( ) – Shakira arrives with another pitch and yes, she talks about a personal issue.
The Colombian singer-songwriter announced this Thursday “Acrostic”, a song that, although it does not say so explicitly in the lyrics, is a love letter to her children and talks about what she would be willing to do for them.
“You taught me that love is not a scam and that, when it is real, it does not end,” begins Shakira’s new song.
To understand that this is a topic for your children, you would have to read between the lines. If you know the meaning of acrostic you can understand why this is. According to Royal Academy, acrostic is a “poetic composition, constituted by verses whose initial, middle or final letters form a word or a phrase”.
Shakira’s message in “Acrostic”
The first verse of the song spells out the name of his eldest son, Milan.
mYou taught me that love is not a scam, and that when it’s real it doesn’t end
YoI tried not to see me cry, not to see my fragility, but
Lthings are not always as we dream
TO Sometimes we run, but we don’t arrive
No.never doubt that I will be here
In the second verse, the singer spelled out the name of her second child, Sasha:
SHe broke only one plate, not all the dishes, and although I don’t know how to turn the other cheek
TOlearning to forgive is wise, that only love comes out of those lips
SIf things are damaged they are not thrown away, they are repaired, problems are faced and faced
hoh to laugh at life
TO even though the wounds hurt
The keys of the video clip
And if there’s a little more doubt about the recipients of the ballad, the song’s video is about a mom protecting her two offspring. And perhaps this is the most emotional part of the subject.
The video clip, which is an animation, shows a little bird building a nest, twig by twig.
The video, which also has the lyrics of the song, reveals the names of the singer’s children with each of the verses.
Right in the verse where Shakira sings “and even if life treated me like this”, a bow tie is shown working for her children while she is surrounded (only she) by an incessant rain.
The end of the video clip shows the bow tie and her babies flying to infinity, an allusion to leaving the family nest.
The song art it also refers to a move: it shows a teddy bear in a cardboard box with a label in English of a broken heart that says fragile, handle with care or “fragile, treat yourself with care” in .
(Credit: Spotify/Sony Music Latin)
Shakira and her children’s relationship
In the past, Shakira has dedicated words to her children, most recently in the woman of the year award speech at Billboard’s “Latin Women in Music” gala.
At that event, Shakira dedicated the award to her children. She said: “It also goes to my children, Milan and Sasha, because for them I want to be a better woman every day”.
In an interview with the Mexican journalist Enrique Acevedo of the N+ network, the Colombian star spoke of the dream of having a family.
“I also had that dream of having a family in which the children had a father and a mother under the same roof. Not all dreams in life come true, but life finds a way to make it up to you in some way,” Shakira said.
He also talked about how he faced his separation, with resilience.
“I think that women are resilient. You know, we have this resilience that is innate (…). So you ask me how I manage this. I manage, I suppose, by reminding myself that I need to be an example for my children , that I need to be what they want me to be, and what I want them to become,” Shakira recalled.
For Mother’s Day 2022, the singer shared on his Instagram account a photograph with little Milan and Sasha giving them a kiss. Shakira said at that time that “Just with a kiss they cure everything and make it worthwhile to continue fighting for them! Happy day to all the mothers! ❤️”.
Complete lyrics of “Acrostic”
These are the lyrics of Shakira’s new song, which the singer shared in the description of the video clip on her YouTube channel.
You taught me that love is not a scam, and that when it’s real it doesn’t end
I tried not to see me cry, not to see my fragility, but
Things are not always as we dream
Sometimes we run, but we don’t arrive
Never doubt that I will be here
Talk to me and I’ll listen to you…
And even if life treated me like this
I will be strong just for you
All I want is your happiness
And be with you
Your smile is my weakness
love you
Serves as an anesthetic to pain
makes me feel better
I’m here for whatever you need
You came to complete what I am
Only one plate broke, not all the crockery, and although I don’t know how to turn the other cheek
Learning to forgive is wise, that only love comes out of those lips
If things are damaged, they are not thrown away, they are repaired, problems are faced and dealt with
You have to laugh at life
Even though the wounds hurt
If you have to give your whole heart
Even if they hurt you for no reason
All I want is your happiness
And be with you
Your smile is my weakness
love you
Serves as an anesthetic to pain
makes me feel better
I’m here for whatever you need
You came to complete what I am
Serves as an anesthetic to pain
makes me feel better
I’m here for whatever you need
You came to complete what I am
