Jaque
Malicia Lyrics

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(Letra: M.Escobar)
(Música: M.Escobar, D.Amoedo)

Fuerte te han criado para combatir
la indignación creada, viva y castigada.
Rutinarias horas pegadas en tu piel
no inundan la esperanza, tu amiga fiel.
Peón de cuarta te tildan por ahí

ignorando tus deseos.
El carnero frecuenta ser buchón
te espió.
Te miró con cara de amenazador
poniendo tus horas de trabajo explotadas.
Te bajaron el pulgar sin piedad.
Tus compañeros la jugaban de dignidad.
Paz para el honesto
que demuestra en vivo su razón
y que cambia el sentido de la vida.
Emancipando su miseria
eligiendo cara o seca
su razón de mantener la mente viva.
Hinchada sus venas puteando al
patrón su retador
llorando las horas extras.
El mundo le enseño a matar para vivir
a vencer para escapar.
Por la herencia del vicio
te vi encerrado mentalmente incapaz de salir,
inyectando la guachada.
Gozar la vida a pleno
es lo que siento, lo que importa.
Me mantengo por vivir, lo que me hace ser feliz.
Paz para el honesto
que demuestra en vivo su razón
y que cambia el sentido de la vida.
Emancipando su miseria
eligiendo cara o seca
su razón de mantener la mente viva.
Hinchada sus venas puteando al
patrón su retador
llorando las horas extras.

El mundo le enseño a matar para vivir
a vivir la ilusión de cada día.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song Jaque by Malicia speak to the struggle and exploitation faced by the working class. The first verse acknowledges the strength that has been instilled in the person to combat the indignation that is constantly present and punished. Despite the routine and mundane hours that are part of their life, there is still hope that remains as their faithful friend. However, society views them as a fourth-class pawn, ignoring their desires and dreams. The oppressive work environment is highlighted as the observer, the carnero, spies on them with a threatening look, reminding them of the hours of exploited work. Even though the person may try to assert their dignity, their efforts are quashed by the thumb that is put down by their superiors. The chorus repeats the need for peace for the honest individual who can demonstrate their reasoning and change the direction of their life. They choose the face or the dry, which embodies the concept of "heads or tails." They want to break free from their misery and anger, which is vividly visible through their veins.

The second verse of the song is an even more heightened version of the crass reality that is faced by the working-class. The person is trapped mentally, unable to escape the cycle of exploitation and injected with the "guachada", a slang term that refers to a mix of chemicals that is injected to provide a high. The chorus again emphasizes the need for peace and for people to demonstrate their reasons and to maintain their strength of mind.

In conclusion, Jaque by Malicia speaks from the lived experience of the working-class people who struggle to maintain their dignity in the face of systemic exploitation. The song depicts their hope that they can escape from a life of misery and anger and find peace while maintaining their reasons and strength of mind.

Line by Line Meaning

Fuerte te han criado para combatir la indignación creada, viva y castigada.
You were raised to be strong and fight against the oppression that is alive and punished.

Rutinarias horas pegadas en tu piel no inundan la esperanza, tu amiga fiel.
The routine hours you spent working didn't crush your hopes and dreams - your loyal friend.

Peón de cuarta te tildan por ahí ignorando tus deseos.
They label you as a fourth-class worker, ignoring your desires.

El carnero frecuenta ser buchón te espió.
The ram is known for snitching, and he spied on you.

Te miró con cara de amenazador poniendo tus horas de trabajo explotadas.
He looked at you menacingly, exposing the hours you were being exploited at work.

Te bajaron el pulgar sin piedad. Tus compañeros la jugaban de dignidad.
They mercilessly rejected you, and your peers pretended to have dignity.

Paz para el honesto que demuestra en vivo su razón y que cambia el sentido de la vida.
Peace to the honest person who proves their reason in action and changes the meaning of life.

Emancipando su miseria eligiendo cara o seca su razón de mantener la mente viva.
Liberating their misery, choosing between good or bad to keep their mind alive.

Hinchada sus venas puteando al patrón su retador llorando las horas extras.
Tense veins screaming at the challenging boss, mourning the extra hours.

El mundo le enseño a matar para vivir a vencer para escapar. Por la herencia del vicio te vi encerrado mentalmente incapaz de salir, inyectando la guachada.
The world taught him to kill to survive, to conquer to escape. Because of the inheritance of temptation, I saw you trapped mentally, unable to escape, and injecting poison.

Gozar la vida a pleno es lo que siento, lo que importa. Me mantengo por vivir, lo que me hace ser feliz.
I feel and prioritize enjoying life to the fullest. I keep going for the sake of living, which makes me happy.

El mundo le enseño a matar para vivir a vivir la ilusión de cada día.
The world taught him to kill to survive, to live the illusion of every day.

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