Mal de Karma
Once Tiros Lyrics


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Se ha empollado un huevo
Que dará a luz, al toro más vaca del mundo
Dueño de nada y presunto de todos
Abre las puertas de un nuevo eslabón

Crucificado en pequeñas porciones
Trastabillea de nuevo tu Edén
Y victorioso acumula sus guerras
Bajo este cielo a punto de caer

Sabe que no puede cooperar
Si no se lo ordena la corte indispuesta
Se fue acostumbrando a su ambigüedad
Siendo un imbecil más de esta esfera

De agua y de tierra
Fue por un mal de karma
Peculiar, eternamente cayendo de espalda
Eternamente...

Se ha empollado un huevo
Que dará a luz, al toro más vaca del mundo
Dueño de nada y presunto de todos
Abre las puertas de un nuevo eslabón

Crucificado en nuevas porciones
Trastabillea de nuevo tu Edén
Y victorioso acumula sus guerras
Bajo este cielo a punto de caer

El tiempo es el arma más eficaz
No existe manera de esquivar sus cuentas
Ahora de nada sirve llorar
Si al fin ha cantado, Yo ya he comentado que...

Fue por un mal de karma




Peculiar, eternamente cayendo de espalda
Eternamente...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Once Tiros's song Mal de Karma tell a story about a character who has hatched an egg that will give birth to the world's most vacuous bull. The lyrics portray this bull as being the owner of nothing but a presumptive leader of all. The character's story is marked by struggles as he is crucified in various portions, stumbling in his garden of Eden, and accumulating victories under a sky that is about to fall.


The character's journey unfolds as he realizes that he cannot cooperate unless ordered to do so by the court. Consequently, he started getting used to his ambiguity and became just another idiot in this sphere. The character's fate is depicted as a peculiar "mal de karma," forever falling backwards in perpetuity. The lyrics suggest that even though the character can accumulate victories, the time remains the most effective weapon since there is no escaping its counts.


Once Tiros's song, Mal de Karma, was released on September 23, 2016. The song is part of the album titled "La Otra Dimensión." The term "Mal de Karma" translates to "karma sickness." The song was produced and mixed by Juan Campodónico. The music video for the song was directed by Álvaro Aponte-Centeno, and it features animation by Sol González. The music video portrays images that line up with the song's lyrics, such as the world's vacuous bull, crucifixion, and the sky falling. The music video's animation was nominated for the Best Screenplay for a Short Film award at the 2018 Mar del Plata International Film Festival. The band, Once Tiros, was formed in 1996 in Montevideo, Uruguay, by Juan Casanova and Gustavo Antuña. Once Tiros is considered among the pioneers of the Uruguayan rock scene. The band's name, Once Tiros, translates to ten shots in English.


Chords (as interpreted by Ultimate Guitar):
Intro - Am, D, G, C
Verse - Am, D, G, C
Chorus - Am, D, G, C
Bridge - Am, F, G, C
Outro - Am, D, G, C


Line by Line Meaning

Se ha empollado un huevo
He has hatched an egg


Que dará a luz, al toro más vaca del mundo
That will give birth to the most cow-like bull in the world


Dueño de nada y presunto de todos
Owner of nothing and presumed by all


Abre las puertas de un nuevo eslabón
Opens the doors to a new link


Crucificado en pequeñas porciones
Crucified in small portions


Trastabillea de nuevo tu Edén
Your Eden stumbles again


Y victorioso acumula sus guerras
And victorious accumulates his wars


Bajo este cielo a punto de caer
Under this sky about to fall


Sabe que no puede cooperar
He knows that he cannot cooperate


Si no se lo ordena la corte indispuesta
Unless ordered by the unwilling court


Se fue acostumbrando a su ambigüedad
He got used to his ambiguity


Siendo un imbecil más de esta esfera
Being one more idiot of this sphere


De agua y de tierra
Of water and of earth


Fue por un mal de karma
It was because of bad karma


Peculiar, eternamente cayendo de espalda
Peculiar, eternally falling on his back


Eternamente...
Eternally...


El tiempo es el arma más eficaz
Time is the most effective weapon


No existe manera de esquivar sus cuentas
There is no way to dodge its accounts


Ahora de nada sirve llorar
Now crying is of no use


Si al fin ha cantado, Yo ya he comentado que...
If in the end he has sung, I have already commented that...




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