Mentira translates to "lie" in English. While it might seem like a common word, its placement and emotional weight in this song make it particularly compelling.
Loco Escrito sings, "Yo prefiero seguir creyendo esa mentira" (I prefer to keep believing that lie). This line reveals a deep emotional conflict, where the singer chooses to cling to a falsehood rather than face a painful truth. It's a powerful expression of denial and heartbreak, making the word resonate strongly within the song's narrative.
Mentira is about holding onto a relationship you can feel slipping away.
The narrator senses his partner has grown distant even though she is still physically there. Rather than face it, he chooses to keep believing the comforting lie that things are fine, because facing the truth means losing her smile for good.
By the end he admits he doesn't know how to move on or be happy again. The closing lines name the artist, Loco Escrito, and place the song's journey from the Swiss Alps to Medellín, Colombia.