Más Alto Lyrics in English by Hard GZ, Lupita's Friends
Pelucos is slang for watches, especially conspicuous or expensive-looking ones. In the line “Pelucos en la muñeca y cara de diablo”, the artist evokes a tough, flashy street image, making this a memorable Spanish word that is more distinctive than the everyday term relojes.
“Más Alto” (“Higher”) feels like a fast, sharp ride above city pressure. The narrator says, “No puedes andar con mis zapatos sin quemarte” [You can’t walk in my shoes without getting burned], warning that his life is harder than it looks. He is trying to escape things he cannot leave behind, while time slips away and people judge him, praising him one minute and covering him “de mierda y de gloria” [with shit and glory] the next. The line about winners writing history, while losers can only read it on Wikipedia, is especially cheeky. Beneath the jokes, he points to a divided society where “media sociedad a la otra media odia” [half of society hates the other half].
The chorus lifts the song above the “jungla de asfalto” [concrete jungle], but it also brings the rapper back down to earth: people assume he has a full bank account, and he answers, “No es para tanto” [It’s not that big a deal]. In the verses, he drives through Barna, a nickname for Barcelona, rushing to earn his living and make people smile while carrying exhaustion and addiction. “Voy en busca de mi pan” [I’m going after my bread] means he is working to survive, not chasing luxury. He remembers starting with rap on the train tracks, then performing wild pogo-filled shows, and admits that life has changed him. The song’s “higher” is therefore both ambition and escape: rise above the city, the critics, and the pressure, but do not mistake that height for an easy or wealthy life.
