Hoy
Shaila Lyrics


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Hoy amanecí perdiendo otra revolución
y no hice nada por cambiar
hoy no quise ver la miseria de otro chico hambriento
mientras el establishment ganaba otro millón

Hoy perdí porque no intenté ganar,
hoy me fui a dormir sin imaginar que no iba a despertar
y entendí que ya no sirve soñar
por que hoy se ve como ayer y mañana ya se ve mal

Hoy el desarrollo tecnológico apuntó
sus testeos sobre otra ciudad
y pude asistir al cinismo que guía al progreso
cuando vi caer bombas por televisión

Hoy perdí porque no intenté ganar,
hoy me fui a dormir sin imaginar que no iba a despertar
y entendí que ya no sirve soñar
la antinomia agotada en denunciar





que mueve sus labios sin hablar
reclamando cambios sin saber cambiar

Overall Meaning

In the song "Hoy" by Shaila, the lyrics describe the feeling of helplessness and defeat in the face of a society with deep inequality and injustice that is perpetuated by those in power. The singer wakes up feeling like they have lost another revolution, a battle for change that they did not actively participate in. They make note of their own privilege, acknowledging that they did not do anything to help someone else suffering in poverty while those in power continue to accumulate wealth.


The chorus declares that the singer has lost because they did not try to win, and they go to bed without imagining a better future, feeling defeated by the seemingly unchanging present and the bleak outlook for tomorrow. They observe the hypocrisy of technological progress and the disregard for human life and dignity demonstrated by those in power, symbolized by the bombing of a city that they witness through the media.


The last lines of the song criticize those who talk about change without taking any action, a group the singer sees as having exhausted their ability to make an impact in the face of an unjust system.


Line by Line Meaning

Hoy amanecí perdiendo otra revolución
Today I woke up losing another battle for change


y no hice nada por cambiar
and I didn't do anything to change it


hoy no quise ver la miseria de otro chico hambriento
today I didn't want to see the misery of another hungry child


mientras el establishment ganaba otro millón
while the establishment earned another million


Hoy perdí porque no intenté ganar,
Today I lost because I didn't try to win,


hoy me fui a dormir sin imaginar que no iba a despertar
today I went to sleep without imagining that I wouldn't wake up


y entendí que ya no sirve soñar
and I understood that dreaming is no longer useful


por que hoy se ve como ayer y mañana ya se ve mal
because today looks like yesterday and tomorrow looks even worse.


Hoy el desarrollo tecnológico apuntó
Today, technological development aimed,


sus testeos sobre otra ciudad
its testing on another city


y pude asistir al cinismo que guía al progreso
and I witnessed the cynicism that guides progress


cuando vi caer bombas por televisión
when I saw bombs fall on television


la antinomia agotada en denunciar
the contradiction exhausted in denouncing


que mueve sus labios sin hablar
that moves its lips without speaking


reclamando cambios sin saber cambiar
demanding changes without knowing how to make them




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Comments from YouTube:

Matias Baez

Dias en la secundaria escuchando shaila ♡

Nicolás Pequera

quuue buen tema♥

Jose Luis Gatti

Y pude asistir

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