VETIVER Y AMARETTO Lyrics in English by HUMBE
Ateo means 'atheist'. It's an unexpected and striking word to find in a love song, making it particularly memorable.
In the lyrics, the singer declares, "Mi religión, porque yo era ateo / Y de tu agua ahora bebo, mi salvación." This powerful metaphor suggests that his love interest has become his new religion, transforming him from an atheist to someone who finds salvation and purpose in their presence. It beautifully conveys the profound impact this person has had on his life.
HUMBE spends this song with his eyes covered on purpose. "Con la mano en los ojos me siento mucho más feliz" (With my hand on my eyes I feel way happier) is the whole strategy: don't look, and the loss stays manageable. What he builds instead comes straight out of the three little pigs, "Rígido bloque y cemento" (Rigid block and cement), so that "si llega el lobo" (if the wolf shows up) his breath can't take the house down this time.
The title is the one memory he keeps sharp. Vetiver is a smoky grass perfumers use as a base note and amaretto is an almond liqueur, and here they are simply what someone smelled like: "Adicto a tu olor, cerca bailando lento" (Addicted to your scent, close, dancing slow), then "Vetiver y amaretto, es todo un honor" (Vetiver and amaretto, it's such an honor). The chorus says out loud what the song is doing. "Imagino que estoy contigo" (I imagine I'm with you) comes back over and over, and the list after it gets worse each pass until it lands on "Mi delirio, mi descuido, mi suicidio" (My delirium, my neglect, my suicide). So he goes out instead, and a crowd does the job fine, lies included: "Ellos me sonríen y me mienten" (They smile at me and lie to me). The bluntest line is the one he doesn't dress up at all. "No es tu piel, pero es suficiente" (It's not your skin, but it's enough).
