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1) an American alt-country… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name.
1) an American alt-country band based in Memphis, Tennessee
2) a Mexican singer and actress

1) Lucero is an American country-punk rock band that is based in Memphis, Tennessee. Their punk rock roots flavour their now "country-ish" music, while their Southern roots give them the twang that they have come to be known by. The band played for the first time in early 1998. Since 2001, they have played between 150 and 200 shows a year across the United States and Canada. They have released eight full-length albums, the latest entitled Women & Work.
The members of Lucero are Roy Berry (drums), John C. Stubblefield (bass), Brian Venable (guitar), and Ben Nichols (guitar and vocals), and occasionally Rick Steff (piano, organ, accordion). Todd Gill substituted for Brian Venable from 2003 to 2004. The band also experimented with guitarist Steve Selvidge in the early months of 2003. Ben Nichols' previous band was Red 40 in which he played alongside Colin Brooks and Steve Kooms.
In late 2008 the band announced they had signed a four album deal with Universal Music Group. Their album, 1372 Overton Park, was released October 6, 2009.
The Last Pale Light in the West, the first solo release from frontman Ben Nichols, was released in January 2009 on the band's own label Liberty & Lament. The 7 song record was inspired by Cormac McCarthy's book Blood Meridian.

2) Lucero (born Lucero Hogaza León on August 29, 1969) is a female Mexican Multi-Platinum singer and actress who started her career at the age of ten, she has sold over 27 million albums worldwide.
She has sung songs in Spanish, Portuguese and English. Then known as Lucerito, she started out as an actress on children's TV, soon followed by soaps and a recording contract. In 1989 she started using her birth name Lucero.
In 2005 Lucero returned to the soap operas sets at TV starring the most ambitious project for Televisa, Alborada, suposed to be realized in the 1800's. This soap opera was on the first place of audience since the first chapter until the last one nationwide. Thtat's why she recieved every award on that time such as TVyNovelas, ACE and the international Emy Award in the USA. From 2006 until now, Lucero is the main hostess of the Latin Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Celebra, Navidad desde el Baticano, and Fiesta Mexicana for Mexico's Independence day celebration. At present time she is one of the coaches in La Voz Mexico spanish version of The Voice
Her wealth of material includes Spanish Pop and Rancheras. Lucero remains active in the entertainment business in Mexico.
She has recorded over 20 albums to date and her newest, INDISPENSABLE, in September 2010.
She is separated from singer Manuel Mijares, with whom she has two children.

A Quién Voy A Engañar
Lucero Lyrics

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Tú no estás y los días son más largos
Y ese frió que da miedo aquí en mi cuarto
Yo te pienso y el dolor es más intenso
Porque en todo están presentes tus recuerdos
No es posible que esté solo y tú tan lejos
Y yo muriendo aquí
Y yo muriendo

A quién voy a engañar
A quién voy a mentir
Si este pobre corazón
No deja de pensar en ti
A quién voy a engañar
Si lo que soy y lo que fui
Te lo has llevado tú
Te lo has llevado tú

Tú no estás y me encuentro cuesta abajo
Sin haber sobrevivido del naufragio
Los errores en la vida tienen precio
Y yo estoy pagando caro en este infierno
No es posible que esté sola y tú tan lejos
Y yo muriendo aquí
Y yo muriendo

A quién voy a engañar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics speak about the pain of missing someone deeply. The singer is struggling to cope with their lover's absence, feeling a profound sense of loneliness and longing. Even though they try to distract themselves, the memories of the person they miss are ever-present, reminding them of what they have lost. The singer is aware that they cannot deceive themselves or others about the extent of their emotions, since their heart is consumed with thoughts of the person they love. They acknowledge that they cannot lie or hide their feelings from anyone, even themselves.

The chorus repeats the question of who the singer can deceive or lie to about their love. The answer that echoes through the lines is that they cannot deceive themselves, their heart, or their memories. They are aware that no matter how much they try to convince themselves that they are okay, their heart is still holding onto the one they love. The lyrics suggest that the absence of the loved one is not only heart-wrenching but also affects the singer's daily life as everything seems grey and hopeless. They feel like they are "muriendo aquí" - dying here - without the person they love.

Line by Line Meaning

Tú no estás y los días son más largos
Without you, life drags on and feels endless.

Y ese frió que da miedo aquí en mi cuarto
The coldness in my room makes me uneasy and fearful.

Yo te pienso y el dolor es más intenso
Thoughts of you intensify the pain in my heart.

Porque en todo están presentes tus recuerdos
Your memories are present in everything around me.

No es posible que esté solo y tú tan lejos
It's unbearable to be alone while you're so far away.

Y yo muriendo aquí
I feel like I'm slowly dying here without you.

Y yo muriendo
I'm dying and there's no end in sight.

A quién voy a engañar
Who can I fool?

A quién voy a mentir
Who can I lie to?

Si este pobre corazón
My poor heart

No deja de pensar en ti
Can't stop thinking about you.

A quién voy a engañar
Who can I fool?

Si lo que soy y lo que fui
Who can deny that

Te lo has llevado tú
You took all of me with you.

Te lo has llevado tú
You took it all with you.

Tú no estás y me encuentro cuesta abajo
Without you, life feels like a downhill struggle.

Sin haber sobrevivido del naufragio
I feel like I'm barely surviving this shipwreck.

Los errores en la vida tienen precio
Mistakes in life come at a cost.

Y yo estoy pagando caro en este infierno
And I'm paying a heavy price in this personal hell.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ESTEFANO SALGADO, F Estefano Salgado

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