetition of the line "Y me inhibe, y me gusta" (And it inhibits me, and I like it) reinforces the contradictory nature of this effect. On the one hand, it is causing inhibition, but on the other, the singer finds pleasure in it. The use of the word "mix" (mezclan) hints at the idea that this effect is not entirely separate from the individual, but rather, it is a blending of different parts of themselves.

Line by Line Meaning

Es un efecto
There is an effect that happens.

Que nos interesa
It's an effect that interests us.

Dos puntos de vista
There are two points of view.

Se me mezclan
The two points of view are mixing together.

Rearmando todo
It's causing everything to be reorganized.

Va con posibles
This effect goes together with possible.

Predisposiciones
Predispositions.

Que uno no permite
Oneself doesn't allow it.

Inconsciente
It's unconscious.

Y me inhibe
It inhibits me.

Y me gusta
But I like it.