Moreno’s first solo single after leaving her former band. She wrote the lyrics in Spanish first, then translated them for herself.
Song story
Flamenco Indie
Spanish verses and West Coast guitar.
At a glance
- Release date
- June 20, 2024
- Genre
- Indie Rock
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Duration
- 3:47
- Artist
- Lila Moreno
The story
About this song
Interpretation
What the song is about
On writing in a language that feels closer to the truth.
Close listen
Craft and analysis
Opens with a rasgueado flourish before the drums enter at 0:47.
Licensed lyrics
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Guitarra flamenca, luz del oeste
Escribí esto en español primero
Luego lo traduje para mí
Spanish verses, West Coast picking
[Chorus]
A language closer to the truth
Rasgueado flourish at the start
The drums enter at forty-seven seconds
And I play from my heart
[Verse 2]
Oakland at sixteen years old
Venezuelan-American hands
Poetry first in one tongue
Then understood in other lands
[Chorus]
A language closer to the truth
Rasgueado flourish at the start
The drums enter at forty-seven seconds
And I play from my heart
[Bridge]
Escribí esto en español primero
The words felt more like home
Luego lo traduje para mí
And found myself not alone
[Chorus]
A language closer to the truth
Rasgueado flourish at the start
The drums enter at forty-seven seconds
And I play from my heart
[Outro]
Guitarra flamenca
Luz del oeste
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