Union 13 is a hardcore punk band from Boyle Heights, California, USA which … Read Full Bio ↴Union 13 is a hardcore punk band from Boyle Heights, California, USA which began playing backyard parties in the early nineties. The intense energy of Union’s live show was so fierce that it attracted the attention of Brett Gurewitz, owner of the Epitaph Records label, who turned up at one of their performances and persuaded the band to record a demo at his Westbeach Recorders studio in Hollywood. Gurewitz later played the demo for Tim Armstrong and Lars Frederiksen of Rancid who liked it so much that they jumped on board to help produce the bands Epitaph debut East Los Presents (1997).

Up to date Union 13 has released four full length albums – three on Epitaph Records and one on Disaster Records. Union 13 improved their musical act through relentless touring with bands such as Voodoo Glow Skulls, Bouncing Souls, 7 Seconds, U.S. Bombs, Gutter Mouth and H20 (on the first Punk O Rama tour), while also sharing the stage with Latin rock acts Molotov and Cafe Tacuba on the Watcha tour.

Determined to keeping Union 13 moving forward longstanding band members Edward Escoto along with Baltazar Rodriguez have been joined by guitarist Eddie Carrasco and exciting new drummer Cassie Julie. The intensity created by the bands new set up has inspired Union 13 to once again begin writing new music. Moving forward Union 13 continues touring.

Realidad
Union 13 Lyrics

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Realidad! tratas de esconderte, tratas de escapar!
Tratas de esconderte de tu puta realidad!
No quieres enfrentar tus propios problemas solo
Quieres escapar
Tu realidad te seguira, tu realidad no escaparas
Tu realidad te encontrara, tu realidad te seguira!

realidad....

Vamos a la escuela ha aprender pero lo
Unico que asemos es solo obedeser

realidad...
No quieres terminar como la jente
Matando por placer
Lo unico que hacemos, es solo obedecer!!

tratas de esconderte, tratas de escapar!
Tratas de esconderte, de tu puta realidad
Tu realidad te seguira, tu realidad no escaparas
Tu realidad te encontrara, tu realidad te seguira!

Realidad!!
Realidad!!
Tu realidad!!

tratas de esconderte, tratas de escapar!
Tratas de esconderte de tu puta realidad!

realidad....

Vamos a la escuela ha aprender pero lo
Unico que asemos es solo obedeser

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Realidad" by Union 13 express the struggle to face and accept the harsh realities of life. The song conveys a message of taking responsibility for one's own problems instead of trying to run away from them. The use of the word "puta" emphasizes the frustration and hopelessness felt towards the situation. It's as if the reality is chasing the individual and they cannot escape it despite their attempts to hide from it. The repetition of the word "realidad" further emphasizes the importance and inevitability of facing and dealing with one's reality.

The lyrics also criticize the education system where students are just taught to obey instead of being encouraged to think critically and creatively. The singer expresses the desire to not become like people who kill for pleasure, implying that society's harsh realities can lead people to extreme actions.

Overall, "Realidad" reminds us that our problems and struggles are not going to disappear if we ignore them or pretend that they don't exist. The song conveys an important message of accepting and facing reality, no matter how difficult it may be.

Line by Line Meaning

Realidad! tratas de esconderte, tratas de escapar!
You struggle to hide and escape from the harsh reality of your life!

Tratas de esconderte de tu puta realidad!
You try to hide from the mess that you have created for yourself!

No quieres enfrentar tus propios problemas solo
You don't want to face your own problems alone!

Quieres escapar
You desire to run away from your troubles!

Tu realidad te seguira, tu realidad no escaparas
The real consequences of your actions will catch up with you, and you won't be able to escape them!

Tu realidad te encontrara, tu realidad te seguira!
The truth will eventually catch up to you and follow you around!

Vamos a la escuela ha aprender pero lo
We may go to school to learn, but in reality,

Unico que asemos es solo obedeser
all we do is obey, blindly following orders!

No quieres terminar como la jente
You don't want to end up like those who

Matando por placer
kill for pleasure!

Realidad!!
This is the harsh reality of life!

Tu realidad!!
Your own reality!

Tratas de esconderte, tratas de escapar!
You struggle to hide and escape from the harsh reality of your life!

Tratas de esconderte, de tu puta realidad
You try to hide from the mess that you have created for yourself!

Tu realidad te seguira, tu realidad no escaparas
The real consequences of your actions will catch up with you, and you won't be able to escape them!

Tu realidad te encontrara, tu realidad te seguira!
The truth will eventually catch up to you and follow you around!

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BENJAMIN SANDOVAL, EDWARD RAMON ESCOTO, GERARDO NAVARRO, JOSE MERCADO, LOUIE ROBERT VILLAREAL

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