Elegiré Lyrics in English La Raíz

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Elegiré by La Raíz from Spanish to English.

The path is bad and nowadays it's hard to keep straight

The only thing I can do is have no secrets

I walk step by step and that's how stories get written

And the mic isn't a crime, it's a way that they don't say a peep

And now I feel your breath like a flame

I see my wound close up in your bed

Lie to me pretending that nothing scares you

You know what?

I'll choose, we'll choose to fly, fly

To sink our feet, to sink our feet in the mud of vulgarity

I'll choose, we'll choose to fly, fly

To sink our feet, to sink our feet in the mud of vulgarity

I told the road, "take it easy"

I don't feel like seeing your end

I go slowly, I go so calm

That even the hours walk backward

There's people in a hurry that step on us

But I want to fly and escape like Icarus

I'm gonna show you the world from above

I'm gonna endow you with the art of birds

Grab onto my wings but fast

I invite you to a raptor flight, a romantic flight

To win back what was stolen from us

To see the sea again without trash at its side

I'll choose, we'll choose to fly, fly

To sink our feet, to sink our feet in the mud of vulgarity

I'll choose, we'll choose to fly, fly

To sink our feet, to sink our feet in the mud of vulgarity

Kids with masks of adult souls

Adult souls that hide behind masks

Dark spirits stalk in the night

Dark spirits, they don't cease

Ghostly is their army and their gait

All that's left for us is to wait for the signal

And Babylon will burn tonight

The impure will burn even more

That not even with their shields will they be able to defend themselves

And Babylon will burn

Babylonia will burn tonight!

I'll choose, we'll choose to fly, fly

To sink our feet, to sink our feet in the mud of vulgarity

I'll choose, we'll choose to fly, fly

To sink our feet, to sink our feet in the mud of vulgarity

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SONG MEANING

Elegiré feels like an anthem for anyone who has ever looked at the world’s chaos and said, “I’d rather spread my wings than sink in this mud.” Over a fusion of rock, rap, and Mediterranean rhythms, La Raíz paints a road full of temptations, masks, and “barros de vulgaridad” – the sticky swamp of conformity and mediocrity. The singer admits the path is rough, yet vows to keep no secrets, to let the microphone speak, and to heal wounds through genuine connection. With references to Icarus, soaring birds, and a burning Babylon, the lyrics invite us to rebel poetically, exposing false idols and reclaiming stolen dreams, clean oceans, and fearless hearts.

At its core, the song is a call to choose flight over stagnation, authenticity over disguise, hope over apathy. It celebrates moving forward “paso a paso” while refusing to bow to dark forces that lurk behind adult masks. By the final chorus, “Elegiré, elegiremos volar” becomes a collective promise: together we will rise above the noise, keep our feet free from the mud, and create a future where our stories – and our skies – stay wide open. 🎶

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La Raíz Elegiré Lyrics