El Destino Jugó Sus Cartas
Obús Lyrics


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Alguien me contó que te ha visto
Que no pareces ya la de ayer
Algo se cruzó en tu camino
Y dentro de ti todo cambió

Pasaste de jugar con tus muñecas
A un juego peligroso
Y arriesgado a la vez

El destino jugó sus cartas
Y mano tras mano ganó él

Se te escapó
La alegría del rostro
Te consumió
Como el fuego al tabaco
Tu cara no es
La del carné
Viviste en un año
Lo de cien

Se te escapó
La alegría del rostro
Te consumió
Como el fuego al tabaco
Tu cara no es
La del carné
Viviste en un año
Lo de cien

Caminaste por el borde del abismo
Pensando que contigo
No iba el juego tal vez
Bajaste un momento la cabeza
Y el borde estaba sobre ti

Se te escapó
La alegría del rostro
Te consumió
Como el fuego al tabaco
Tu cara no es
La del carné




Viviste en un año
Lo de cien

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Obus's song "El Destino Jugó Sus Cartas" tells the story of someone who has changed drastically due to some unforeseen event or circumstance that happened to them. The singer has heard from someone that the person in question whom they used to know is no longer the same as before. It seems as if something happened in their life that caused them to lose their joy and happiness.


The lyrics suggest that the person had been playing a dangerous and risky game, which got the better of them. They had been walking on the edge of a cliff, thinking that they could handle it, but eventually, they fell over the edge. The chorus of the song refers to how the cards that make up their fate have been played, and destiny has won over them.


The song continues to describe how the person has lost their spark, how they are consumed by an inner fire that has taken over. Their face is no longer recognizable; they have aged a hundred years in a year. The lyrics suggest that the person has lived a lot in a short time and experienced things that have aged them beyond their years. The song ends with a warning about how dangerous it is to play games with fate and how anyone is at risk of being consumed by the flames.


Line by Line Meaning

Alguien me contó que te ha visto
I heard from someone that they've seen you


Que no pareces ya la de ayer
You don't seem like yesterday's you


Algo se cruzó en tu camino
Something crossed your path


Y dentro de ti todo cambió
And everything inside you changed


Pasaste de jugar con tus muñecas
You went from playing with dolls


A un juego peligroso
To a dangerous game


Y arriesgado a la vez
And risky at the same time


El destino jugó sus cartas
Destiny played its cards


Y mano tras mano ganó él
And he won hand after hand


Se te escapó
Joy escaped from you


La alegría del rostro
The happiness on your face


Te consumió
It consumed you


Como el fuego al tabaco
Like fire to tobacco


Tu cara no es
Your face isn't


La del carné
The one on your ID


Viviste en un año
You lived in a year


Lo de cien
What others do in a hundred


Caminaste por el borde del abismo
You walked on the edge of the abyss


Pensando que contigo
Thinking that with you


No iba el juego tal vez
The game maybe didn't involve you


Bajaste un momento la cabeza
You lowered your head for a moment


Y el borde estaba sobre ti
And the edge was upon you




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