Palos De Ciego Lyrics in English by Natos y Waor

Palos de ciego literally means “blows from a blind person,” but it is an idiom for acting without knowing exactly what you are doing or searching blindly for an answer.

In the lyric “Toda la vida dando palos de ciego”, the phrase describes spending a lifetime stumbling forward without clear direction, until luck finally turns in their favor. Its vivid imagery and connection to the song’s title make it especially memorable.

Palos de Ciego is Natos y Waor living fast and not pretending otherwise. The title comes from the hook "Toda la vida dando palos de ciego" (my whole life swinging blind): dar palos de ciego means to lash out or act without seeing where you are going, groping around in the dark.

The verses are a nonstop night out. "Vivo como si pagaran por perder el tiempo" (I live like they pay me to waste time), they say, and later "Seguimos en el after con pastillas y tal" (we're still at the after-party with pills and so on). Some Spanish street slang worth knowing: zapas are trainers, guita is money, los maderos are the cops, and a turulo is a rolled-up note. "Desvístete despacio porque voy con prisa" (undress slowly because I'm in a hurry) is a nice contradiction that sums up their mood.

The pop references fly by: kicking like the fighter Wanderlei Silva, a Porsche 911 in the garage ("no te hablo de Fahrenheit", I'm not talking about Fahrenheit), Purple Rain, Training Day, Houdini, Heisenberg from Breaking Bad, and Space, the Ibiza club. It is a lot, and that's the point.

Then the chorus softens: "No puedo prometerte que vaya a ser bueno" (I can't promise you it's going to be good), "Hasta que por fin la suerte se puso de nuestro lado" (until luck finally came over to our side). The English film samples that open and close the track, about pride, being alone at the top and the sad clown laughing on the outside, frame the party as something lonelier than it sounds.

The language is very explicit, so expect plenty of swearing.