BATICANO Lyrics in English by Bad Bunny
Vaticano is the Spanish word for the "Vatican". This word is the core of the song's shocking and clever central theme.
Bad Bunny famously sings, "Un perreo más y nos vamos pa'l Vaticano" (One more perreo dance and we're off to the Vatican). He creates a powerful contrast by mixing the sacred symbol of the Vatican with the profane, sensual world of a reggaeton party. This unexpected word choice is key to understanding the song's message about religion and hypocrisy.
Bad Bunny tackles religious hypocrisy and church moralizing head-on in "BATICANO", and he does it without toning down his usual wild side. Right from the start, he throws up his hands at critics who blame reggaeton for corrupting youth, rhyming: "Tal vez mi música no sea sana / Pero yo no me inventé el sexo ni la marihuana" [Maybe my music isn't healthy / But I didn't invent sex or marijuana]. He points out that everyone indulges behind closed doors—"Aquí todos fornican / La mesera y el que predica" [Everyone here fornicates / The waitress and the preacher]—while dropping playful, downright absurd pop culture punchlines, like comparing purple weed buds to Tinky Winky from the Teletubbies.
Between wild party scenes, club hookups, and pleading "Dios mío, perdóname porque otra vez pequé" [My God, forgive me because I sinned again], Benito gets serious about personal faith versus organized religion. He rejects the idea that self-righteous people speak for God: "Ningún hombre en la tierra tiene el derecho de juzgar en el nombre de Cristo" [No man on earth has the right to judge in the name of Christ]. He boasts about kisses with fearless artists like Villana and Tokischa, compares his mastery to German football midfielder Toni Kroos and salsa legend Héctor Lavoe in the Fania All-Stars, and insists God could not care less about how he dresses or whether he ends up drunk in the VIP lounge.
