The year was 1993. Udo Dirkschneider was back to Accept after a six year hiatus with the phenomenal “Objection Overruled” which was the classic Accept with some dashes of modernity – to 1993, of course. The album put Accept on European charts again.
Many of you may be asking “Why in hell is this sicko writing about this obscure Accept’s song? Its title is ‘Amamos La Vida’! There is nothing to love about it. It’s unfair, it’s weird, it’s vapid, you know? Ah, okay, it’s another clickbait article.”
Okay, you’re right in a way. Metal isn’t famous for writing about the joys of life. On the contrary, for about fifty years, Metal has been having the courage of fighting against all odds and write about all the suffering and grief there are plenty in this sad and lonely planet of ours. However, and that’s the reason I’m writing about it, ‘Amamos La Vida’ has what I call deceptive title. In fact, and its title is very far from it, there’s in it lots of nonconformism and restlessness. This lyric, besides its uncanny title, is pure Udo’s era Accept’s lyric. It’s also signed by Deafy, the manager who was responsible for lots of Accept’s lyrics. But the fine irony in it doesn’t quite fit to her writing. But who knows?
It’s the contradiction between the title and the lyrics that brought my attention to it. It’s of a tradition in the world of song writing that the title gives the direction to the lyrics. It’s really a rare thing to do otherwise. ‘Amamos La Vida’ is a fine piece of irony. Also a social critique that is so present in Accept’s lyrics during Udo’s era. Read for yourself:
Amamos La Vida
Times of war
The sky remains the same
You reach for the stars too far away
Is left without a chance
But still holding on to naked life
Amamos la vida
For someone who’s lost
It’s hard to survive
In the jungle of life
Amamos la vida
Is there no one to see
Is there someone to hear me
Doesn’t anybody care
The gods have turned their backs
Today a face – that you don’t know
And tomorrow it’s you
Amamos la vida
A single tear in the river of life
Amamos la vida
Amamos la vida