LEARN LYRICS

SONG MEANING

G3 N15 feels like stumbling across a heartfelt voice memo hidden inside ROSALÍA’s phone. Over airy production, she speaks straight to a young relative she has not seen for two years: apologizing for everything she has missed, guessing at his hobbies, and sending him an “angel ardiendo en el pecho” so he never feels cold. Her words glow with sister-aunt energy—tender, playful, a bit guilty—while vivid images of syringes, fashion models, and marble stars reveal the gritty places fame has dragged her. She paints a split screen: on one side, the innocent blue-eyed child; on the other, the nightlife where “nadie está en paz.” The contrast turns the song into a protective lullaby, promising distance between him and the darker corners of her world.

Mid-track, a warm Catalan-Portuguese voicemail from her grandmother slips in, reminding ROSALÍA (and us) of the order of things: God first, then family. That blessing wraps the song like a homemade quilt, grounding its melancholy in faith and kinship. The result is a moving postcard about absence, responsibility, and the unbreakable thread that ties family together, no matter how complicated the road becomes.

ARTIST BIO

Rosalía Vila Tobella, known simply as Rosalía, is a groundbreaking Spanish singer and songwriter born in 1992 in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia. Trained at the prestigious Catalonia College of Music, she skillfully blends traditional flamenco with modern genres like pop, hip hop, and urbano, creating a fresh and genre-defying sound.

Her 2018 album El mal querer earned critical acclaim and won the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year, solidifying her place as a transformative artist. Rosalía has continued to innovate with hits like "Con altura" and her experimental 2022 album Motomami, which received universal praise and international attention. With multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy wins, she is celebrated as one of Spain’s most influential contemporary musicians, known for pushing musical boundaries and captivating audiences worldwide.

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