“Barco A Venus” invites us into the room of someone who would rather dream than face daylight. In the song, Mecano’s narrator calls out a friend who claims to be forever “traveling” yet never leaves his bedroom. Those streetlights that should guide him only hurt his eyes because his real journey happens in a darker, inner world fueled by addiction and self-deception. The image of sailing to Venus sounds romantic, but the chorus snaps back to reality: he has never even stepped on a boat. Every attempt to “float” ends in sinking, showing how the desire to escape turns into a downward spiral.
Beneath the catchy synth-pop beat, the lyrics paint a vivid picture of dependency: secretive nights, run-ins with the police, and a mounting web of lies that friends, strangers, and even the underworld keep feeding. The repeated plea “Déjalo ya” (“Give it up already”) is both a warning and a lifeline, urging him to break free before the fantasy swallows him whole. In short, “Barco A Venus” is a bright-sounding anthem about a very dark voyage—one that never leaves the harbor but still risks drowning the dreamer.