Cuna De Caín Lyrics in English Bunbury

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cuna De Caín by Bunbury from Spanish to English.
Under seven layers of skin
I didn't want to be like him
And I avoided what I learned
I left my home behind, I didn't want to go back
So many true things that are said
For the wrong reason
Shouting in your face
And there's no way back now
We ended in a draw
Cradle of Cain and civil war between brothers
Hand in hand we hurt each other
Whenever we meet
Exile is better than our prison
Of mediocrity and vulgarity
Of envy and ungrateful games of villains
Memory keeps the light
Of what no longer exists
The charm of the rival
That has already stopped being
A real threat
The clichés of paranoia
Of someone that wants to see in everything
Enemies to defeat
And let's talk no more
I don't care anymore
Cradle of Cain and civil war between brothers
Hand in hand we hurt each other
Whenever we meet
Exile is better than our prison
Of mediocrity and vulgarity
Of envy and ungrateful games of villains
Cradle of Cain and civil war between brothers
Hand in hand we hurt each other
Whenever we meet
Exile is better than our prison
Of mediocrity and vulgarity
Of envy and ungrateful games of villains
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SONG MEANING

Bunbury’s ‘Cuna de Caín’ plunges us into a fiery family battlefield, where old grudges and bruised egos turn every reunion into open combat. The title nods to the Biblical Cain, the first brother to shed blood, setting the stage for lyrics that speak of envy, betrayal, and the desperate urge to break free. Our Australian crooner peels back “siete capas de piel” (seven layers of skin) to reveal a narrator who refuses to inherit the bitterness he grew up with; he packs his bags, choosing exile over the “mediocridad y vulgaridad” that poison his home.

At its heart, the song is an anthem of self-exile and personal rebellion. When Bunbury warns that “de la mano nos hacemos daño,” he exposes how toxic bonds can feel inescapable, yet walking away is the truest act of courage. The driving guitars underline a message that resonates far beyond family disputes: sometimes the hardest—and healthiest—choice is to leave behind the familiar, rather than be dragged into endless cycles of blame. In short, ‘Cuna de Caín’ is a rallying cry for anyone ready to trade a suffocating past for the uncertain freedom of a new beginning.

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