VERANO
RELEASED 27th MARCH, 2024.

1. SANTO MÍO
SAINT OF MINE 🕯️

You were a stranger. You entered my life. You reminded me of what I am missing. You also showed me what it means to be loved, cherished and protected. Bathe me in love, and take away the pain. You are my saviour. It would be an honour. Let me talk to you and pray in the pure language of drum and song. Saint of mine.
Take me in your arms. Surround me in your charms. Shelter me, protect me, and defend me from life’s harms.
​I’ll pray for you to end the war. Settle the score. Stay by me forever more. And ensure that liberty is in store. Saint of mine.

Anoint me. Bless me. Watch over me.
Speak to me Lord. Give me the life force.
Saint of mine, bring me positive energy.
Give me life. Give me blessings.
Saint of mine please bring me some sunshine.
Speak to me Lord. Give me the life force.
Saint of mine, bring me positive energy.
Won't you take me in your arms tonight, surround me in your charms, and bring about an end to conflict. Aspire in your image so perfect.
Speak to me Lord. Give me the life force.
​Saint of mine, bring me positive energy.

2. LIKE A BIRD
COMO UN PÁJARO 🦜

Follow me into a world of existence.
Follow me.
Honour me. There's no use for insistence.
Honour me..
Welcome into my vertical world.
Where twigs and branches are bought and sold,
And wings and feathers are unfurled.
Up here in our realm, we play by our rules.
To translate humanity is supposedly the lexicon of fools.
Why don't you join me up in my canopy?
'Cause you're quite a catch. We make a fine match.
I'll be on your constant watch through night and day.
Come, let's migrate.
Unto a distant place somewhere across the seven seas.
No need to hibernate.
​So, come, let's mate inside my nest atop the trees.
​So, take my word. Live like a bird.

Follow me into a world of existence.
Follow me.
Tether me against a wind of resistance.
Tether me.

I'm not just a bird that's there to be preyed upon.
My word is a melody to be played along a counterpoint of song.
Out here in the wild, I live like a child.
From my wings, I see such marvellous things of Mother Nature's offerings. Yet always returning to you in the spring.
You ruffle my feathers. In all different weathers.
And that way you'll know I'm your friend and not your foe.
Will you release me out of captivity into a hidden sanctuary?
​Will you relinquish me from my affliction to your natural selection? Haven't you heard? Live like a bird.

Follow me into a wolrd of existence.
Follow me into a vista.
Live like a bird. Fly high in the sky. Over wonderland.
High up above, music is the language of love. It gives me the freedom and creativity to be who I want to be, and see what I want to see, living out here in the wild. My flight is a melody in a counterpoint of florid activity. Invoke the feeling and all the blessings and spirits and the liberties; to be who I want to be, to be where I want to be, and see what I want to see.

Flow like the river running free. Blaze like the fire burning me. Glide like the pilot in the breeze. Slide like the leaves beneath the trees Play like the children in the street. Pray like the pilgrims at their feet. Fly like the fowls in the sunshine. Cry like the owls in the moon time. Whirl me into a dance. Spin me out in a trance. Set us up in romance. Let us take every chance.

Fly with me. Cry with me. Live like a bird of prey. Take heed and don’t delay. Come what may.

3. MAÑANA
​​MORNING 🚲

Morning...
Morning...
Morning...
​Morning...
​Take me for a ride, my love. Take me for a ride, please.
I won't take you for a ride. We don't have a bicycle.

I thought I heard my baby calling for her poor mother.
You didn't hear any baby. It was something you imagined.

I thought I heard my man begging for his wife.
You won't hear from any man. We are not married, woman.
I woke up this morning to find that the dream had gone.
It's time to face reality and now confront my loneliness.

Where have the people gone? The most important people?
There are no people in this place. You are the only one here.
Morning, and the dream lingers on...
​Morning, and the dream lingers on...

4. CALLE VERANO
SUMMER ROAD ⚾️

I know a neighbourhood in the south of the city,
Where dreamers and lovers live.
Around the corner from where we are.
This neighbourhood is called “Summer Road”.
I like to visit from time to time.
To see who is there and what is happening.
Each visit generates new memories.
Although all of the buildings are so old.

I cannot think of any other place so friendly and familiar.
It is certain that the home is where the heart is.
Wherever I go, I can always return.

Passing down the summer road.
​Passing down the summer road.
Whenever I feel depressed, I go there.
It feeds my soul and lifts my spirits.
The vintage cars underneath the palm trees
The colonial façades of crumbling stone

I will go there today, I will go there tomorrow,
I will go there at night next week.
I will continue visiting that place.
Until the end of my days.

I cannot think of any other place so friendly and familiar. 

