Botella Tras Botella Lyrics in English by Gera MX, Christian Nodal
Pedas is popular Mexican slang for 'drunken parties' or 'drinking sessions'. It comes from the word pedo, which literally means 'fart' but has dozens of slang meanings in Mexico.
In the song, the narrator is drinking to forget a lost love, and he says he only talks about her 'en todas mis pedas' (at all my drinking parties). Learning slang like this is a great way to understand the real culture and emotion behind the music.
We have all been that annoying friend after a breakup, and Gera MX and Christian Nodal put that exact moment on blast here. The track is about drowning heartbreak in alcohol, drinking bottle after bottle—botella tras botella—supposedly to forget an ex. But being drunk only makes them talk about her constantly during every party. Mexican slang does heavy lifting here: pedas means drunken parties or drinking benders, and compas means close buddies. Their friends are completely fed up, telling them, güey, ya la tienes que superar ("dude, you already have to get over her"). Instead of moving on, they admit the messy truth: yo ni quiero ("I don't even want to"). They would rather "drink her memory" because drinks taste better that way.
From late-night drunk dials to burning a whole breakup CD (hasta te escribí un CD), the lyrics lay out all the bad post-split habits. Gera MX admits he was a bad match (fui mal partido) who poured salt on the wound by calling her cell during every bender. He even stops himself from reaching out because he knows he will just mess things up again: sé que vuelvo a joderlo ("I know I'll screw it up again"). By the end, the song offers one piece of blunt advice learned the hard way: if you love someone, do not let them go, so you never end up stuck dedicating a track like this one.
