Obrint Pas was formed in 1993, and one year later, in 1994, they recorded their first tape which took them to win the 3rd "Tirant de Rock" (a rock festival). During the following years, the band also took part in several festivals that helped them to consolidate their music. Band members are: Xavi Sarrià (Guitar & vocals), Josep Pitarch, (Bass), Miquel Gironès (Dolçaina), Marc Guardiola (Drums), Robert Fernández (Guitar), Miquel Ramos ( Vocals & Keyboards).
Their first album came out in 1997 with the title La revolta de l'anima (The Soul's Revolution). Three years later, came Obrint Pas (2000), their first album with the record label Propaganda pel Fet. The consolidation of the group came with Terra(Land) in 2003, trying new styles. A year later, in 2004, they recorded La Flama (The Flame), which launched them onto the international scene with gigs in countries like Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Morocco and The Western Sahara.
Their last work En Moviment (Moving)(2005) is a live album with many collaborations such as Alex from Inadaptats, Fermin Muguruza, Al Tall... It was recorded in a tributing gig to Ovidi Montllor in Valencia ten years after his death. This work reached the TOP 20 bestseller albums in Spain (The only group singing in Catalan).
Quan Es Fa Fosc
Obrint Pas Lyrics
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Vaig obrir finestres als ulls inundats
I fent equilibris amb les il·lusions
Vaig escalar els murs de les meues presons
-No hi ha cap ferida que es puga tancar
Ni cap sentiment que es puga empresonar-
I ara sóc la fera als ulls del caçador
I espere els meus dies entre la foscor
I ara jo soc
La fera als ulls del caçador
I en la foscor busque un estel
Entre les bales que obren foc dins del meu cor
Fugint per les selves que amaguen els anys
Vaig creuar les línies de les meues mans
I en els precipicis de les emocions
Vaig omplir de bales les meues cançons
-No hi ha cap camí que es puga repetir
Ni cap emoció que es puga conquerir-
I ara soc la presa en els ulls del voltor
I imite fugides entre la foscor
I ara soc
La fera dels ulls del caçador
I en la foscor busque un estel
Entre les bales que obren foc dins del meu cor
I em quede sol
Trist i callat
Entre les ombres de la meua habitació
I em quede sol
Comptant estels
Entre els bales que obren foc dins del meu cor
Quan es fa fosc...
The song "Quan Es Fa Fosc" by Obrint Pas is a powerful expression of personal struggle and the search for hope amidst darkness. The lyrics describe the singer's journey through pain and emotional turmoil, using metaphors of hunting and being hunted, as well as the search for stars and light in the darkness. They begin with the singer opening windows to their flooded eyes, and climbing walls of their own prisons. They express that there is no wound that can be closed or emotion that can be imprisoned, acknowledging the impossibility of finding easy solutions to their problems. They then compare themselves to a wild animal being hunted by a hunter and waiting for their time in the dark.
The next verse describes a journey through time, where the singer crosses lines they have drawn for themselves and fills their songs with bullets, depicting an internal struggle. They acknowledge that there is no road that can be retraced or emotion that can be conquered, reflecting on the complexity of their own struggles. They then compare themselves to prey being hunted by a vulture and pretending to escape from the darkness.
The final verse describes the singer being left alone in the shadows of their own room, counting stars and bullets that open fire in their heart. The repetition of the question "Quan es fa fosc" ("When it gets dark") throughout the song emphasizes the singer's search for hope and light in the dark and their persistence in finding it despite the difficult journey.
Line by Line Meaning
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I looked through the cracks of the broken glass
Vaig obrir finestres als ulls inundats
And opened windows to my flooded eyes
I fent equilibris amb les il·lusions
Balancing on illusions
Vaig escalar els murs de les meues presons
I climbed the walls of my own prisons
-No hi ha cap ferida que es puga tancar
There's no wound that can be closed
Ni cap sentiment que es puga empresonar-
Nor any feeling that can be imprisoned
I ara sóc la fera als ulls del caçador
And now I am the beast in the hunter's eyes
I espere els meus dies entre la foscor
And wait for my days in the darkness
Fugint per les selves que amaguen els anys
Running through the forests that hide the years
Vaig creuar les línies de les meues mans
I crossed the lines of my own hands
I en els precipicis de les emocions
And in the cliffs of emotions
Vaig omplir de bales les meues cançons
I filled my songs with bullets
-No hi ha cap camí que es puga repetir
There's no path that can be repeated
Ni cap emoció que es puga conquerir-
Nor any emotion that can be conquered
I ara soc la presa en els ulls del voltor
And now I am the prey in the vulture's eyes
I imite fugides entre la foscor
And I mimic escapes in the darkness
I em quede sol
And I am left alone
Trist i callat
Sad and silent
Entre les ombres de la meua habitació
Among the shadows of my room
Comptant estels
Counting stars
Entre els bales que obren foc dins del meu cor
Between the bullets that open fire in my heart
Quan es fa fosc...
When it gets dark...
Contributed by Adalyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.