I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Mirame, mirame en la orilla bro,
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
Oh young blood
I had this picture of a friend I loved
He pulled the trigger but it didn't end
Now he is gone to make amends
He had no say
Was born to sway between delight from might
And pillow fighting with the demon trend,
Like it be his best friend
After the funeral when people went home
I looked all around me and found myself alone
I did the thing open, was peeking in
Got on my curious and made death furious
Mirame, mirame en la orilla bro,
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
I bought Oshun
They had her lined up in a liquor store
Between the chicken heads and token toes
For the troubles deep within
I said take them bones
After I took her home and lit a flame
Asked her to do me she should turn me on
Like I'm one of his own
While mama be praying her rosary
And daddy be counting the cavalry
I am with the rest of the kids at the rodeo
Watching how the bulls all go crazy
Mirame, mirame en la orilla bro,
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
Mirame, mirame en la orilla bro,
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
Oh young blood
I had this picture of a friend I loved
He pulled the trigger but it didn't end
Now he is gone to make amends
He had no say
Was born to sway between delight from might
And pillow fighting with the demon trend,
Like it be his best friend
After the funeral when people went home
I looked all around me and found myself alone
I did the thing open, was peeking in
Got on my curious and made death furious
Mirame, mirame en la orilla bro,
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
I bought Oshun
They had her lined up in a liquor store
Between the chicken heads and token toes
For the troubles deep within
I said take them bones
After I took her home and lit a flame
Asked her to do me she should turn me on
Like I'm one of his own
While mama be praying her rosary
And daddy be counting the cavalry
I am with the rest of the kids at the rodeo
Watching how the bulls all go crazy
Mirame, mirame en la orilla bro,
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
Mirame, mirame en la orilla bro,
Gastandome el pellejo
Aguantame antes que me caiga
Lyrics submitted by tigerareyouthere
Bones Bugalú Lyrics as written by Gabriel Rios Jose Miguel Mathieu
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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i love this song and it's upbeat tempo. as for the lyrics- it seems like a few different stories put together, but i have no clue of the meaning also, does anyone know the english translation?