US: This insane 4 piece from in and around Baltimore City feature Chris Kuhns of Pulling Teeth fame, alongside ex-members of local notables such as The Fall Line, Innure and Downside Risk. Moody spastic hardcore that incorporates a lot of technical and stonery elements.
UK: A rock/indie band from Derby, formed in 1994. They released three singles (Be A Celebrity, Cat-Like Creatures and You Took My Money And Ran) and played over 700 gigs before splitting in 2001. Since 2004, they continue to play the occasional gig.
Colombia: Pala (Carlos Palacio) is one of the best colombian singer-songwriters. A doctor who ran away from their offices to find the perfect song. It was in Havana, at the Higher Institute of Arts, which began exploring the craft of song. There he outlined his debut, an album entitled "Amnesialand", produced by Thom Russo (Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson) and published in 2001. The song that christened the album was voted the number 1 song of 2004 by the young of the Radio Frequency Nacional de Colombia 99.1.
Una y Otra Vez
Pala Lyrics
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Donde solo quien no apueste va a perder!
Con la sangre en estampida siempre fuimos de los que
Se lanzaron a la vida sin plan b.
Todo lo que nos prohíban, sepan que vamos a volverlo a hacer.
Vamos a escupir los ruedos, a poner a raya al juez,
A decapitar los credos de una vez.
Vamos a romper la visa del edén.
Cada vez que lo prohíban sepan que vamos a volverlo a hacer.
Desde un balcón, desde un volcán
Se mira al mundo mejor.
Yo no lo puedo evitar y cada vez que digo si
Pienso en los hijos del no.
Duermo en cama de alfileres sin enseres y en motel.
¡bienvenida si me quieres corromper!
Vamos a estudiar, amiga los manuales del placer.
¡y a la mierda quien nos diga qué hay que hacer!
Que, si insisten en prohibirlo, yo y usted...
Vamos a estudiar el vino, el tabaco, la mujer
Y la oferta que nos hizo lucifer.
Vamos a dormir sin ropa, vamos a asaltar el bar,
Vamos a dejar la sopa sin probar.
Vamos a burlar la escuela -¡nada de portarnos bien!-
Y a escandalizar abuelas en el tren.
Vamos a aplastar la infamia del amor con arancel,
Y a la estricta poligamia serle fiel.
Si prohíben, que prohíban, yo y usted vamos a volverlo a hacer.
The lyrics of Pala's song "Una Y Otra Vez" convey a rebellious and defiant attitude towards societal norms and restrictions. The song starts by comparing life to a grand casino cabaret, where only those who don't take risks will lose. The lyrics express a determination to live life on one's own terms, without a backup plan, and a refusal to be restricted by any prohibitions.
The singer declares their intention to challenge authority and push boundaries. They express the desire to spit on the bullfighting arena, to put the judge in their place, and to decapitate outdated beliefs. The lyrics suggest a rejection of religious rituals and a preference for a hedonistic lifestyle ("less mass, more harem"). The singer also proclaims their intention to break away from the constraints of conformity represented by the "visa of Eden."
The song continues with a depiction of a precarious lifestyle, sleeping in uncomfortable accommodations and embracing corruption. The lyrics assert the intention to study the manuals of pleasure and defy anyone who tells them what to do. The singer advocates for indulging in wine, tobacco, and women, rejecting the offer made by Lucifer. They express a desire to live freely without clothes, to challenge societal rules, scandalize elders, and defy the narrow definition of love through polygamy.
Throughout the lyrics, there is a recurring assertion that if something is forbidden, they will do it again and again, implying a determination to resist and persist in the face of prohibitions.
Line by Line Meaning
¡pucha, que la vida es este gran casino cabaret
Oh my goodness, life is like a big casino cabaret
Donde solo quien no apueste va a perder!
Where only those who don't bet will lose!
Con la sangre en estampida siempre fuimos de los que
With blood rushing, we always were the ones who
Se lanzaron a la vida sin plan b.
Jumped into life without a plan B.
Todo lo que nos prohíban, sepan que vamos a volverlo a hacer.
Everything they forbid us, know that we will do it again.
Vamos a escupir los ruedos, a poner a raya al juez
We're going to spit on the bullrings, put the judge in line
A decapitar los credos de una vez.
To decapitate the creeds once and for all.
A vivir con la premisa “menos misa, más harem”
To live with the premise 'less mass, more harem'
Vamos a romper la visa del edén.
We're going to break the visa of Eden.
Cada vez que lo prohíban sepan que vamos a volverlo a hacer.
Every time they forbid it, know that we will do it again.
Desde un balcón, desde un volcán
From a balcony, from a volcano
Se mira al mundo mejor.
The world looks better.
Yo no lo puedo evitar y cada vez que digo si
I can't help it, and every time I say yes
Pienso en los hijos del no.
I think of the children of no.
Duermo en cama de alfileres sin enseres y en motel.
I sleep on a bed of pins, without belongings and at a motel.
¡Bienvenida si me quieres corromper!
Welcome if you want to corrupt me!
Vamos a estudiar, amiga los manuales del placer.
Let's study, friend, the manuals of pleasure.
¡Y a la mierda quien nos diga qué hay que hacer!
And to hell with anyone who tells us what to do!
Que, si insisten en prohibirlo, yo y usted...
That if they insist on forbidding it, you and I...
Vamos a estudiar el vino, el tabaco, la mujer
We're going to study wine, tobacco, women
Y la oferta que nos hizo lucifer.
And the offer that Lucifer made us.
Vamos a dormir sin ropa, vamos a asaltar el bar
We're going to sleep naked, we're going to rob the bar
Vamos a dejar la sopa sin probar.
We're going to leave the soup untasted.
Vamos a burlar la escuela -¡nada de portarnos bien!-
We're going to mock school -no behaving well!-
Y a escandalizar abuelas en el tren.
And scandalize grandmothers on the train.
Vamos a aplastar la infamia del amor con arancel
We're going to crush the infamy of love with a tariff
Y a la estricta poligamia serle fiel.
And be faithful to strict polygamy.
Si prohíben, que prohíban, yo y usted vamos a volverlo a hacer.
If they forbid it, let them forbid it, you and I will do it again.
Lyrics © Carbonero Publishing
Written by: Carlos Alberto Palacio
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