Eté joins Los Problems for the track Jordan from the album El Éxodo. Andrés Coutinho and Ernesto Tabárez write the lyrics, while the pair creates the music. This collaboration brings a reflective mood to the listener.
Released: July 9, 2021
Jordan
Eté | Los Problems • From “El Éxodo”
Jordan Lyrics Translation – El Éxodo Soundtrack
The songwriter describes a scene with boats and geese on a lake. He says, “You’re like Michael Jordan floating, above everyone else’s hands.” The vocalist sits in a town square with a ball and misses every shot.
Es tan extrañoIt’s so strange.
Los botes, el lago, los ganzosThe boats, the lake, and the geese,
Y en otro planeta los autoswhile the cars on another planet,
Los pasajerosand the passengers pass by.
En dónde estabas?Where were you?
Supongo que es fácil saberloI suppose it’s easy to know,
Sería mejor no saberloand it’d be better not to know,
Pero no puedobut I can’t help myself.
Sos como Jordan flotandoYou’re like Michael Jordan floating,
Sobre las manos del restoabove everyone else’s hands.
Y en las alturasAnd up there in the heights,
Estas tan solayou’re so alone.
Y yo sentado jugandoAnd I’m just sitting here playing,
Con la pelota en la plazawith the ball in the town square.
No pasa nada, y no entra unaNothing’s happening, and I can’t make a single shot.
Pensaba que tarde se hizo decíaI was thinking about how late it’s gotten, I’d say.
Estaba pensando en nosotrosI was thinking about us,
Pensando en nadaand thinking about nothing at all.
Ahora qué hacemos?What do we do now?
Si es que hacemos algo mañanaIf we even do anything tomorrow.
Pensaba en llamarte mañanaI was thinking of calling you tomorrow.
Va a haber tormentaThere’s going to be a storm.
Pasan las horasThe hours pass by,
Como si pasaran semanasas if they were weeks.
Tal vez han pasado semanasMaybe weeks actually have passed.
Cómo saberloHow could I even tell?
Sos como Jordan flotandoYou’re like Michael Jordan floating,
Sobre las manos del restoabove everyone else’s hands.
Y en las alturasAnd up there in the heights,
Estas tan solayou’re so alone.
Y yo sentado jugandoAnd I’m just sitting here playing,
Con la pelota en la plazawith the ball in the town square.
No pasa nada, no entra unaNothing’s happening, I can’t make a single shot.
Sos como JordanYou’re just like Jordan,
Flotando…floating away…
Jordan Music Video
The English lyrics of ‘Jordan’ explore isolation through sports metaphors. Eté delivers a sincere performance on this release about admiration and distance.