La Casa Azul is a pop band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 1997. Their soun… Read Full Bio ↴La Casa Azul is a pop band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 1997. Their sound is often described as combining many of the qualities of 1960s American pop bands like the Beach Boys and 1970s European disco-pop acts like ABBA with clean, clear production reminiscent of Shibuya-kei. This distinctive sound is created by producer Guille Milkyway, who also writes the band's songs. La Casa Azul release their records on the indie-pop label Elefant.

The band officially consists of five members (David, Virginia, Oscar, Clara and Sergio) who appear in the band's distinctive "retro" music videos, though notably do not perform live, instead, Guille Milkyway sings and plays the songs solo at concerts. This, along with inconsistencies between instruments featured in the videos and those audible on the songs, has led many to believe that Guille Milkyway is in fact the sole performer on the records and uses the band "members" (who do not give interviews and whose last names have never been disclosed) in order to project an image.

Discography
2000 - El sonido efervescente de La casa azul
2003 - Tan simple como el amor
2005 - Como un fan
2006 - El sonido efervescente de La casa azul (Reedición)
2007 - La revolución sexual
2011 - La Polinesia meridional

Quiero Parar
La casa azul Lyrics

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Faltan horas a mí alrededor

Y las que hay son inflamables y no...

Ya no puedo soportarlo, me hace daño

Tanto tiempo en vano

Aunque me intento rodear de color

Sintes raros y LP's de soft-pop,

Se me escapan de las manos

Se diluyen

Todo suena raro

Sólo sueño con

Perderme en mi habitación

Y construir un universo

De estribillos y sonidos de mellotron.

Hace algún tiempo

Que no estoy en ningún sitio,

Sólo voy y vengo y quiero parar

Sentarme al piano,

Pensar que todo puede cambiar

Hace algún tiempo

Que todo me da pereza,

Lloro, grito, callo y quiero parar

Estar a tu lado

Tranquilo y sonriente regresar..

(Caramelos de palo, multitud de colores, arco iris inmensos y paz)

(Busco mi lado amable en el poder de las flores, pero el sueño es inquieto y

Se va....)

Y de todo lo que pude soñar,

Triste y con algunas copas de más,

Sólo queda la impotencia de saber que

Jamás llamaste a mi puerta.

Y de aquellas noches en navidad

En el "VIP" bailando a Stereolab

Sólo quedan tres o cuatro niñas que eran tontas

Y un poco engreídas

Mis recuerdos hoy,

Maltratan a mi corazón

Quiero borrar con una goma mi pasado

Y estrenar un mundo mejor

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La casa azul's song Quiero Parar are about feeling overwhelmed and disenchanted with the world around the singer. They speak about feeling like time is being wasted and that everything is slipping through their fingers, despite trying to surround themselves with colorful and soft things. They long for the safety of their own room, where they can create their own universe of music, and feel a sense of control over the chaos of the outside world. The song touches on the idea of wanting to escape and the struggle between wanting to change things and feeling powerless to do so.

The lyrics also include specific memories, such as the feeling of impotence when someone they liked did not call, and the memories of dancing to Stereolab in a VIP section with some uninteresting girls. The singer wishes they could erase these memories and start anew in a better world. The song's overall tone is one of sadness and longing for a better life.

Line by Line Meaning

Faltan horas a mí alrededor
I feel like there's not enough time to do what I want or need to do.

Y las que hay son inflamables y no...
The time that's available to me feels like it could blow up and cause more harm than good.

Ya no puedo soportarlo, me hace daño
I can't take it anymore, it's hurting me.

Tanto tiempo en vano
I've wasted so much time.

Aunque me intento rodear de color
Even though I try to surround myself with colorful things.

Sintes raros y LP's de soft-pop,
Weird synths and soft-pop LPs.

Se me escapan de las manos
They slip through my fingers.

Se diluyen
They dissolve away.

Todo suena raro
Everything sounds strange.

Sólo sueño con
All I dream of is

Perderme en mi habitación
Getting lost in my room.

Y construir un universo
And building a universe.

De estribillos y sonidos de mellotron.
Filled with choruses and mellotron sounds.

Hace algún tiempo
Some time ago

Que no estoy en ningún sitio,
I feel like I'm not really anywhere

Sólo voy y vengo y quiero parar
I just move around and feel like stopping

Sentarme al piano,
To sit at the piano

Pensar que todo puede cambiar
And think that everything can change.

Hace algún tiempo
Some time ago

Que todo me da pereza,
When everything just feels like a chore

Lloro, grito, callo y quiero parar
I cry, scream, shut up and want to stop

Estar a tu lado
To be by your side

Tranquilo y sonriente regresar..
And return calm and smiling.

(Caramelos de palo, multitud de colores, arco iris inmensos y paz)
(Sticks of candy, lots of colors, huge rainbows and peace)

(Busco mi lado amable en el poder de las flores, pero el sueño es inquieto y Se va....)
(I search for my kind side in the power of the flowers, but the dream is uneasy and it goes away...)

Y de todo lo que pude soñar,
And of everything I could dream of,

Triste y con algunas copas de más,
Sad and with a few too many drinks,

Sólo queda la impotencia de saber que
All that's left is the helplessness of knowing that

Jamás llamaste a mi puerta.
You never knocked on my door.

Y de aquellas noches en navidad
And of those nights at Christmas

En el 'VIP' bailando a Stereolab
Dancing to Stereolab in the VIP section.

Sólo quedan tres o cuatro niñas que eran tontas
Only three or four girls are left who were dumb.

Y un poco engreídas
And a bit conceited.

Mis recuerdos hoy,
My memories today,

Maltratan a mi corazón
Are hurting my heart.

Quiero borrar con una goma mi pasado
I want to erase my past with an eraser.

Y estrenar un mundo mejor
And start a better world.