Meltdown de Stromae

"Meltdown" es una canción interpretada por Stromae en colaboración con otros artistas, incluyendo a la aclamada cantante Lorde. La canción forma parte de la banda sonora de la película "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1". Con influencias musicales que van desde el hip hop hasta la electrónica, "Meltdown" presenta una letra introspectiva y cargada de crítica social.

La letra de "Meltdown" reflexiona sobre temas como la falsedad en la sociedad y la búsqueda constante de identidad. Se mencionan metáforas relacionadas con disfraces, mentiras y traiciones, creando un ambiente de desconfianza y manipulación. Las líneas "Life is like a costume party / Just cover the floors in Cavalli" sugieren que las personas se esconden tras máscaras para ocultar su dolor y su verdadero ser.

Además, se aborda el tema del poder y la corrupción con versos como "Set fire to a government of thugs". La canción critica la superficialidad, representada en versos como "Can't pretend we're not plastic / When these poker faces take practice", criticando la falta de autenticidad en las interacciones humanas.

En cuanto al significado más profundo, "Meltdown" puede interpretarse como una llamada a la autenticidad y a enfrentar genuinamente los problemas en lugar de ocultarlos detrás de máscaras sociales. La canción invita a reflexionar sobre las consecuencias de vivir una vida basada en apariencias vacías y cómo eso puede llevar al colapso emocional ("It's all pain we felt / Just the way that the card's been dealt").

La colaboración entre Stromae, Lorde y los demás artistas brinda una riqueza musical única al tema. Cada voz aporta matices diferentes que complementan el mensaje general de la canción.

En resumen, "Meltdown" es mucho más que una simple canción; es un comentario social crítico envuelto en capas melódicas e instrumentales complejas. Invita a cuestionar nuestro rol en una sociedad marcada por máscaras y mentiras, animando a buscar nuestra autenticidad dentro del caos exterior. Es un recordatorio poético de que solo al enfrentar nuestras verdades internas podemos evitar un colapso emocional total.

Lorde, meet King Push

Life is like a costume party
Just cover the floors in Cavalli
Let's hide the hurt in a molly
We're all tryna be somebody else
You can't hide your tears in wealth
When your heart knows you hate yourself
It's all pain we felt
Just the way that the card's been dealt

Velvet rope, let us pass
Drop an olive in your glass
Put it on, a disguise
It's an opera of lies
Everyone on the run
Fifty feet all on the gas
Take him out, take him out
Gonna take him out, woah

We're the only theory they can't prove
And we don't have anything to lose

In my eyes, in my ears bring might
Love is only figured once in life
Tell the crowd, search the town
And we made it all melt down
It's a full meltdown

Try to break her spirit so it shouldn't be surprisin'
We're here with no fear and gave her uprising
Gonna blend in with the bullies and the bureaucrats
Arrows pierce like lightning, choppers sound like thunder clap
Never will you stand, we gon' lay you down
Debonair and dapper kids comin' in to take the town
Try to restrain us, even though you trained us
We're better than you are, now we're gonna make you famous

Velvet rope, let us pass
Drop an olive in your glass
Put it on, a disguise
It's an opera of lies
Everyone on the run
Fifty feet all on the gas
Take him out, take him out
Gonna take him out, woah

We're all lookin' for status
Cristal sent over on gratis
Can't pretend we're not plastic
When these poker faces take practice
Who to trust? Who to love?
Who to run from? Who to hug?
Set fire to a government of thugs
Respect only comes from the money or your blood
We're out of sight, shadows of light
They're closing in and I know where we're goin'
But I don't know who I'll be

In my eyes, in my ears bring might
Love is only figured once in life
Tell the crowd, search the town
And we made it all melt down
It's a full meltdown
In my eyes, in my ears bring might
Love is only figured once in life
Tell the crowd, search the town
And we made it all melt down
It's a full meltdown

(I can hear, and see a ghost)
Was it meant to be?
(In my mind, I know)
'Cause I can't see
(And if you keep acting up)
I can't see
(I'm your undertow)
(I can hear, and see a ghost)
Was it meant to be?
(In my mind, I know)
I can't see
(And if you keep acting up)