Tres llaves

The story behind

Luis Alberto Spinetta wrote "Tres llaves" for his album Téster de violencia, released in 1988. The song is part of an album that seeks to understand violence from within, not just from outside. The idea is that violence is not only the bad thing, but something that is in the body, in what we live through. The lyrics are divided into three parts, as if they were three keys: what is seen, what is loved and what is lost. Spinetta mentions them in the title, as if they were clues to understand what happens in life. The song was recorded with a group of musicians who accompanied his project, each with their role. Spinetta's voice carries the song, as if telling something personal. The lyrics were thought through a lot, according to him, to avoid mistakes. The song is located in the eighth place on the album, on the second side. The song was recorded in a complicated historical moment, with Argentine society in the middle of a debate about violence and justice. The song became part of a larger project, which sought to look at violence closely.