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Lucia Sandoval

FICHAS

Her grandmother sang ranchera in cantinas; she sings the same songs to different rooms

style

  • indie ranchera
  • mariachi influence
  • trumpet
  • acoustic guitar
  • female alto
  • powerful and bruised
  • modern indie production
  • dramatic
  • latin american spanish accent
  • heartbroken

the numbers

bpm
92
key
A minor
energy
0.68
dance
0.94
valence
0.52
vocal at
1.4s
length
2:51
language
Sp

lyrics

(domino tiles shuffle on a table)
He asks my name. Then he plays.

He calls me "senorita" now
Polite, like we just met
He shuffles fichas anyhow
And wins — he don't forget
(como se llama?)

The nurses say, "try singing"
So I start an old one, slow
And his voice comes in, ringing
Every word — he knows, he knows
(he knows, he knows)

Sing with me, sing with me
Where the words live, you're still with me
Sing with me, sing with me
Third verse, papa — you carry me
(otra, otra)

I brought the photos, page by page
He stopped on one of me at three
He tapped it twice: "she sings onstage"
"She sings," he said, "she sings like me"
(like me, like me)

One day the songs go too
I know, I know it's true
So I press record on my phone
Every duet — he's never gone
(press record, press record)

Sing with me, sing with me
Forget my name — keep the melody
Sing with me, sing with me
I'll hold the words, you hold the key
(ay, papa)

(tiles click, one by one)
He plays the six. He wins.
(buenas noches, senorita)