X Alfonso is a Cuban musician whose work is difficult to classify into a ge… Read Full Bio ↴X Alfonso is a Cuban musician whose work is difficult to classify into a genre, as it blends elements of rock, jazz, funk, hip-hop and electronica with traditional Cuban music.

He was born in Havana in 1972 and is a graduate of the prestigious Escuela Superior de Arte de La Habana. Aside from composing, he sings and plays the bass and keyboards/piano, as well as creating his own video art. In the 1990s he was a key member of the legendary Cuban group Síntesis, led by his parents Carlos Alfonso and Ele Valdés. His first solo album Mundo Real was released in 2000, followed by the Grammy-nominated tribute to Benny Moré X Moré in 2001, Delirium Tremens in 2002 and the multiple-award-winning Civilización in 2005. He was also the main composer (and singer) of the soundtrack for Benito Zambrano's 2003 film Habana Blues, for which he also won a number of awards.

He is currently working on Revoluxion, a CD-DVD compilation set to be released within 2007.

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X Alfonso Lyrics

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Alguna vez pensaste en detener al tiempo y sus verdades.
Poder cambiar las cosas que una vez causaron tantos males.
y volver atras
Volver a ser la mano del pincel que pinta y embellece las tristezas.
Dejar de ser esclavos del poder, del dinero, el egoismo y difrencias.
Y volver a amar, y volver a amar y volver a amar.
Volver a ser la esencia de esta piel por tus hijos que seran la fuerza, esa que cambiara la historia y la razon de muertes y glorias sin ningun sentido.
Nunca es tarde para ser que este mundo pueda ver los valores que perdimos como humanos.

Que esta vida solo es un viaje corto en esta piel y ya no hay otra mas nunca mas, solo hay una para volver a amar, para volver a amar y volver a amar, volver a amar.

Overall Meaning

In the song "Reverse" by X Alfonso, the artist speaks to the desire to turn back time and change things that have caused harm. The lyrics express a yearning to be able to paint a different picture of the world, one in which money, power, and differences do not enslave people. The message is one of love, an encouragement to return to a state of being where love is the driving force and values that have been lost are once again recognized.

The lyrics also speak to the idea that it is never too late to make changes and that we must embrace the essence of our being in order to create a better world. It calls on us to recognize that our time in this skin is finite and that we must use it wisely to truly love and value others. The song ultimately speaks to hope and the potential for humanity to make positive changes in the world.

Line by Line Meaning

Alguna vez pensaste en detener al tiempo y sus verdades.
Have you ever thought of stopping time and its truths?

Poder cambiar las cosas que una vez causaron tantos males.
Being able to change the things that once caused so much harm.

y volver atras
And go back.

Volver a ser la mano del pincel que pinta y embellece las tristezas.
To be the hand of the brush that paints and beautifies the sadness.

Dejar de ser esclavos del poder, del dinero, el egoismo y difrencias.
Stop being slaves to power, money, selfishness, and differences.

Y volver a amar, y volver a amar y volver a amar.
And love again, and love again and love again.

Volver a ser la esencia de esta piel por tus hijos que seran la fuerza, esa que cambiara la historia y la razon de muertes y glorias sin ningun sentido.
To be the essence of this skin for your children who will be the strength that will change the history and the reason of deaths and glories without any sense.

Nunca es tarde para ser que este mundo pueda ver los valores que perdimos como humanos.
It's never too late to be able to show the world the values we lost as humans.

Que esta vida solo es un viaje corto en esta piel y ya no hay otra mas nunca mas, solo hay una para volver a amar, para volver a amar y volver a amar, volver a amar.
That this life is only a short journey in this skin and there will be no other, only one to love again, to love again and love again, to love again.

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