Can You Imagine Nothing?
Kikagaku Moyo Lyrics

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Fue una pequeña explosión,
Más bien como un boom.
Pero hubieron muchas otras como pim pum pa bum ba.
Y fue el universo.
Pedacitos por aquí, pedazotes por allá
Volando, saltando, en espiral, en zigzag ...
Arriba, abajo, izquierda, derecha, afuera, adentro.
La gente veía y decía, "pero ¿que está sucediendo?" No,

No había nadie para verlo,
pero entonces ¿cómo puedes saber si existía?
No, no había...
Y eso es lo que es, eso es todo lo que hay, para todos ustedes ...

Buenas noches...
¡Buenas noches!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Kikagaku Moyo's song "Can You Imagine Nothing" describe a cosmic event - a "little explosion" or "boom" that happened within the universe. The lyrics go on to describe the bits and pieces that were scattered as a result of this explosion, moving and spiraling in all directions, and the confusion that ensued as people tried to make sense of what was happening. However, there is a twist in the lyrics' perspective: there was no one around to witness the explosion, leading to the existential question of how we can know if something exists if there is no one there to witness it. The song ends with a simple, yet profound phrase - "that's all there is, that's all there is for all of you. Good night."

Overall, the lyrics of "Can You Imagine Nothing" speak to the vastness of the universe and the wondrous, awe-inspiring events that occur within it. The song also grapples with the philosophical concept of existence and how it is tied to our perception of reality.

Line by Line Meaning

Fue una pequeña explosión,
It was a small explosion,

Más bien como un boom.
More like a boom.

Pero hubieron muchas otras como pim pum pa bum ba.
But there were many others like pim pum pa bum ba.

Y fue el universo.
And it was the universe.

Pedacitos por aquí, pedazotes por allá
Bits here, chunks there

Volando, saltando, en espiral, en zigzag ...
Flying, jumping, spiraling and zagging...

Arriba, abajo, izquierda, derecha, afuera, adentro.
Up, down, left, right, out and in.

La gente veía y decía, "pero ¿que está sucediendo?" No,
People looked and said, 'what is happening?' No,

No había nadie para verlo,
There was no one to see it,

pero entonces ¿cómo puedes saber si existía?
But then, how can you know if it existed?

No, no había...
No, there wasn't...