Lafourcade was born in Mexico City, Mexico, surrounded by music and art. Her father is the Chilean musician Gastón Lafourcade who had French parents and her mother is the pianist María del Carmen Silva Contreras. Her uncle is the Chilean writer Enrique Lafourcade, a representative of the so-called "Generation of the 50s". She attended Instituto Anglo Español, a Catholic middle school, and studied painting, flute, theater, music, acting, piano, guitar, saxophone and singing. When she was 10, Natalia sang in a Mariachi group.
She grew up in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico, where she studied music with her mother, María del Carmen Silva Contreras, imitating artists such as Gloria Trevi and Garibaldi. Her mother studied piano with a specialty in musical pedagogy and is the creator of the Macarsi Method for musical training and personal development for children and educators. She adapted and practiced the method with Natalia to help her rehabilitate through music following a head injury from being kicked by a horse.
When she was 17, Loris Ceroni gave Lafourcade the opportunity to be in a pop/rock group under his guidance. Lafourcade was hesitant, and Ceroni instead encouraged her to become independent. Lafourcade produced her first LP under the label of Sony Music. It was recorded in Italy and was cowritten with Aureo Baqueiro. Sabo Romo played in 2 songs. Natalia Lafourcade is a mix of pop, rock, bossa-nova and Latin rhythms. It features the songs "Busca Un Problema", "Elefantes", "Te Quiero Dar", "Mírame, Mírate", and her biggest hit, "En El 2000".
In 2005, she released Casa, her second album, but this time as Natalia y La Forquetina, the name of her band. Produced mostly by Café Tacuba's Emmanuel del Real, Casa presents a more mature, rock-oriented sound while retaining pop and bossa-nova influences on a few tracks, such as lead single "Ser Humano" (pop-rock) and its follow-up "Casa" (pop-bossa-nova). Aureo Baqueiro returned to produce the few tracks not produced by del Real. More than a year after Natalia departed from La Forquetina, she recorded an instrumental album called The 4 Seasons of Love under Sony BMG label. She also wrote the Lyrics for "Tú y Yo" from Ximena Sariñana's self-titled album.
In 2009, she released the album Hu Hu Hu, a top 10 album in Mexico. The album was produced by Emmanuel del Real (who produced "Casa" in 2005), Marco Moreno and Ernesto García. It was nominated for Best female Pop Vocal Album at the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards (won by Laura Pausini) and Best Latin Pop album at the 2010 Grammy Awards (won by La Quinta Estación). Club Fonograma also named the album the second best of 2009, and the seventh best of the decade.
In 2012, she released a tribute album to Agustín Lara called Mujer Divina.
Her next album, Hasta La Raíz, was released in March 2015. "Nunca Es Suficiente" (It's Never Enough), the first single off the album, was released on 10 February. The track "Hasta La Raíz" was No. 5 of the Viral 50 Global Spotify Chart and the No. 1 on the Viral 50 México chart.
In 2017, she recorded "Remember Me" as a duet with contemporary R&B singer Miguel for the credits of the movie Coco, and together they also performed the song at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony.
2020 saw her release the eponymous Un Canto por México, Vol. 1.
In 2023, She won a Grammy for her album " Un Canto Por México - El Musical"
Let's Get Out
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Let's get out of here
Let's get out
Let's get out of here
The road is melting again
We are all the way
We are all the way
The bus is running away
We're all on the way
We're all on the way
It's following us
It's following us
I've got a list of questions for you
I have a dictionary in my pocket
It's waiting for you answer
I've got a list of questions for you
I have a dictionary in my pocket
It's waiting for you answer
My heart is pumping again
It's pumping again
I'm trying to stop it
It's not gonna work
It's not gonna work
The bus is running away
It's making some noises
The windows are open
And look at the leaves
Are moving again
Let's get out
Let's get out of here
Let's get out
Let's get out of here
I can't run away from you
This song, "Let's Get Out," is about escaping from the mundane and routine nature of life. The opening lines of the song, "Let's get out, let's get out of here," convey the desire for an adventure, a desire to break free from the constraints of everyday life. Lafourcade further emphasizes this point with a line in the first stanza, "the road is melting again," suggesting that the road is a symbol of the mundanity of life, but it is melting, dissolving, because Lafourcade wants to move beyond it.
The song's chorus highlights the idea that everyone is on the same path, that we are all trying to move forward, and that the bus, a symbol of the direction in which everyone is going, is following them. The lyrics, "we're all on the way, it's following us," suggest that everyone is always in motion, trying to reach some destination or goal. Lafourcade's lyrics about having a list of questions and a dictionary waiting for an answer are a metaphor for the exploration of life and its many possibilities.
In the second stanza, Lafourcade turns her attention to her own heart and how it's pumping fast again. Even though she is excited about the adventure, she also acknowledges that it's not going to be easy to escape from the routine. In the final stanza, Lafourcade describes the bus as it starts to make noises and the windows open, and she sees the leaves moving again. This line is a reminder that even the simplest things in life can be beautiful, and that once we break free from the routine, everything becomes more vibrant and exciting.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's get out
We need to leave this place immediately.
Let's get out of here
We need to escape from this location.
The road is melting again
Things are getting intense and we need to leave.
We are all the way
We've already come really far and it's time to keep moving.
The bus is running away
The situation is getting more dangerous and we need to escape.
We're all on the way
We're already in the process of leaving.
It's following us
The danger is still following us and we need to get further away.
I've got a list of questions for you
There are things I need to ask you and get answers to.
I have a dictionary in my pocket
I'm well-prepared and equipped to have this conversation.
It's waiting for your answer
I'm expecting you to give me the answers I need.
My heart is pumping again
I'm feeling things strongly and am trying to regain control.
It's not gonna work
My efforts to calm down are not effective.
The bus is running away
We need to leave quickly as the danger is still close.
It's making some noises
The danger is getting closer and more threatening.
The windows are open
The situation is too intense and we need ventilation and a way out.
And look at the leaves
The environment around us is showing us signs of danger.
Are moving again
We need to keep moving and get to safety.
I can't run away from you
Even though I want to get away, I can't escape the relationship or situation.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Maria Natalia Lafourcade Silva
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
humer182
Que pedazo de rola..!!! Cada vez que la escucho... me dan ganas de sonreirle a todo el mundo ..!!! Ese es el poder de la verdadera musica, te transmite, .... Natalia y todo este disco lo hace a la perfeccion..!!!
lulac1991
neta natalia es una mujer genial! ME ENCANTE SUS COMPOSICIONES! seriously, her lyrics and instrumentals are just spectacular!
kahlo7621
Love Natalia's music something new & fresh!!
KenlovesJ
This song is extremely difficult to find! I heard it at my store and I've been working there for nearly a year. GAHHH! Well I'm happy now.
SrCuac
Where are you from?
Señora Gato
Está rola me hizo levitar 😻
Luis Flores
Is beautiful, i like this music
Billy Mateo
The lyric it's very simple but i like it.
Osiris Daniel Bolaños
i´ve got a list of questions for you my heart is pumping again, it´s pumping again, i´m trying to stop it, it´s not gonna work it´s not gonna work! the bus is running away . it´s making some noises, the windows are open and look at the leaves... are moving again let´s get out let´s get out of here let´s get out let´s get out of here i can´t run away from you
Osiris Daniel Bolaños
let´s get out let´s get out of here let´s get out let´s get out of here the road is melting again we are all the way we are all the way the bus is running away we´re all on the way we´re all on the way it´s following us it´s following us i´ve got a list of questions for you i have a dictionary in my pocket, it´s waiting for you answer