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Catedral de Polvo

José Lerán
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José Lerán
Pop3:50April 28, 2026
0:00 3:50

Influenced by José José, Juan Gabriel, Agustín Lara, Armando Manzanero, Luis Miguel. José Lerán's life was split between two Mexico City homes after his parents' divorce: a sleek Polanco townhouse and a bohemian Coyoacán apartment. This weekly migration taught him to be a diplomat in life and an archivist of heartache in song. At the old upright piano belonging to his beloved stepfather, he began to channel the grand romantic tradition of José José, writing lush, orchestral ballads about the feeling of being a guest in one's own life. He still keeps his grandfather’s tarnished keychain, a reminder of all the doors love can, and cannot, open.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Eran las cinco de un jueves de lluvia en Febrero.
Sobre el parqué de tzalam en tu piso de Polanco.
El sol de la tarde filtrado por la tormenta,
un haz de luz oblicua, una herida tan lenta.
Afuera, el olor a jacaranda mojada.
Adentro, el silencio era casi una carcajada.

[Chorus]
No era el sol, Sofía, era otra cosa.
Era una catedral de motas de polvo que flotan,
la única fe que nos quedaba a los dos.

[Verse 2]
Te acercaste al cristal, con el frío en la palma.
"Mira," dijiste, "parece que nieva sobre el alma."
Dejé sobre la barra de mármol mi llavero,
un ancla de metal para un simple aguacero.
Fue el último instante de paz prefabricada,
la tregua final antes de la retirada.

[Chorus]
No era el sol, Sofía, era una promesa.
Era una catedral de motas de polvo en la mesa,
el único hogar que inventamos los dos.

[Bridge]
Ahora contemplo el edificio desde un taxi.
Tu luz es un rectángulo ajeno en la galaxia.
Y pienso en esa llave, su peso muerto en mi mano,
un jeroglífico de un dialecto lejano.

[Chorus]
No era el sol, Sofía, era nuestra casa.
Era una catedral de polvo que el tiempo arrasa,
el último dios al que le hablamos los dos.

[Outro]
Polvo y silencio.
Se hizo de noche, amor.

About José Lerán

José Lerán's life was split between two Mexico City homes after his parents' divorce: a sleek Polanco townhouse and a bohemian Coyoacán apartment. This weekly migration taught him to be a diplomat in life and an archivist of heartache in song. At the old upright piano belonging to his beloved stepfather, he began to channel the grand romantic tradition of José José, writing lush, orchestral…

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