El Cuerpo Del Delito Lyrics in English Soda Stereo

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Cuerpo Del Delito by Soda Stereo from Spanish to English.
In an instant the myth blew up
Behind me
Behind you
Shadows
Relentless detectives that chase
Persist
They have no proof
Nor identikits
Reconstruction isn't possible
I blew to pieces every trace
Compromising
Let's go
Let's leave this room
Let's hide it
In some safe place
That's fine
Neither the CIA nor the KGB
Nor the FBI
Not this time, they won't find
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
Each one is their own snitch
Their own individual hell
I have my switch at hand
Artificial detonator
Let's go
Let's leave this room
Let's hide it
In some safe place
That's fine
Neither the CIA nor the KGB
Nor the FBI
Not this time, they won't find
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
The body of the crime
Searching, searching, searching
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SONG MEANING

El Cuerpo Del Delito feels like the soundtrack to a late-night spy movie. From the very first line, the “myth explodes” and we are hurled into a frantic escape: shadows stalk us, detectives close in, and global agencies (CIA, KGB, FBI) lurk around every corner. The narrator is busy wiping the slate clean - blowing up evidence, darting out of rooms, hiding something “in a safe place.” The music’s urgent pulse mirrors this cinematic chase, creating a sense of playful paranoia that keeps the listener hooked.

Dig a little deeper and the song turns inward. The “crime scene” is really inside us: each of us is our own snitch, our own private hell. The body to be hidden is the weight of guilt, regret, or a past self we wish to erase. By flicking his “artificial detonator,” the narrator vows to end that torment and start fresh. So, while the lyrics read like a thriller, Soda Stereo is really urging us to confront our inner demons, destroy what holds us back, and escape into freedom before the world – or our own conscience – catches up.

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