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Martín Maristán (Drums), Andrés Bolognini (Percusión), Ignacio Piñeyro (Horns), Juan Lerena (Bass).
Santiago Bolgnini (Guitar), Pablo Silvera (Vocal), Bruno Andreu (Guitar) y Lucas Lessa (Trumphets)
Sólo Desde El Barrio
Once Tiros Lyrics
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Noches de invierno, que carecen de llama
La hipocresía monta un caballo negro
Que fue robado de un mundo sin amor
Mira, ríe, sólo si estas conforme
Canta en la noche, y tiemblan los de arriba
Ese conjuro, lleva un dolor que esconde
No hay luces prendidas
Para esta canción
Que arranca borracha, un corazón y un pulmón
Que baila desnuda sobre el mostrador
Escobilleros sin escobas
Mama vieja sin paraguas
El carnaval sin la pintura
Sin lentejuela ni costura
(Sólo desde el barrio)
Escobilleros sin escobas
Mama vieja sin paraguas
El carnaval sin la pintura
Sin lentejuela ni costura
Sin las luces amarillas
Y sin la típica sonrisa
The lyrics to Once Tiros's song Sólo Desde El Barrio describe a town and its people at a crossroads. The first verse sets up the scene as a place where the winter nights lack warmth and where hypocrisy rides a black horse, which was stolen from a world without love. The second verse gives a glimpse of hope as people gather and sing at night, making those above them tremble. The spell they cast carries with it a hidden pain which can only be expressed through their voices.
The chorus describes the scene in the barrio, where there are no lights, where a heart and a lung are torn out by the drunkenness of the night that dances naked on the counter. The next section lists the people and things missing in the carnival of life, such as broomless street sweepers, an old woman without an umbrella, and a carnival without its paint, sequins, or typical smiles.
The overall message is one of hope in a world that can often seem dark and cold. Despite the lack of resources and the pain felt by the people, they can still come together and find a way to express themselves through song. The song encourages those in difficult situations to use their voice as an outlet for their pain and to look to their community for support.
Line by Line Meaning
Vida, pueblo, en una encrucijada
Life and the community are at a crossroads, facing difficult decisions.
Noches de invierno, que carecen de llama
Winter nights devoid of warmth or light.
La hipocresía monta un caballo negro
Hypocrisy rides a black horse, stolen from a loveless world.
Que fue robado de un mundo sin amor
This horse was taken from a world where love does not exist.
Mira, ríe, sólo si estas conforme
Watch and laugh, but only if you agree with what's going on.
Canta en la noche, y tiemblan los de arriba
Sing in the night, and those in power shake with fear.
Ese conjuro, lleva un dolor que esconde
This spell carries a hidden pain.
Solo en las voces encuentra la salida
Only in the voices does it find an escape.
No hay luces prendidas
No lights are on.
Para esta canción
For this song.
Que arranca borracha, un corazón y un pulmón
This song starts with a drunken heart and lung.
Que baila desnuda sobre el mostrador
That dances naked on the counter.
Escobilleros sin escobas
Street sweepers without brooms.
Mama vieja sin paraguas
Old mother without an umbrella.
El carnaval sin la pintura
The carnival without the paint.
Sin lentejuela ni costura
Without sequins or stitching.
(Sólo desde el barrio)
(Only from the neighborhood)
Sin las luces amarillas
Without the yellow lights.
Y sin la típica sonrisa
And without the typical smile.
Writer(s): Pablo Enrique Silvera Miranda
Contributed by Sophie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.