Three Souls was part of a burgeoning Mexican rock movement that had ties to rock's African American roots, the U.S. counterculture, and the then-globalizing recording industry. As rock in Mexico was originally seen as "inauthentic" when sung in Spanish, Three Souls mostly sang covers of American rock and blues songs in English. However, at the Festival de Avándaro, often called "Mexico's Woodstock", they crossed over, singing first in English, then in Spanish. From then on they recorded primarily in Spanish, writing most of their own songs. When asked why they switched to Spanish, Lora replied that it was important for the audience to understand the messages of the songs. While Three Souls had a popular following among the younger generation while singing in English, changing attitudes toward rock pushed the band to perform in the "hoyos fonquis", where the lower classes held semi-chaotic rock shows. Singing in his original language and for a new, energetic, young, and discontented audience, Lora's songs began reflecting more of the reality of the daily lives of average Mexicans, while simultaneously allowing concertgoers to forget those same troubles. Lora gave his own identity to Mexican rock & roll, becoming its emblem.
La Amnesia
Three Souls in My Mind Lyrics
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Siento que estoy perdiendo la razon (2)
Por tanto alcohol
El tequila tambien me hace desbarrar
Hace que todo se me empiece a olvidar
No recuerdo ni lo que pasó
Por tanto alcohol
Tengo amnesia alcoholica
No recuerdo ni lo que pasó
Tengo amnesia alcoholica
Por tanto alcohol (2)
Yeah
Hoy la cruda no me deja en paz
Es que la cruda que yo tengo
Es una cruda moral
No recuerdo ni lo que pasó
Del alcohol
Tengo amnesia alcoholica
No recuerdo ni lo que pasó
Tengo amnesia alcoholica
Por tanto alcohol
Por el alcohol (3)
Yee yeah
The song "La Amnesia" by Three Souls in My Mind talks about the feeling of losing control and memory after drinking alcohol. The first two lines of the song indicate that every time the singer drinks beer and alcohol, he feels like he is losing his mind. He becomes so overwhelmed with the amount of alcohol that he cannot remember what happened to him. The use of repetition in the chorus emphasizes the singer's experience of amnesia and how it is caused by excessive drinking.
The second verse of the song discusses the effects of tequila and how it causes the singer to forget everything that has happened. The singer confesses that he suffers from alcohol-induced amnesia and he cannot remember anything that happened after drinking. The third verse talks about feeling the side effects of drinking, known as a hangover. The singer feels an overwhelming sense of guilt and moral discomfort for what he cannot remember.
In conclusion, "La Amnesia" by Three Souls in My Mind is a song that explores the consequences of excessive drinking. The use of repetition in the chorus emphasizes the singer's unawareness of what has happened while drinking. The lyrics are honest and raw, and they give listeners an insight into the physical and mental effects of alcohol.
Line by Line Meaning
Cada vez que tomo chela y alcohol
Every time I drink beer and alcohol
Siento que estoy perdiendo la razón
I feel like I'm losing my mind
Por tanto alcohol
Because of so much alcohol
El tequila también me hace desbarrar
Tequila also makes me babble
Hace que todo se me empiece a olvidar
Makes me start forgetting everything
No recuerdo ni lo que pasó
I don't even remember what happened
Tengo amnesia alcohólica
I have alcoholic amnesia
Por tanto alcohol Yeah
Because of so much alcohol Yeah
Hoy la cruda no me deja en paz
Today the hangover won’t leave me alone
Es que la cruda que yo tengo
It’s because the hangover I have
Es una cruda moral
It’s a moral hangover
Del alcohol
From the alcohol
Por el alcohol
Because of the alcohol
Tengo amnesia alcohólica
I have alcoholic amnesia
Por tanto alcohol
Because of so much alcohol
Yee yeah
Yee yeah
Writer(s): Alejandro Lora
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