Chilango Blues Lyrics in English Mon Laferte

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Chilango Blues by Mon Laferte from Spanish to English.
This blues cries
At dusk
Between pills, cigarettes
Chilango Blues
Neon skin
Motel smell
Let all the planets explode
Let all the sky bleed
Moon, you that see him
Tell him that I already forgot him
Tell him that maybe I'll see him on Mars
Maybe I'll find an alien
That can stand him
Better that we dance this blues
It's charming
Your plastic love
Democracy at home is over
Now a monster lives on the terrace
Moon, you that see him
Tell him that I already forgot him
Tell him that maybe I'll see him on Mars
Maybe I'll find an alien
That can stand him
Better that we let the blues happen
Moon, you that see him
Tell him that I already forgot him
Tell him that maybe I'll see him on Mars
Maybe I'll find an alien
That can stand him
Better that this blues die
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte
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SONG MEANING

Chilango Blues drops us onto the smoky, neon-lit streets of Mexico City, where heartbreak tastes like pills and cigarettes and love feels as cheap as a pay-by-the-hour motel. Mon Laferte sings to the moon itself, begging it to tell her ex she has already moved on, even if that means blasting off to Mars and dancing with aliens who can handle his chaos. Cosmic exaggerations—planets exploding, the sky bleeding—paint just how dramatic a breakup can feel when the night is loud, lonely, and full of blues.

Yet beneath the raw pain there is defiance. Democracy at home is over, a “monster” now rules the terrace, and the best remedy is to let the music flow. By choosing to sway to this bewitching blues instead of drowning in tears, the singer reclaims her power, hinting that sometimes the only way to kill heartache is to let the blues itself die. Get ready for a bittersweet ride where sorrow, sarcasm, and swagger share the same dance floor.

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