Fizz – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos
• Album: Jessico

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the sound of Babasónicos with their track "Fizz" from the landmark album *Jessico*. This song exemplifies the band's successful shift towards a more accessible Pop Rock sound in the early 2000s, making it a perfect entry point to understand the evolution of contemporary Argentine rock music.

[English]

A rivalry between glamorous showgirls.

Feathers flying everywhere.

Tension and rage are right at the surface.

She stabs her rival with a high-heeled shoe.

Now she’s on the other side, disconnected from her past.

Her conscience torments her as she tries to escape.

A party full of phonies in the social foam.

“Invite me in,” she says.

Another masquerade, more pretenders floating on top.

“Let me in,” again, longing for inclusion.

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social

Invitame a pasar

A dandy boy, a fake king.

Different, but the same deep down.

He flees his gray suburban life.

Leaving the dull concrete behind.

Flash, neon, downtown lights.

(Flashes and neon lights of the center.)

He’s seduced.

He falls for the trap.

The party of deceivers continues on the social foam.

“Invite me in,” she pleads again.

Invitame a pasar

Maskers, bubbles, illusions at the party.

“Let me in.”

Horsemen charging.

For money, they draw knives.

Warm blood spills into the scene.

A flight across the bridge.

The river current distracts him.

(Still distracted by the current.)

He thinks of her.

There’s no going back.

A masquerade in the social foam.

“Invite me in.”

The same party of pretenders returns.

“Let me in.”

Masks, bubbles, and illusions rise again.

“Invite me in—oh, oh, eh.”

Invitame a pasar (fiesta, dejame entrar)

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social (fiesta, espuma)

Invitame a pasar, oh-oh-eh (fiesta, dejame entrar)

(Ends in yearning and repetition.)

[Spanish]

Duelo de vedettes

Pluma por doquier

Ira a flor de piel

Le clavó su taco aguja

Y ahora está del otro lado

No conecta el pasado

Su conciencia

La atormenta y huye

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social

Invitame a pasar

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social

Invitame a pasar

Chico dandi

Rey farsante

Diferente igual

Del suburbio que se escapa

Deja atrás el gris cemento

Flash, neón, luces del centro

(Flash, neón, luces del centro)

Seducido

Cae en la trampa

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social

Invitame a pasar

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social (fiesta, espuma)

Invitame a pasar (fiesta, dejame entrar)

Galoperos

Por dinero

Sacan un puñal

Sangre tibia en el paisaje

Cruza a vuelo sobre el puente

Lo distrae la corriente

(Lo distrae la corriente)

Piensa en ella

Y no hay marcha atrás

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social

Invitame a pasar

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social

Invitame a pasar

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social (fiesta, espuma)

Invitame a pasar (fiesta, dejame entrar)

Fiesta de farsantes en la espuma social (fiesta, espuma)

Invitame a pasar, oh-oh-eh (fiesta, dejame entrar)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
duelo /ˈdwe.lo/ B2	noun - duel or confrontation between rivals
vedette /beˈdet/ C1	noun - female show star or leading performer
pluma /ˈplu.ma/ A2	noun - feather or pen
ira /ˈi.ra/ B2	noun - anger or rage
taco /ˈta.ko/ B1	noun - high heel or wedge (in this context)
conciencia /konˈθjen.θja/ B2	noun - conscience or awareness
atormentar /a.tor.menˈtar/ C1	verb - to torment or torture emotionally
huir /uˈiɾ/ B2	verb - to flee or escape
farsante /faɾˈsan.te/ C1	noun - impostor or pretender
espuma /esˈpu.ma/ B1	noun - foam or froth
dandi /ˈdan.di/ C1	noun - fashionable, elegant man
suburbio /suˈβuɾ.bjo/ B2	noun - suburb or outskirts of a city
cemento /θeˈmen.to/ A2	noun - cement or concrete material
luces /ˈlu.ses/ A2	noun - lights or illumination
trampa /ˈtɾam.pa/ B2	noun - trap or deception
puñal /puˈɲal/ C1	noun - dagger, short knife
corriente /koˈrjen.te/ B2	noun - current or flow (of water, air) adjective - ordinary, common

Key Grammar Structures

• Le clavó su taco aguja

  ➔ Use of indirect object pronoun 'le' + preterite tense verb 'clavó'

  ➔ The pronoun 'le' refers to the person receiving the action, while 'clavó' (he/she nailed) is in past tense to describe a completed action.

• No conecta el pasado

  ➔ Use of 'no' for negation + present tense verb

  ➔ 'no conecta' negates the verb 'conectar', showing that the subject is not connecting with the past.

• Su conciencia la atormenta

  ➔ Object pronoun placement before verb

  ➔ The pronoun 'la' (her) goes before 'atormenta' (torments), showing direct object placement in Spanish sentence structure.

• Invitame a pasar

  ➔ Affirmative imperative with attached pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'invita' (invite) is in imperative form, with 'me' attached to indicate 'invite me'.

• Del suburbio que se escapa

  ➔ Relative clause with reflexive verb

  ➔ The clause 'que se escapa' describes 'suburbio'; 'se escapa' (escapes) uses the reflexive pronoun 'se'.

• Seducido cae en la trampa

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective

  ➔ 'Seducido' (seduced) functions as an adjective modifying the subject before the verb 'cae' (falls).

• Sacan un puñal

  ➔ Present tense for narrative immediacy

  ➔ The present tense 'sacan' gives a vivid sense of action, making the scene feel active and immediate.

• Piensa en ella

  ➔ Use of preposition 'en' with verb 'pensar'

  ➔ In Spanish, 'pensar' meaning 'to think about' requires 'en' before the object.

• No hay marcha atrás

  ➔ Impersonal expression with 'hay'

  ➔ 'Hay' means 'there is/are' in an impersonal form, expressing existence or presence; 'No hay marcha atrás' means 'there is no turning back'.