Altar
Octavia Lyrics


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Nunca fuimos tan sinceros
y tan dañinos a la vez
sacamos todo en nuestras bocas
no imaginé que alguna vez
nos llegaría eeste final

Y ahora...
quemaré en nuestro altar
todos los recuerdos
dejaré en las cenizas
toda tempestad
el humo nos liberará
dejaré en las cenizas
toda tempestad

Siempre fuimos tan intensos
nos faltó serenidad
amamos con ardor y odio
pero al final nada quedó

Y ahora...
quemaré en nuestro altar
todos los recuerdos
dejaré en las cenizas
toda tempestad
el humo nos liberará

Quemaré en nuestro altar
todos los recuerdos
dejaré en las cenizas
toda tempestad
el humo nos liberará...

Dejaré en las cenizas
toda tempestad
el humo nos liberará...





Quemaré en nuestro altar

Overall Meaning

The song "Altar" by Octavia is about a relationship that has come to an end, and the difficult aftermath of letting go. The lyrics describe the intense and destructive nature of the relationship, with the two people being both honest and harmful to each other at the same time. They speak of a level of intimacy in which they shared everything, including their most painful emotions and thoughts. However, despite all of this, they did not imagine that their relationship would end, and they find it hard to accept the finality of their separation.


The chorus speaks of burning all of the memories of their relationship on an altar, using flames to purify and clear away everything that has caused them pain. The powerful image of fire is used to symbolize both destruction and transformation, as they seek to shed themselves of all the negative feelings and experiences that have affected them. The character even speaks about doing this with a sense of liberation, as if the release of all these emotions will allow them to finally move on and start anew.


Overall, "Altar" is a song that explores the complexity of emotions involved in letting go of a toxic relationship, as well as the cathartic experience of burning away everything that has caused pain and despair.


Line by Line Meaning

Nunca fuimos tan sinceros
We were never so sincere


y tan dañinos a la vez
and so harmful at the same time


sacamos todo en nuestras bocas
we said everything we had in our mouths


no imaginé que alguna vez
I never imagined that someday


nos llegaría este final
this ending would come to us


Siempre fuimos tan intensos
We were always so intense


nos faltó serenidad
we lacked serenity


amamos con ardor y odio
we loved with passion and hatred


pero al final nada quedó
but in the end, nothing remained


quemaré en nuestro altar
I'll burn on our altar


todos los recuerdos
all the memories


dejaré en las cenizas
I'll leave in the ashes


toda tempestad
all the storm


el humo nos liberará
the smoke will set us free


Dejaré en las cenizas toda tempestad
I'll leave all the storm in the ashes


El humo nos liberará...
The smoke will set us free...


Quemaré en nuestro altar todos los recuerdos
I'll burn all the memories on our altar


Dejaré en las cenizas toda tempestad
I'll leave all the storm in the ashes


El humo nos liberará...
The smoke will set us free...




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