Discover the story of the song > Desaparecido – Manu Chao

The song is about a person who is always on the run and never stays long in one place. He is called "the disappeared" or "the desaparecido" because he always disappears and nobody can find him. He carries a heavy burden that prevents him from resting or stopping. The lyrics also allude to a larger problem of society always moving forward without ever looking back, which is represented by the phrase "destined to never arrive".