5. COME ON DOWN
¡VAMOS A LA PLAYA! 🐬

Come on down for the summer fun.
I have a little wooden cabin to play out all day long.
Come on down to the water's cool.
And we'll be swimming with the fishes and dolphins in the blue.
Drove down the freeway onto the coast. Sun beating tarmac into a toast. Listening to the radio. Sipping a Frappuccino. Recalling what you said to me on the phone: "Come on down to the beach. It's all that I beseech."

Woke up in a daze of hangover. Triggered by intoxicating liquor. Last night was a hot one. This morning, my body weighs a tonne. My head is banging, and I'm lying low in the sun. Darling, come back to me. Let's make memories by the sea.

Throwback to last summer, we were young and so carefree. Passing through the days together in eternal ecstasy. Drinking and dancing and spending our money and taking every opportunity. Let us meet. Let us repeat. Come down to the beach.

Come down, let's make love next to the sea, and jump into the water. Splash!

Come and play with me. So, come on, come on down to the beach. The water is in our reach. It's all I ask. It's all I beseech.
Come and play with me. So, come on, step down on to the sand. Take a hold of my hand. Don't worry, come be part of the band.

6. SUMMER LUXURY
EL LUJO DE VERANO  🌊

Out in the sun, trying to look cool, reclining on a chair. I felt a fool in my bikini next to the swimming pool. It was nice to get away in style, if only for a while, but it was a little too hot for me to feel completely comfortable. At one point, I even had to share a beach. Yet the ice cream cooler wasn't in my reach. There was nothing to do, no games to play, to fill another day. What else can I say?
Sun and sea. Summer luxury. And there's no other place I'd really rather be. But there's a price for a trip to paradise. When you pay for expensive spas, hotels and flights.

Out in the grass, with my designer flask, I wore a hairpiece on safari, to keep my hair from going frizzy in the humidity, you see. It was nice to see all the animals in their natural habitat, but too much roughing around in the jeep for me to feel completely happy. The hotel wasn't luxurious at all. An outhouse with a sink and shower stall. The insects and bugs attacked me after extinguishing the light. The crickets chirping kept me up all night.

Birds and trees. Summer luxuries. And there's no other place I'd really rather be. But there are mites and mosquito bites. Making experience a little less than nice.

​Take me on a more exotic summer holiday. None of this artificial package pretence! None of this superficial substance!
Sun and sea. Summer luxury.
Another week of sun, jacuzzi, soap, and foam.
Birds and trees. Summer luxuries.
Another week 'til I am heading home.
Sun and sea. Summer luxury.
I have a funny feeling in the back of my neck.
Birds and trees. Summer luxuries.
Luxury cruise becomes and miserable shipwreck.

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​Something is wrong. And yet I can't work out what it is. Why shouldn't I feel content to be on holiday, you say?

The clouds, they may form. The rain, it may fall. My arms are open welcoming a sub-tropical storm. The ocean may rise. And I realise. A hurricane is brewing 'cross the Trans-Atlantic skies.

7. CASTILLO EN EL AIRE
CASTLE IN THE AIR 🏰

I am a frog, but if you give me some kisses, I will turn into a tall and handsome prince. Give me three wishes, castle in the air, lady, marvellous, beautiful, queen of my heart.

​Alternatively, if I kissed you while you were sleeping. would I attain your love? I would break the spell and the enchantments, forever.
I have fought battles. I have faced dragons. I have travelled to the ends of the Earth, searching for some pots of gold. But your love is worth more than that; it is more difficult to find. Can I prove that I am much more worthy than any other bachelor?

I would swim through the stormy sea of pirates and mermaids. I would struggle through the thorny wilderness in search of my princess. If I obtained the key to unlock your heart, I would no longer need my armour, nor my shield, or my sword.

You are not a wicked witch. I am not a vagabond wizard. My horse has no wings, nor a horn to dispel poison. I patrol your battlements, and your halls of paintings, Your drawbridge is lowered, and I enter your portcullis.

You are part of my childhood stories. You are the main theme of my fantasies. Sitting on a cloud, castle in the air, lady, marvellous, beautiful, my pleasure.

8. MÍSTICA
MÍSTICA ✈️

One woman,
Born before yesterday.
Mística was ahead of her time.
​Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a little girl was born out of wedlock. She had neither name, nor suitable childhood; her identity was kept a secret. The daughter of a vagabond, the spouse of an unknown maiden; she was orphaned at birth, brought to the king, and raised as his own princess, and became known as Mística.
​Twenty years later, civil war broke out among the kingdom. She had grown from an illegitimate child to a beautiful and strong-willed woman. The suitors came from afar, bringing rich gifts and exotic proposals. What could one man offer the woman of his dreams, who was known as Mística?

