After a wildly successful tour across South America in late 2005, the band decided, in their own words, to "stop for a while". Some of their members went on to form side band projects such as No Relax and The Locos. As time went by without further notices, many Ska-P fans feared the band had been gone for good. On late April 2008 and for the rejoice of their worldwide fans, they announced their return as a band on their official site.
Their new album, "Lágrimas y gozos", was released the 7th of October 2008 and its first single is called "Crimen sollicitationis". The band is going to perform various shows around South America and Europe in November and December.
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El Imperio Caerá
Ska-P Lyrics
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Ninguno fue bueno y más tarde o temprano cayó
El imperio romano se derrumbó, más tarde, el imperio español
Y los yankees caerán, no serán la excepción
Conquistan países, imponen su pobre cultura
Saquean recursos sembrando pobreza y rencor
Manipulan los medios de información privándonos de la verdad
Pero no ha habido imperio y nunca lo habrá
Que aguante la fuerte presión
De los pueblos unidos contra el invasor
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x3)
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x2)
EL IMPERIO CAERÁ
Sus horribles tentáculos los puedes ver
En cualquier guerra ilegal controlando el poder junto a Israel
Libre comercio bajo su interés
Sus perros de Europa los saben defender muy bien, al resto, que os den!
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x3)
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x2)
EL IMPERIO CAERÁ
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x3)
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x2)
EL IMPERIO CAERÁ
The song "El Imperio Caerá" by Ska-P talks about how history repeats itself and how empires throughout history have fallen due to their own actions. It mentions the Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire, and predicts that the American Empire will also fall. The lyrics criticize American imperialism and foreign policy, portraying the country as a conqueror that imposes its own culture and steals resources to create poverty and resentment. The song also accuses the American media of manipulating information and withholding the truth from the public, and warns about the surveillance power of American military bases.
However, despite all the power that the American Empire wields, the song believes that it will inevitably fall, just like the previous empires. The final verse declares that there is no empire that can withstand the strong pressure of united peoples against the invader.
Overall, "El Imperio Caerá" is a song that denounces American imperialism and warns about the consequences of its actions. It also promotes unity and resistance against oppressors and conquerors.
Line by Line Meaning
Se repite la historia, se alternan los sucios imperios
Throughout history, dirty empires have taken turns dominating the world
Ninguno fue bueno y más tarde o temprano cayó
None of them were good and eventually they fell
El imperio romano se derrumbó, más tarde, el imperio español
The Roman Empire crumbled, later, the Spanish Empire did too
Y los yankees caerán, no serán la excepción
And the Yankees (Americans) will fall, they won't be the exception
Conquistan países, imponen su pobre cultura
They conquer countries, impose their poor culture
Saquean recursos sembrando pobreza y rencor
They plunder resources, sowing poverty and resentment
Manipulan los medios de información privándonos de la verdad
They manipulate the media, depriving us of the truth
Sus bases militares nos vigilarán
Their military bases will monitor us
Pero no ha habido imperio y nunca lo habrá
But there has never been an empire that will last forever
Que aguante la fuerte presión
That can withstand strong pressure
De los pueblos unidos contra el invasor
From united peoples against the invader
Sus horribles tentáculos los puedes ver
You can see their horrible tentacles
En cualquier guerra ilegal controlando el poder junto a Israel
In any illegal war, controlling power alongside Israel
Libre comercio bajo su interés
Free trade under their own interest
Sus perros de Europa los saben defender muy bien, al resto, que os den!
Their dogs in Europe know how to defend them very well, the rest, they don't care about
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x3)
Americans, the empire will fall (repeated three times)
AMERICANS, THE EMPIRE WILL FALL(x2)
Americans, the empire will fall (repeated two times)
EL IMPERIO CAERÁ
The empire will fall
Contributed by Tristan R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.