Animal Lyrics in English by Al Safir
Humareda means a thick cloud or haze of smoke, a more vivid and expressive word than the everyday humo. In the song, Al Safir says he writes another song "en el ojo de la humareda," creating a striking image of inspiration emerging from a smoky haze.
“Animal” feels like a loud, street-level self-portrait. Al Safir says people look at him “like si fuera un animal” [as if I were an animal], then answers, “Puta pero es que lo soy” [well, I am one], turning the insult into a joke and a badge. His rap can be direct or “subliminal” [indirect], but he insists every bar is real. He describes the strange mix of attention and hostility around him: people love him and hate him “como al Che” [like Che], a reference to the famous revolutionary figure. The money and status are deliberately messy. His chains are fake but shine, his tracksuit is full of holes, and he says that someone wearing real gold can still be “un pipa” [a fool or nobody]. The image is funny because the flex is built from cheap materials, confidence, and sharp lines rather than luxury.
The song also looks back at hard-up beginnings, with a nod to Leganitos and the days when he was kicking bars around just to get to the bathroom. Now his little brother is beside him with a Zippo “haciendo chispas” [making sparks], while Al Safir says he does not need a crew to light the fuse. Under the bravado, there is debt, smoke, and an unreturned love: “sigo enamorao de la que no me camela” [I am still in love with the girl who is not won over by me]. He turns that sadness into another song, written “en el ojo de la humareda” [in the eye of the smoke]. The final images stay blunt and excessive: friends who once carried spray cans now carry worries, and he chooses to avoid fights by smoking iceolator, a very strong cannabis concentrate. It is boastful, scruffy, funny, and vulnerable in the same breath.
