Lyrics
La viga maestra del ciento sesenta y tres,
fría como el rencor en tu piel de metal.
Te rezas a ti misma con óxido y vejez,
yo te doy el bautismo de un fuego infernal
aquí en este garaje que apesta a ozono y fe.
[Chorus]
Ay, mis santos de hojalata,
con remaches por heridas.
Bailen la rumba que desbarata
las penas y las avenidas.
[Verse 2]
Desde que tumbaron la bodega en agosto,
junto pedazos de tu esqueleto.
"Es solo progreso", me dijo el capataz con su rostro
de mapa en blanco, de plan incompleto.
Yo le sonreí con la mugre en los dientes.
[Chorus]
Ay, mis santos de hojalata,
con remaches por heridas.
Bailen la rumba que desbarata
las penas y las avenidas.
[Bridge]
Y entre el chispazo y el zumbido
(Aleluya de la esquirla)
se cuela un coquí, terco y perdido.
(Un amén de alcantarilla)
[Outro]
Te vas a quedar guapo, ¿oíste?
Un santo con cara de Bronx y alma de Santurce.
About Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas
Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and learned to sing over the sound of her father's timbales. Raised in the sonic crucible of the South Bronx, she earned her nickname in the city's toughest dance halls, her powerful voice telling the stories of her block. Her songs are a tribute to the resilience of a woman who carries an island in her throat and a city in her heart.…
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