Feel the sand between your toes and the sun on your skin. In “Arena y Sal,” Spanish indie-rockers Supersubmarina paint a sun-drenched picture of two people who would rather stay awake together than drift into separate dreams. The lyrics place them on a shoreline filled with arena (sand), sal (salt), gin, and rum, where every breath of sea breeze brings calm. The singer begs, “Háblame” and “Túmbate,” showing a longing for conversation, stillness, and shared moments that make the sky seem “un poco más limpio.”
Beneath the warm holiday imagery lies a deeper promise: no matter where life pulls them, they will always “volver al mar” – return to the place, and the person, that feels like home. The song becomes an anthem of connection, urging Don’t ever let go and I only want to be where you are. Whether they stay on that idyllic beach or dash off to “algún otro sitio,” the real destination is each other’s company. Supersubmarina wraps this devotion in upbeat guitars and coastal metaphors, turning a simple day at the seaside into a heartfelt pledge of never losing one another.