Lyrics
Son las once y pico en Cienfuegos, huele a cedro y a sudor.
Tu cincel descansa frío sobre el banco de motor.
Vine a hablarte en el silencio que dejaste en el taller,
porque el plano de este amor se me acaba de romper.
[Chorus]
Cartas a la caoba, preguntas al aserrín,
¿qué medida se le aplica a un amor que llega a su fin?
Tus consejos para el roble no me sirven en su piel,
y esta grieta no la sella ni la gubia ni el bisel.
[Verse 2]
“La veta nunca miente”, me dijiste en el balcón,
mientras liabas un cigarro con clavos en el pulmón.
Pero el corazón no es pino, no se deja enderezar,
y sus ojos no traían un manual para fallar.
[Chorus]
Cartas a la caoba, preguntas al aserrín,
¿qué medida se le aplica a un amor que llega a su fin?
Tus consejos para el roble no me sirven en su piel,
y esta grieta no la sella ni la gubia ni el bisel.
[Bridge]
Quise ensamblar nuestros días con la espiga y el metal,
pero su alma era de balsa, abuelo, imposible de anclar.
[Outro]
(Sonido de una garlopa sobre madera, una sola pasada, y luego silencio)
About Mateo Céspedes
Mateo Céspedes spent over a decade in his family's Santiago woodworking shop, learning the stories of his neighbors by repairing their broken furniture. At 32, he traded his tools for a requinto guitar, building sophisticated bachatas with a carpenter's precision and a poet's heart. On his desk, he still keeps his grandfather's favorite chisel, a reminder to build songs that, like a well-made…
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