Musically they cite bands such as The Rolling Stones, Sumo and rioplatense's candombe artists such as Ruben Rada and Jaime Roos as key influences.
They disbanded in 2009.
Cruel
Los Piojos Lyrics
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una ciudad perdida why sin sueños
un beso final, sonrisa why después
te vas alejando sin remedio.
Nunca te và en ningún aviso
nunca te và en la televisión
nunca te và en ningún diario
nunca nunca nunca escuché tu voz ...
la única aventura es ver colores
Te despertaré, despertame ya
de esta pesadilla de ilusiones.
Nunca te và en ningún aviso
nunca te và en la televisión
nunca te và en ningún diario
nunca nunca nunca escuché tu voz ...
Una noche más ya no voy a dormir en tus brazos
no sé que me tomo,no sé donde estoy,no sé hacia donde van mis pasos
Que rara why vacÃa why desierta why perdida está la avenida hoy
Que rara why vacÃa why desierta why perdida estás ...
La la la la somos fantasmas peleándole al viento
La la la la somos fantasmas peleándole al viento.
The lyrics to Los Piojos's song "Cruel" express a sense of disorientation and disconnection from the world around the singer. The world is described as cruel, and the night as even more so. The city is lost and without dreams, which are replaced by a final kiss and a smile before the singer becomes irreversibly distant from their partner. The singer laments that they never saw their partner in any media or heard their voice, emphasizing the sense of alienation and anonymity.
The next stanza describes a sense of numbness and detachment from reality, where the only adventure is seeing colors. The singer pleads for their partner to wake them up from the nightmare of illusions. The repetition of "never never never" emphasizes the missed opportunities for connection and intimacy.
The final stanza describes the singer's inability to sleep without their partner, and their disorientation as they stumble around without direction. The avenue outside is described as strange, empty, deserted, and lost, adding to the sense of isolation and dislocation.
All of these themes coalesce to create a picture of a world that is cold, impersonal, and lacking in intimacy or connection. The singer seeks to escape this state of being and find something tangible to ground themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
Un mundo cruel, una noche cruel
The world is harsh and unforgiving, and this particular night is no exception.
una ciudad perdida why sin sueños
This lost city seems to be devoid of dreams or hope.
un beso final, sonrisa why después
After a final kiss, there's a smile, but it's short-lived.
te vas alejando sin remedio.
You're leaving and there's no turning back.
Nunca te và en ningún aviso
There were no signs warning of your coming departure.
nunca te và en la televisión
You were never on TV or in any kind of media.
nunca te và en ningún diario
I never read about you in the news.
nunca nunca nunca escuché tu voz ...
I never heard your voice at all, not even once.
Lavan tu razón, queman tu corazón
They wash your reason away and burn your heart.
la única aventura es ver colores
The only adventure left is to find beauty in the world.
Te despertaré, despertame ya
I'll wake you up, please wake me up from this nightmare of illusions.
de esta pesadilla de ilusiones.
This dreamlike world is a nightmare.
Una noche más ya no voy a dormir en tus brazos
I won't be sleeping in your arms again this night.
no sé que me tomo,no sé donde estoy,no sé hacia donde van mis pasos
I don't know what I'm drinking, where I am, or where I'm headed.
Que rara why vacÃa why desierta why perdida está la avenida hoy
The street is strange, empty, deserted, and lost today.
Que rara why vacÃa why desierta why perdida estás ...
You, too, are feeling strange, empty, deserted, and lost.
La la la la somos fantasmas peleándole al viento
We're like ghosts fighting against the wind.
La la la la somos fantasmas peleándole al viento.
We're like ghosts fighting against the wind.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANDRES CIRO MARTINEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
juan moyano
Pedazooooo de tema!! CuMtas palabras sabias hay en él!! Pibes esto es cultura! Escuchen y aprendan!!!
Walter Luis Gonzalez
Si no es el mejor, es uno d los mejores temas d los 87.... LOS PIOJOS, SIEMPRE EN MI CORAZON Y MI PIEL....
SKEREE
@Emmanuel Miranda le pusiste de 87, y es de los 87
SKEREE
@Emmanuel Miranda no se llama piojos la banda, se llama los piojos
Emmanuel Miranda
de 87*
Lo Mejor
5 años despues, y sigue siendo verdad!
alejandro gomez
La pusieron anoche en sobredosis de tv con chicos de la calle drogándose. Lloro hasta Alejandro Dolina.
Mauricio Alderete
@Erik Kayler Yo sigo buscándolo 1 año después y no lo puedo encontrar. Lo conseguiste?
Nati Parovina
Yo tambien volvi a escucharla por esa entrevista. Lloré por esos pibes que su única aventura es ver colores jalando pegamento. Fumando paco. Que no dormirán en los brazos de sus madres. Qué mundo cruel de indiferencia y riqueza mal distribuída lpm!
Erik Kayler
Si encontras el vídeo pasamelo