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El Cuarteto de Nos - Maldito Show (English Translation) Lyrics[Chorus]
Whoa-oh-oh, look over here
Whoa-oh-oh, say "cheese"
Who condemned us without being able to say no
To participate in this damn show?
[Verse 1]
Here everyone must be entertained; no one can get bored
Because some ill-intentioned idea might come to mind
And any edited or raw image they're forced to see
Shouldn’t make them think, reason, create, or question
Prisoners of the curse of the spectacle
Trapped in this schizophrenic environment
Where everything that its tentacles can reach
Gets turned into a show without any ethical restraint
News about art, death, sports, profits
Reports of bloody cases, price hikes, discounts
Marketing events, catering, modeling
Happenings that on the screen
Explode in dances, colors
Horrors and laughter, nonstop, in haste
And attack viciously with all that paraphernalia
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It's all about escaping
Well-being above good or evil
A recipe imposed to assume you're happy (Yes, yes!)
[Chorus]
Whoa-oh-oh, look over here
Whoa-oh-oh, say "cheese"
Who condemned us without being able to say no
To participate in this damn show?
[Post-Chorus]
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
[Verse 2]
Spotlights only aiming at instant glory (Yay!)
Exclusives dying of spontaneous combustion (Boo!)
Effects hypnotizing us in simultaneous illusions (Wuh!)
An applause without will validates this ferocious miscellany
Debates that sink and drift into mere chatter
Headlines equating the value of heroes and vandals
Nothing is real unless it happens on camera
Nothing more spectacular than a good scandal
Shows talking about dramas of ordinary people
Dressed as social aid sponsored by a detergent
Flashing colors selling urgent news
And neurotic beings (Eh?) also called media icons (Ah)
Who, under robotic lights, talk about homelessness, toplessness, goals
And climate change
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Like any deity
Anyone who dares deny its light will be exiled
And heretics are those who refuse to worship at its altar (Yes, yes!)
[Solo]
[Post-Chorus]
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
[Bridge]
Instant rituals, a cult of obsolescence
A binge of news, vomiting pyrotechnics
Ads on the front, ads on the back
Obituaries sold with death as a sponsor
The show must entertain
The show must amuse
The show must anesthetize
The show must go on
The show must distract
The show must seduce
The show must indoctrinate
The show must profit
[Chorus]
Whoa-oh-oh, look over here
Whoa-oh-oh, say "cheese"
Who condemned us without being able to say no
To participate in this damn show?
[Post-Chorus]
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn
Da—da—damn show, da—da—damn