Motel Revolución Lyrics – Ricardo Arjona

Motel Revolución Lyrics Meaning

[Verso 1]
The retired communist motel owner has abandoned his revolutionary past, even erasing the images of Fidel and Che from the walls. He then transforms into a capitalist, falling in love with profit and creating a motel designed for sin. The rooms have mirrors on the ceilings and walls, promoting indulgence. A sign in the motel says, “Finish what you never started,” symbolizing a place where people act on desires without holding back.

[Pre-Coro]
The motel is lavish, with tiled floors, bright ceilings, and rose-shaped towels. However, it’s ironic that there are nails without crosses, subtly mocking the religious past and highlighting the contrast with the new, decadent atmosphere of the motel.

[Coro]
The singer suggests they could have solved everything in the back of a Renault car, but destiny always adds a twist, making things more complicated than expected. This reflects the unpredictable nature of life and how plans often don’t go as we imagine, embodying the story of Motel Revolución.

[Verso 2]
The girl in the story was once pure, raised on religious values like communion and mass. Talking about something like a bra would make her nervous, as she was overly modest. However, one February Sunday, the singer convinces her to enter the motel. When they do, she seems to expect the encounter, teasing him for taking so long.

[Pre-Coro]
She starts to shed her old inhibitions, telling the singer to take off his clothes and touch her. She offers him a drink and tells him to look at himself, signaling a shift in her personality and embracing a more liberated side in the hotel’s indulgent environment.

[Coro]
The same idea from earlier is repeated here—the solution could have been found easily, but fate always plays its role, complicating things further. This reflects the ongoing narrative of how life in the Motel Revolución unfolds, and how it’s more about unexpected turns than simple resolutions.

[Verso 3]
The girl now seems completely at home in the motel, familiar with everything it offers. She watches adult films on the TV and calls the waiter by name. She’s even doing acrobatic moves on the floor and ordering mar!juana. She’s built her own little paradise in this motel, showing how much she has transformed. It’s a lesson in how quickly someone can change.

[Pre-Coro]
She tells him to look at the TV and do things like they do in the films. She asks him to be gentle, even though it hurts, as if she’s fully embracing her new identity and desires in this setting, letting go of her past.

[Coro]
Again, the song repeats the idea that solutions might have been simple but life complicates everything. The story continues to evolve in unexpected ways, with destiny adding complexities to their experience at Motel Revolución, a metaphor for the unpredictability of life and relationships.

[Coro]
The final chorus mirrors the earlier ones, reinforcing the theme of life’s twists and turns, suggesting that while answers may seem simple, fate adds its own complexities, and the tale of Motel Revolución continues to unfold.