Bala perdida literally translates to "stray bullet". While it can sometimes be used to describe a reckless or unpredictable person, in this song, it's used as a powerful and romantic metaphor.
Morat sings, "TĂş eres mi bala perdida" (You are my stray bullet), to describe a love that came into his life unexpectedly and had a massive impact. It's a poetic way of saying this person was a one-in-a-million shot that he never saw coming but that changed his life completely.
Have you ever had a memory of someone that just wouldn't leave your head? That's exactly what this song from Colombian band Morat is all about. The singer kicks things off by admitting, "Tan fácil que es enamorarme / Y tan difĂcil olvidarte" (So easy to fall in love / And so hard to forget you). He's completely stuck on someone who promised him forever but isn't around anymore.
Instead of trying to move on, he's doing the opposite. He says he's training his broken heart just in case he runs into this person again. He feels like their memory is a permanent fixture in his mind, repeating "Tu recuerdo no se va, no se va, no se va" (Your memory doesn't leave, it doesn't leave, it doesn't leave). The whole song is basically him pleading with this person to "Quédate otra vez" (Stay again), convinced that a love like theirs can't just be forgotten.
The four of Morat met at school in Bogotá, Colombia, and were playing as Malta by late 2011, renamed before the first record. Juan Pablo Isaza sings and plays guitar, Juan Pablo Villamil plays the banjo that gives their pop its country tilt, and the Vargas brothers hold the bottom end, SimĂłn on bass and MartĂn on percussion.
They broke out in 2015, first on Paulina Rubio's "Mi nuevo vicio" and then with their own "Cómo te atreves". Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios (2016) led to Balas perdidas (2018), a number one in Spain and Mexico with "Besos en guerra" alongside Juanes plus "No se va", which Grupo Frontera's 2022 cover turned into their most-streamed song. ¿A dónde vamos? (2021) and Si ayer fuera hoy (2022) followed, then Ya es mañana (2025), their first Latin Grammy winner, for Best Pop/Rock Album. Its tour opened with six nights at Bogotá's Movistar Arena in August 2026, and a May 2026 duet with Silvestre Dangond, "Lo poco que yo quiero", previews a second volume.