Full Time Papi Lyrics in English by Guitarricadelafuente

Faena is a fascinating word with a double meaning that adds a lot of depth to the song. On one hand, it simply means 'work', 'task', or 'labor'.

However, faena is also the technical term for the final and most dangerous part of a bullfight, where the matador faces the bull alone. In the lyrics, "A este ritmo en la faena" (At this pace in the task/fight), the word evokes a sense of intense, high-stakes effort, blending the idea of hard work with the dramatic struggle of a matador.

Spanish singer Guitarricadelafuente throws you right into a surreal, chaotic night out with this track. One minute there is fine jewelry dropping and Argentine trap playing outside, and the next he is abandoned “con chicas desnudas en el club de polo” (with naked girls at the polo club). It is messy and strange, especially when someone sparks an iconic souvenir lighter—“enciendes el mechero del toro” (you light the bull lighter)—pulling him into an infatuation he admits is “un amor de posmodernidad” (a postmodern kind of love) that isn't even his usual scene.

What makes the song fun is how playful he gets with his devotion. He borrows everyday slang like “salgo del placar para ver si me das bola” (I come out of the closet to see if you pay attention to me), using the Argentine phrase dar bola (to pay attention to someone or flirt back) to show he is chasing someone's approval. Even when facing burnout—drifting from top speed down to nothing—and joking that “tenemos cara de palmarla joven” (we look like we're going to kick the bucket young, using the blunt Spanish slang palmarla for dying), he offers total commitment. He promises to hold your head steady in the middle of a fight and insists on the main gig: he wants to be your “full time papi.”