La Muerte
Niño Cohete Lyrics


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Cuando vamos a matarnos
Todos dicen
Que el verano tal vez
Bajando por el río

Dónde vamos a ahogarnos
Todos dicen
Que en un lago esta vez

Cuándo vamos a congelarnos
Todos dicen
Que este invierno puede ser

Cómo vamos a matarnos
Desde un risco nos dejamos caer
Lo haremos antes de saber

Cuándo vamos incendiarnos
Las cortinas
No las quiso prender

Con qué vamos a estrellarnos
Todos dicen
Que no lo podemos ver

Si yo no quiero ir
Deja quedarme aquí
No quiero
No puedo

Si yo no quiero ir
Deja quedarme aquí
No quiero
No puedo

Si yo no quiero ir
Deja quedarme aquí




No quiero
No puedo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Niño Cohete's song La Muerte contemplate the inevitability of death and the different ways in which it can come about. The repetition of "todos dicen" (everyone says) creates a sense of societal pressure and expectation, as if the characters are asking themselves and others about the circumstances of their own demise. The first two stanzas describe drowning, followed by freezing to death in the winter. The third stanza poses the question of how they will die, but the answer is left open-ended, as if it doesn't matter as long as it happens. The line "lo haremos antes de saber" (we'll do it before we know) suggests a desire for quick and painless death.


The fourth stanza introduces the possibility of a fiery death, with the image of burning curtains being rejected. The final stanza shifts to the perspective of the singer, who seems uncertain about whether they want to die or not. The repetition of "no quiero, no puedo" (I don't want to, I can't) suggests inner turmoil and conflicting desires. The song doesn't provide any clear answers or resolutions, leaving the listener with a sense of melancholy and introspection.


Line by Line Meaning

Cuando vamos a matarnos
Asking when they will destroy themselves


Todos dicen
Everyone is talking about it


Que el verano tal vez
Maybe this summer


Bajando por el río
Going down the river


Dónde vamos a ahogarnos
Asking where they will drown


Que en un lago esta vez
Maybe in a lake this time


Cuándo vamos a congelarnos
Asking when they will freeze


Que este invierno puede ser
This winter could be it


Cómo vamos a matarnos
Asking how they will destroy themselves


Desde un risco nos dejamos caer
Jumping off a cliff


Lo haremos antes de saber
Doing it before knowing


Cuándo vamos incendiarnos
Asking when they will set themselves on fire


Las cortinas
The curtains


No las quiso prender
They didn't want to light them


Con qué vamos a estrellarnos
Asking what they will crash into


Todos dicen
Everyone is talking about it


Que no lo podemos ver
We can't see it


Si yo no quiero ir
If I don't want to go


Deja quedarme aquí
Let me stay here


No quiero
I don't want to


No puedo
I can't


Si yo no quiero ir
If I don't want to go


Deja quedarme aquí
Let me stay here


No quiero
I don't want to


No puedo
I can't


Si yo no quiero ir
If I don't want to go


Deja quedarme aquí
Let me stay here


No quiero
I don't want to


No puedo
I can't




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Comments from YouTube:

Melissa Gesellschaft

No dejen de hacer música, no se separen. :(

Guayo

x'd

Giselle G.

:'( Digo lo mismoo

camila retamal

MondoMamba ;)

Mr White

Melissa Gesellschaft :(

Andrea Luna

Amo a los chilenos & su música ♥

Gasa band

🙌

Mitzi Flores

Mi canción favorita del grupo, éxito desde Sinaloa, México💘🌿

jorge andres cortes

Esos compas ya están muertos :( no más no te han avisado (88)

Marcelo Millavil

Felicitaciones por su incorporación a Lollapalooza 2014, "Aves de Chile" es una de los mejores discos de este año (lo he dicho muchas veces) y este es un reconocimiento al buen trabajo que han hecho.

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