Advertencia Lyrics & Meaning – Cuerpos, Vol. 1 | Babasónicos
ADVERTENCIA is a sharp and stylish warning from Argentine legends Babasónicos. The track arrives from their album CUERPOS, Vol. 1. Adrian Rodríguez writes the cryptic lyrics, while Adrian Dargelos helps compose the music.
Released: September 10, 2025
ADVERTENCIA
Babasónicos • From “CUERPOS, Vol. 1”
Lyricist
Adrian Rodríguez
Composer
Adrian Dargelos, Adrian Rodríguez & Others
CUERPOS, Vol. 1’s ADVERTENCIA Spanish Lyrics English Translation
Adrian Rodríguez uses metaphors of fire and failure to talk about self-destructive habits and emotional dishonesty. The poet describes a universal act of avoidance, noting ‘A red warning sign I failed to see, anyone could be that sign’ (Un letrero rojo que no pude ver, cualquiera puede ser). The narrator connects lies with motion and paints the word ‘Pain’ directly onto another’s lips.
Te comprometiste con la fauna, te acomoda bien el traumaYou’ve committed yourself to the wild, and your trauma seems to suit you well.
Eso pareceAt least, that’s how it seems.
Por mi parte prefiero rechazar lo que a vistas pareceFor my part, I’d rather reject what clearly appears to be,
Totalmente descabelladocompletely and utterly absurd.
A veces quiero fuego y me quemoSometimes I crave the fire and I get burned.
A veces para nadaSometimes, it’s for nothing at all.
Siento que escapamos de algo todosI feel like we’re all running away from something,
Pero no de lo mismobut we aren’t all running from the same thing.
Un letrero rojo que no pude ver, cualquiera puede serA red warning sign I failed to see, anyone could be that sign.
Un caracol en la canción de todos nosotrosA slow-moving snail caught in the song of us all.
Un sofisticado modo de mentir, mentir para seguirA sophisticated way of lying, lying just to keep moving forward.
Un aerosol en la conciencia de otroLike a spray-painted tag on someone else’s conscience,
Escrito en labios, “Dolor”with the word “Pain” written across their lips.
AdvertenciaThis is a warning.
Por mi parte prefiero rechazar lo que a vistas pareceFor my part, I’d rather reject what clearly appears to be,
Totalmente descabelladocompletely and utterly absurd.
A veces quiero fuego y me quemoSometimes I crave the fire and I get burned.
A veces para nadaSometimes, it’s for nothing at all.
Siento que escapamos de algo todosI feel like we’re all running away from something,
Pero no de lo mismobut we aren’t all running from the same thing.
Un letrero rojo que no pude ver, cualquiera puede serA red warning sign I failed to see, anyone could be that sign.
Un caracol en la canción de todos nosotrosA slow-moving snail caught in the song of us all.
Un sofisticado modo de mentir, mentir para seguirA sophisticated way of lying, lying just to keep moving forward.
Un aerosol en la conciencia de otroLike a spray-painted tag on someone else’s conscience,
Escrito en labios, “Dolor”with the word “Pain” written across their lips.
Eso que pasó fue tu última advertenciaWhat happened back then was your final warning.
Mejor que aprendas que es tu última advertenciaYou’d better learn that this is your last warning.
A veces quiero fuego y me quemoSometimes I crave the fire and I get burned.
A veces para nada, a vecesSometimes for nothing at all, just sometimes.
Siento que escapamos de algo todosI feel like we’re all running away from something,
Pero no de lo mismobut we aren’t all running from the same thing.
Un letrero rojo que no pude ver, cualquiera puede serA red warning sign I failed to see, anyone could be that sign.
Un caracol en la canción de todos nosotrosA slow-moving snail caught in the song of us all.
Un sofisticado modo de mentir, mentir para seguirA sophisticated way of lying, lying just to keep moving forward.
Un aerosol en la conciencia de otroLike a spray-painted tag on someone else’s conscience,
Escrito en labios, “Dolor”with the word “Pain” written across their lips.
Looking for the ‘ADVERTENCIA’ lyrics translation? It decodes a sleek caution about trauma and denial. The song is a standout from Babasónicos’ catalog.
