In 1991 a court prohibited to the band the use of the full name due to a dispute with a former sound technician expelled from the band, but ignoring the sentence they published "Bajo presión" (Under pressure), their last album as LPR. Finally, in 1996 the band changes their name, making 'La Polla' alone. In September 2002 dies Fernandito (drumer), and they pubish their last album 'El ultimo (el) de La Polla' in 2003, having published 1 EP and 16 LPs. Evaristo (composer, singer and writer) continues raising his voice against nearly everything, with irony and good punk rock, with his new band Gatillazo.
Las Hormigas
La Polla Records Lyrics
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Un enorme ojo nos vigila
Hay un nervio que nos atraviesa
A todos a la vez
Algo nos mantiene unidos
Nos ata sin querer
Es un hilo dirigido
Y creamos energía
La sentimos, nos da vida
Su corriente nos arrastra
Y nos lleva por donde no es
Nos tocamos, pero no nos vemos
Y seguimos sin parar
Algo dentro nos mantiene vivos
Y no existe el exterior
Hacemos espejos para saber
Como es desde fuera
Como se nos ve
Nunca pienses lo que haces
Nada va a pasar
Y mientras te quede cuerda
Debes continuar
Sigue dentro de la fila
Ocupa tu lugar
Y a tu hora
¡Muérete!
¡Muérete!
The song "Las Hormigas" by La Polla Records explores the idea of a collective paranoia and the feeling of being part of a larger system that controls and directs the actions of individuals. The opening lines suggest that there is a huge eye watching over the people, and a common nerve that runs through them. This sense of being connected to something bigger is reinforced through the use of a thread metaphor that binds them all together, even though they cannot see it.
The lyrics also suggest that this collective energy gives life to people, but it also propels them towards a direction that is not of their choosing. There is a sense of losing control and being pulled by a force that they cannot comprehend. People touch each other, but they do not see each other, indicating the superficial nature of their interactions. The chorus is particularly biting, as it suggests that people are mindless drones, who should follow the rules and continue with their lives until they die.
Overall, the song "Las Hormigas" comments on the dangers of conformity and the loss of individuality that comes with blindly being a part of a larger system. It urges the listener to question the status quo and break out of the mold that society has created.
Line by Line Meaning
Una paranoia colectiva
A shared sense of anxiety among us
Un enorme ojo nos vigila
We are being watched by a colossal eye
Hay un nervio que nos atraviesa
A nerve runs through all of us
A todos a la vez
Simultaneously, affecting us all
Algo nos mantiene unidos
Something keeps us connected
Nos ata sin querer
We are tied together unwillingly
Es un hilo dirigido
A directed thread
Por algo que no se ve
By something we cannot see
Y creamos energía
We create energy
La sentimos, nos da vida
We feel it, it gives us life
Su corriente nos arrastra
Its current drags us along
Y nos lleva por donde no es
And leads us where we don't belong
Nos tocamos, pero no nos vemos
We touch each other but cannot see
Y seguimos sin parar
And we keep going without stopping
Algo dentro nos mantiene vivos
Something inside keeps us alive
Y no existe el exterior
And the outside world does not exist
Hacemos espejos para saber
We create mirrors to find out
Como es desde fuera
What we look like from the outside
Como se nos ve
How we are seen
Nunca pienses lo que haces
Never think about what you do
Nada va a pasar
Nothing will happen
Y mientras te quede cuerda
And as long as you have the energy
Debes continuar
You must keep going
Sigue dentro de la fila
Stay in line
Ocupa tu lugar
Take your place
Y a tu hora
And when your time comes
¡Muérete!
Die!
¡Muérete!
Die!
Contributed by Declan A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@anairiartebrun5770
La mejor y más incomprendida canción del mejor grupo del mundo
@Bitterswoon
This is my favorite La Polla Records album.
@NinjaGoemonMusic
MUY FUERTE,LOS ILLUMINATIIIIIIIIII
@magdalenabarrachinairigoye7214
Todos kakunados! Es lo que quieren
@LVHCPDC
Mejor disco
@Nana2816
eres grande tio
@scanner1978
Que facil parece crear un tema cojonudo cuando escuchas este disco de la polla records
Tal vez el mejor de punk en español
@ALMEMLA
la polla records siempre serà la polla. . . . saludos desde mèxico. . .
@fernandobenditocanil.8281
¡¡¡TEMAZO¡¡¡ por lo que dice parece algo de la novela 1984 de George Orwell, un aviso de como degenerara la sociedad siendo una dictadura...
@naviss.az.424
Y nos llevan por donde no es.....