Infierno Lyrics in English by santa rm
Extirpó comes from extirpar, meaning to remove something completely, often surgically, such as a tumor or an organ. Its dramatic, clinical sound makes it much more memorable than the usual words for heartbreak.
In the song, “me extirpó este maldito corazón” means “they tore out my damned heart.” The singer uses medical imagery metaphorically to express how completely devastated he feels after the breakup.
“Infierno” by Mexican rapper Santa RM turns a breakup into a dramatic death scene. The narrator says his former love has destroyed his heart so completely that he asks, “Mándame a las llamas del infierno” [Send me to the flames of hell]. In this song, infierno is not a place he fears. He thinks he might feel better there than in the life left behind. He writes in a notebook, tries to understand his pain, and admits that he does not even know what to say if the other person wants to leave. The repeated question, “¿Para qué me sirve el corazón?” [What use is my heart?], is blunt and almost theatrical, as if heartbreak has made the heart useless.
The lyrics keep turning love into a violent metaphor: “Tú fuiste quien mató a mi corazón” [You were the one who killed my heart], while the ex’s lips become “el arma perfecta” [the perfect weapon]. A goodbye kiss brings “olor a olvido y sabor rico” [the smell of forgetfulness and a pleasant taste], which makes the farewell both tender and painful. He calls this person his “vitamina” [vitamin], then his “corona” [crown] and “ruina” [ruin], showing how one love could feel like both his strength and his collapse. By the end, he is a “hoy occiso” [today’s dead person] in a murder, asking to be given life back for a while. It is heartbreak told with huge, almost cinematic images, and that is exactly what makes the song so memorable.
