Aguilera is a good singer with a talent for finding simple melodies amidst rather complex songs. On "El Fluir" the band decided to record live and to cut back on the keyboard and programmed additions to their music. Surprisingly, the result is not an over-the-top jamfest but rather a very tightly arranged set of songs that hint at the overwhelming power they will possess in concert. As always, the two guitar interplay between Aguilera and Otaola is not to be missed as they exhaust all forms of playing together and against one another (with Otaola pulling all sorts of radical sounds out of his guitar). "El Fluir" is their first US release since "Tempestad" in 1998. This edition is further sweetened by the inclusion of a previously unreleased bonus track and a video for the first single "Pare de Sufrir."
Their latest offering is Piedad Ciudad (2010, Fonarte, Fonca).
La Visión 1
La Barranca Lyrics
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Pactos con la cúpula
Pactos con el diablo
Sin saber ni cómo fue que fuiste a dar ahí
Entre la niebla
La luz estalla en mil esquirlas
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
No hay nada más cercano al cielo
Entre la niebla
Que nuestra oscuridad
Pacta con tu espejo
Pacta con tu espíritu
Pacta con tus sueños
Sin saber ni cómo fue que fuiste a dar ahí
Entre la niebla
La luz estalla en mil esquirlas
Entre la niebla
Te ciega el resplandor
Entre la niebla
No hay nada más cercano al cielo
Entre la niebla
Que nuestra oscuridad
Entre la niebla
La luz estalla en mil esquirlas
Entre la niebla
Te ciega el resplandor
Entre la niebla
No hay nada más cercano al cielo
Entre la niebla
Que nuestra oscuridad
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
The lyrics to La Barranca's song "La Visión 1" seem to be discussing the idea of making deals or agreements with dangerous entities or underworld figures. The lines "Pactos con el narco/Pactos con la cúpula/Pactos con el diablo" suggest that the singer of the song has somehow ended up in a situation where they have made agreements with drug dealers, powerful people in society, and even the devil himself. The repetition of the phrase "Sin saber ni cómo fue que fuiste a dar ahí" emphasizes a sense of confusion or unknowing, as if the singer is not sure how they even got into these dangerous deals.
The chorus of the song, "Entre la niebla/La luz estalla en mil esquirlas/Entre la niebla/Te ciega el resplandor/Entre la niebla/No hay nada más cercano al cielo/Entre la niebla/Que nuestra oscuridad," seems to contrast this darkness and confusion with moments of clarity and beauty. The idea that "light explodes into a thousand fragments" amidst the fog suggests that even amidst confusion and darkness, moments of beauty or insight can still occur. The final lines of "Entre la niebla/Entre la niebla/Entre la niebla/Entre la niebla" seem to emphasize the recurring nature of these dark moments, perhaps suggesting that the singer is trapped in a cycle of confusion and dangerous deals.
Line by Line Meaning
Pactos con el narco
Agreements with drug traffickers
Pactos con la cúpula
Agreements with the higher-ups
Pactos con el diablo
Agreements with the devil
Sin saber ni cómo fue que fuiste a dar ahí
Without even knowing how you ended up there
Entre la niebla
Amidst the fog
La luz estalla en mil esquirlas
The light explodes into a thousand fragments
Te ciega el resplandor
The brilliance blinds you
No hay nada más cercano al cielo
There's nothing closer to heaven
Que nuestra oscuridad
Than our own darkness
Pacta con tu espejo
Make a pact with your mirror
Pacta con tu espíritu
Make a pact with your spirit
Pacta con tus sueños
Make a pact with your dreams
Entre la niebla
Amidst the fog
La luz estalla en mil esquirlas
The light explodes into a thousand fragments
Te ciega el resplandor
The brilliance blinds you
No hay nada más cercano al cielo
There's nothing closer to heaven
Que nuestra oscuridad
Than our own darkness
Entre la niebla
Amidst the fog
La luz estalla en mil esquirlas
The light explodes into a thousand fragments
Te ciega el resplandor
The brilliance blinds you
No hay nada más cercano al cielo
There's nothing closer to heaven
Que nuestra oscuridad
Than our own darkness
Entre la niebla
Amidst the fog
Entre la niebla
Amidst the fog
Entre la niebla
Amidst the fog
Entre la niebla
Amidst the fog
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Adolfo Romero, Ernick Romero, José Manuel Aguilera
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