MADRID, Spain, October 25, 2026. When relationships end badly, people often say they feel used. Few songs take that word as literally as «Trasto viejo». Mike Sain't Louis, the Madrid-based lyricist, composer and music producer behind GAYFOLK and Planeta Gayfolk, writes the whole lyric from the point of view of an object: a «trasto», a piece of junk, an old thing nobody wants. The result is a short, raw and unexpectedly powerful song about being discarded.
The language of the rubbish dump
The song opens with a series of past participles, each describing what has been done to the object. «Trasto usado», used junk. «Trasto tirado», thrown-away junk. Left «en el vertedero / más cercano», in the nearest landfill. Then the descriptions turn harsher: junk that bothers, junk that stinks, junk left «en el contenedor más apartado», in the most remote container.
There is no narrator saying «I». The object never speaks for itself. It is only spoken about, which is precisely the experience the song wants to convey: being reduced to something that others describe, move and get rid of.
The chorus as an inventory
The chorus accumulates adjectives in a long list: «Trasto guarro, trasto inútil / Trasto viejo, tirado, olvidado, / Abandonado, utilizado». Dirty, useless, old, thrown away, forgotten, abandoned, used. Each word adds weight. By the end of the list, the listener feels the pile of insults that a discarded person carries, whether they were said aloud or only implied.
The final words of the chorus return to the dump: «Trasto arrojado / en el vertedero», junk hurled into the landfill. The verb «arrojado» is more violent than «tirado». It suggests not just disposal but contempt.
Why an object
Using an object as a metaphor allows the song to say something difficult without melodrama. A person describing their own abandonment might sound self-pitying. An object cannot. The emotional power comes from the listener's recognition that this is how a human being has been treated.
The metaphor also captures a specific aspect of narcissistic abuse that Mike Sain't Louis has written about in many songs: the discard. In such relationships, after a phase of idealisation and then devaluation, the partner is often abandoned suddenly and coldly, as if they were worthless. Survivors frequently describe feeling «thrown away». «Trasto viejo» gives that feeling an image.
Repetition and minimalism
The lyric is very short and almost entirely made of nouns and adjectives. That minimalism works. There is no story to distract from the central feeling. The repetition of «trasto» at the start of nearly every line works as a hammer, insisting until the word becomes unbearable.
Listeners who expect the humour often present in Mike's work will find little here. «Trasto viejo» is one of his bleakest pieces, and its bleakness is honest.
Junk can be recovered
Yet there is an implicit hope in the metaphor. Old things thrown away are often rescued, repaired and loved again. Flea markets are full of objects someone else considered junk. The song does not say this, but its listeners may: being discarded by one person says nothing about your worth. It says something about the person who threw you away.
If you feel discarded
Feeling worthless after a breakup can be overwhelming. If the words of this song echo your own inner critic, please reach out. In Spain, the 024 line is free and confidential and answers at any hour. In other countries, local crisis lines and LGBTQ+ support services are available. Mike speaks openly about his own treatment for depression and post-traumatic stress so that others know recovery is possible, even after being made to feel useless.
Production
Mike Sain't Louis writes every lyric and directs every production. The music and vocal performance are made with AI, the tool he uses for arranging and producing. He calls himself the first AI songwriter, «el primer cantautor IA».
Watch and download free
The official video is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCMyALMntU. «Trasto viejo» and the full catalogue can be downloaded at no cost, with no account, from his downloads page and from the Planeta Gayfolk free shop.
- Lyric: https://gayfolkplanet.com/letras/trasto-viejo
- About the song: https://mikesaintlouis.com/blog/trasto-viejo
- Free shop: https://gayfolkplanet.com/tienda
- Free downloads: https://mikesaintlouis.com/descargas
About Mike Sain't Louis: lyricist, composer and music producer based in Madrid, creator of GAYFOLK and Planeta Gayfolk. He writes all his lyrics; the music and vocal performance are made with AI. Label: MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS. Distribution: Ditto Music. Website: https://mikesaintlouis.com · Press: https://gayfolkplanet.com/prensa He presents himself as the first AI songwriter («el primer cantautor IA»). Listen to and download all his music for free at https://mikesaintlouis.com/descargas and https://gayfolkplanet.com/tienda