Quart de Segon
Xeic! Lyrics

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Dimonis que pengen del cel,
envoltats de núvols vermells,
collars plens de joies robades,
imatges de sants que han estat esborrades.

Fogueres que mai no s'apaguen de nit,
cendres plenes d'enganys i neguit,
cases buides, carrers,

sotanes demanant clemència entremig dels brasers.

Com et canvia la vida en un quart de segon,
heu passat de ser els amos a caminar de genolls
ai, com et canvia la por, ara que ja no sou els més forts
i han trobat dins la vostra barraca el mapa del tresor.

Les claus d'aquell vell paradís
que han tingut al poble submís
torna a estar mossegada
la poma de l'arbre amb la saba assecada.

Fogueres que mai no s'apaguen de nit,
cendres plenes d'enganys i neguit,

cases buides, carrers,
sotanes demanant clemència entremig dels brasers.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Xeic!'s "Quart de segon" paint a picture of a society in upheaval. The first stanza describes figures hanging from the sky surrounded by red clouds, wearing necklaces of stolen treasures, and pictures of saints that have been erased. This creates a ominous and bleak atmosphere. The stanza continues to describe eternal fires that never go out, filled with deceit and distress. This is juxtaposed with empty houses, streets, and basements filled with people begging for mercy in the midst of the flames.

The chorus of the song then emphasizes how life can change in a quarter of a second. The rulers have become the ones on their knees and fear has overtaken them now that they are no longer the strongest. The second verse furthers the theme of a society in chaos. The keys to the old paradise that was once held by a subservient population are now being bitten. The apple of the tree with dried sap is being reborn.

Line by Line Meaning

Dimonis que pengen del cel,
The demons hanging from the sky,

envoltats de núvols vermells,
Surrounded by red clouds,

collars plens de joies robades,
Necklaces full of stolen treasures,

imatges de sants que han estat esborrades.
Images of saints that have been erased.

Fogueres que mai no s'apaguen de nit,
Fires that never go out at night,

cendres plenes d'enganys i neguit,
Ashes full of lies and anxiety,

cases buides, carrers,
Empty houses, streets,

sotanes demanant clemència entremig dels brasers.
Cellars begging for mercy amidst the embers.

Com et canvia la vida en un quart de segon,
How life changes in a quarter of a second,

heu passat de ser els amos a caminar de genolls
You went from being the masters to walking on your knees,

ai, com et canvia la por, ara que ja no sou els més forts
Oh, how fear changes, now that you are no longer the strongest,