9. ESCALERA AL INFIERNO
STAIRWAY TO INFERNO 🌋

Follow me, if you want. Follow me, if you dare. But take great care! Don't lose your balance. Because otherwise, you will fall into the abyss and surely burn. Descending the stairway to inferno.
Lava is burning in the hot oven of the world. The rock comes from the core, through the mantle and out of the crust. Descending the stairs, I feel a familiar sensation of dread. I have lost the game, and the Devil has won.
In contrast, a different view. Majestic mountains and snowscapes. Winter here and there. Snow, crystals, ice and water. Ascending the stairs, the angels and demons are at every stage. The seraphim and the cherubim seem superficial.
Follow me, if you want. Follow me, if you dare.
But take great care on the stairway to inferno.
Because otherwise, you will fall into the abyss and surely burn. Descending the stairway to inferno.
Follow me, if you want. Follow me, if you dare.
But take great care on the stairway to inferno.
The whole world is burning in the hot oven.
The rock comes from the core, through the mantle,
And out of the crust.
As time passes by, coal burns in the fire, ice crystallises on frost,
And that's the way things are. Do you understand?
Inferno or winter? 
​Raise your hands to the heavens!

The stairway to inferno.
Dig deeper to discover the formation of our world.
The stairway to inferno created out of the earth.
Such structure is the creation of a great war.

10. ORIGINAL REBEL
VAGABUNDO ORIGINAL 🎭

'Cause I'm the original rebel. Excluded from the church.
I'll get what I deserve. I'll give it what it's worth.
A bittersweet, blue rebel. A ranger on a search.
To the corners of the earth. For the cause to which I serve.
​And forever, singing, "Oh. Oh, oh weh oh..."
Wonderful in white. Innocent in moonlight.
'Cause I'm an angel in disguise, fallen from paradise.
Dare to be in red. Devilishly handsome.
'Cause the demon inside me demands to be set free.
Elegant in black. Classy and so timeless.
Simple sophistication makes a fine impression.
Try me out in yellow. Sweet honey and vanilla.
'Cause like a sovereign, everything I touch, it turns to gold.

Channel me in. Channel me out.
Turn up the volume and you'll know what I'm all about.
Singing it soft. Singing it loud.
​Increase the tempo 'til the song turns to scream and shout.

​Oh.
Oh, oh weh oh. Oh, oh weh oh.
Oh, oh weh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh weh oh. Oh, oh weh oh.
Oh, oh weh oh, oh, oh.
Let me dance for you. I'll dance until the ember.
And then you won't remember who you are, or where you came from.
And if you want me to be "that", I'll live up to the tarnish.
I'll risk your reputation, 'til we finish what we started.
Come and watch me as I dance. I'll dance until the last song.
'Til every right is wrong and every syllable is gone.
And if you want me to be "that", I'll live up to the tarnish.
I'll risk your reputation, 'til we finish what we started.

And if you really want it, I'll give you my number.
666, knock on the door, I know what you are calling for.
And if you really need it, all you must remember.
666, step on the floor, I know to whom I'm answering for.

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

11. NO VUELVAS NUNCA MÁS
DON'T COME CRAWLING BACK 💔

Don't come back to my house!
I don't want you in my life.
I have a message from the other side.
​Don't come crawling back.
I was nothing special to you.
For you, I was of little importance.
You made a great error, at the cost of love.
You are lost, without my affection, without my love.
However, it was your decision. I did not need your blessing.

Little boy, you made a mistake. Never again, will I forgive you.
I was at the point of exploding. Everything happened quickly.
The one who makes it is the one who breaks it.
You went with another woman. That was your decision.

No...
​Never again...
Don't come back to my house.
Don't return to my arms. I don't want you in my life anymore.
​Oh no, I can't take it anymore. I don't want to see you. You are a fool. But I want you to see what you have done to me.
Don't come back to my house.
Don't return to my arms. I don't want you in my life anymore.
Oh, I can't look at you anymore.
I can't love you anymore. I don't want to see you, my love.
This song is full of tears... Because I no longer want to see you... Because I simply can't love you... You are toxic... I cry a tear...

I will never love you again.
​I don't want to cry anymore.

12. A GUATACA
DRUM IS THE EAR OF GOD 🌽

By ear, I play without a guide. I unload the earth with my song.
The rhythms form in my heart. Holy Spirit, my religion.
By ear, I sing my song. With attack, I dance my passion.
The words that give me reason.
Hallelujah. Amen. My benediction.
​I awakened from a dream to receive a message from you.
Go back to where you were created, to find your future.
Like the blossoming flower, I regress to my roots.
I am a poor pilgrim, I return to my country.

Out of the dense, emerald forest.
And across the turquoise ocean.

I arrive at the shores of my ancestors.
From the old, a new feeling of joy comes to us.
When I feel the earth between my toes.
I knew that I was blessed and that I was saved.
Out of the night, I fly towards the light.
I spread my wings, and I flex my claws.
If I could reach you by morning, to feel your embrace.
I would endure the night. I would pay whatever price.

The stars in the sky
Are the footprints of my reality.

My drum is the ear of God.
It opens the door to the Kingdom of Heaven, when I play the rhythms.
Let my immortal saint guide my hands.
​Listen to my music of skin and sticks.