Remember Lyrics in English by Recycled J
"Remember" is Recycled J taking stock of where he came from and how he wants to be remembered. The verses come in quick snapshots, almost like a list: "Pasado, destino" (past, destiny), "Picasso, las KIO" (Picasso, the KIO), the KIO being the two leaning towers at the top of the Castellana in Madrid. Then everyday details: "La misma canción en la misma emisora, con la virgen y el ambientador de bola" (the same song on the same radio station, with the Virgin and the ball air freshener), which is exactly what hangs in a lot of cars.
He's blunt about the dark side. "Si Montera es YouTube" (if Montera is YouTube) points to Calle de la Montera in Madrid, a street known for street prostitution, to say the music scene is selling itself. "No tengo miedo a la muerte, sólo le temo a mi yo" (I'm not afraid of death, I only fear my own self) is the most honest line here. He compares himself to painters and composers: "Envidias, Salieri" (envy, Salieri), the rival who supposedly envied Mozart, and "Joven Caravaggio" (young Caravaggio). It ends asking to be remembered "como el chico raro, el excéntrico, el endiosado" (as the weird kid, the eccentric, the big-headed one), which is a pretty self-aware way to sign off.
