In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Su hermana le dice que se levante temprano
Y así lo esta chingando desde hace mas de un año
Y el le dice que no, no le gusta trabajar
El no nació para eso, tampoco pa' cantar
El es todo un naco y ese no es tu problema
Mejor tu no opines si no quieres ver sus flemas
El fin de semana segura la cruda
La chela, los tacos, la nena segura
Es mas, es mas, es mas que mi carnal
Que viva el tequila, también el mezcal
Mira pa' tras, veras que todo sigue igual
La misma puerca pero en otro corral
Ñero, ñero
Ya todos sabemos quien es el mero mero
Ñero, ñero
La raza te quiere, te quiere ver de güero
Ñero, ñero
Seguro a Acapulco pa'l fin de semana
Ñero, ñero
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
El toma la vida como viene
De todas las cosas la que mas le conviene
El siempre ha vivido así su vida
Con buenas chiquitas y muy buenas bebidas
Se ve que le gustan las buenas cosas
Su novia es una güera que esta re-sabrosa
Cantante de un bar que el visita a diario
Donde solo se reúne con altos funcionarios
Tan acostumbrado a lo que vivimos
En esta miseria ya estamos jodidos
Ya no hay vuelta de hoja, todo esta escrito
Tendrás que largarte por rumbo distinto
Ñero, ñero
Ya todos sabemos quien es el mero mero
Ñero, ñero
La raza te quiere, te quiere ver de güero
Ñero, ñero
Seguro a Acapulco pa'l fin de semana
Ñero, ñero
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
Ñero, ñero
Ya todos sabemos quien es el mero mero
Ñero, ñero
La raza te quiere, te quiere ver de güero
Ñero, ñero
Seguro a Acapulco pa'l fin de semana
Ñero, ñero
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
Ñero, ñero, ñero, ñero, ñero, ñero (P'al fin de semana)
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
Y así lo esta chingando desde hace mas de un año
Y el le dice que no, no le gusta trabajar
El no nació para eso, tampoco pa' cantar
El es todo un naco y ese no es tu problema
Mejor tu no opines si no quieres ver sus flemas
El fin de semana segura la cruda
La chela, los tacos, la nena segura
Es mas, es mas, es mas que mi carnal
Que viva el tequila, también el mezcal
Mira pa' tras, veras que todo sigue igual
La misma puerca pero en otro corral
Ñero, ñero
Ya todos sabemos quien es el mero mero
Ñero, ñero
La raza te quiere, te quiere ver de güero
Ñero, ñero
Seguro a Acapulco pa'l fin de semana
Ñero, ñero
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
El toma la vida como viene
De todas las cosas la que mas le conviene
El siempre ha vivido así su vida
Con buenas chiquitas y muy buenas bebidas
Se ve que le gustan las buenas cosas
Su novia es una güera que esta re-sabrosa
Cantante de un bar que el visita a diario
Donde solo se reúne con altos funcionarios
Tan acostumbrado a lo que vivimos
En esta miseria ya estamos jodidos
Ya no hay vuelta de hoja, todo esta escrito
Tendrás que largarte por rumbo distinto
Ñero, ñero
Ya todos sabemos quien es el mero mero
Ñero, ñero
La raza te quiere, te quiere ver de güero
Ñero, ñero
Seguro a Acapulco pa'l fin de semana
Ñero, ñero
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
Ñero, ñero
Ya todos sabemos quien es el mero mero
Ñero, ñero
La raza te quiere, te quiere ver de güero
Ñero, ñero
Seguro a Acapulco pa'l fin de semana
Ñero, ñero
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
Ñero, ñero, ñero, ñero, ñero, ñero (P'al fin de semana)
Y mientras yo cuido a tu hermana
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