Ever felt like you have two sides? One day you're flying high, and the next you're crawling on the ground. That's the feeling Spanish legend Joaquín Sabina captures in this poetic song. He paints a picture of an artist's life, full of contrasts. He describes late nights spent wandering the city like a restless cat, searching for connection just as the world is going to sleep. It’s a powerful look at the struggle between truly living life and just writing about it.
But the heart of the song is a beautiful and sad secret. Sabina feels misunderstood, like he's sending a message in a bottle that never gets read. So, who does he talk to? The moon. He rests his head on the moon's shoulder and tells it all about his constant, unwelcome companion: an 'inconvenient lover' whose name is Loneliness (Soledad). It's a deeply personal confession about the solitude that often comes with being a creative soul.