Calaveras
La Trampa Lyrics

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Calaveras lastimadas se amontonan a beber
arrastrando el peso muerto de lo que no pudo ser.
Calaveras celebrando el funeral de la razón,
deshojando margaritas, todo gira alrededor.

Calaveras que se ahogan manoteando el mostrador.
Ojos secos que se miran, que no encuentran matador.
Calaveras que se quedan, calaveras que se van,

recorriendo el camposanto de las mesas de algún bar.

Porque sos un hombre fuerte pides otro trago más
y aunque estás tan lastimado sabes que no es el final.
Ya se marchan los recuerdos, míralos girar.
Cada pena y cada herida, todo gira y ya se va.

Calaveras lastimadas se amontonan a beber,
arrastrando el peso muerto de lo que no pudo ser.
Calaveras que se quedan, calaveras que se van,
recorriendo el camposanto de las mesas de algún bar.

Porque sos un hombre fuerte pides otro trago más
y aunque estás tan lastimado sabes que no es el final.

Ya se marchan los recuerdos, míralos girar.
Cada pena y cada herida, todo gira y ya se va.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La Trampa's song Calaveras depict a scene of broken and shattered individuals gathering to drink their sorrows away. The first verse talks about how these people gather together and carry the weight of what could have been, but wasn't meant to be. The second verse goes on to portray how these people drown their sorrows at the counter, their eyes dry and searching for a way out. The chorus reiterates that these individuals are like "calaveras" or skeletons, carrying their pain and memories with them as they roam the graveyard of bar tables.

The song seems to be a commentary on the human condition and our tendency to drink to escape our problems. The lyrics suggest that no matter how much we drink or how much pain we carry, life goes on and everything eventually fades away. The repetition of the phrase "todo gira" or "everything spins" emphasizes how life is constantly moving forward, spinning around and around, regardless of our attempts to escape it.

Overall, Calaveras is a powerful and poignant song that speaks to the struggles and pain that we all face in life. It is a reminder that no matter how much we may try to numb ourselves, life will continue onwards and we must face our problems head-on.

Line by Line Meaning

Calaveras lastimadas se amontonan a beber
Damaged skeletons gather to drink, carrying the weight of what could not be.

arrastrando el peso muerto de lo que no pudo ser.
Dragging the dead weight of what couldn't come to be.

Calaveras celebrando el funeral de la razón,
Skeletons celebrating the funeral of reason,

deshojando margaritas, todo gira alrededor.
plucking apart daisies, everything revolves around them.

Calaveras que se ahogan manoteando el mostrador.
Skeletons drowning while clenching the counter.

Ojos secos que se miran, que no encuentran matador.
Dry eyes stare into each other, not finding a matador.

Calaveras que se quedan, calaveras que se van,
Skeletons who stay and skeletons who go,

recorriendo el camposanto de las mesas de algún bar.
traversing the graveyard of tables in a bar.

Porque sos un hombre fuerte pides otro trago más
Because you're a strong man you ask for another drink.

y aunque estás tan lastimado sabes que no es el final.
and even though you're hurt, you know it's not the end yet.

Ya se marchan los recuerdos, míralos girar.
The memories are leaving, watch them spin.