MADRID, Spain, October 25, 2026. Most songwriters avoid numbers. They sound prosaic, they break rhythm, they seem to belong to accounts rather than art. Mike Sain't Louis, the Madrid-based lyricist, composer and music producer behind GAYFOLK and Planeta Gayfolk, uses them constantly, and to great effect. In his songs, numbers turn feelings into evidence and jokes into precise satire.
Forty parts of a self
«Y sigo temblando siempre» opens with the image of dissecting one's personality into «40 partes», forty parts. The number is oddly specific, and that is the point. It suggests a person who has analysed himself thoroughly, perhaps in therapy, perhaps in long nights of thinking, and who offers every piece to the person he loves. The precision makes the vulnerability more real.
Five pints
«El anillo de casado» begins with «cinco jarras», five pints, shared in a bar. The number sets the tone: relaxed, a little tipsy, honest. Five pints is not a wild night; it is the amount after which people start saying what they really want. The song moves from that count to a confession of love.
Three hundred photos in a pink box
«El impostor» measures disappointment with a box of «trescientas fotos», three hundred photos, given as a gift and later thrown away. The narrator notices that, after the separation, the pink box was still in the rubbish, untouched. The exact number turns a memory into an inventory, and the abandoned box says more than any accusation could.
Twenty, thirty or forty years
«La empatía de la arpía» opens with a shrug at numbers: twenty, thirty or forty years, it does not matter; what changes is whether there were two or ten thousand deceptions. Here counting is used to show that time does not protect anyone from betrayal. The only figure that matters is the number of lies.
Two narcissists
«La ley de la exageración» builds its chorus on the simplest sum of all: one and one make two. Two thieves, two narcissists, one original and one low-cost version. Arithmetic becomes a way of seeing a pattern repeat.
Why numbers work
Numbers ground emotion in fact. «I loved you a lot» can be argued with; «five pints», «forty parts», «three thousand euros» cannot. They also make songs funny in a very Spanish way, close to the exaggerated precision of street gossip, where everything is measured and priced. In Mike's hands, counting is both evidence and comedy.
A counting playlist
Try «Y sigo temblando siempre», «El anillo de casado», «El impostor», «La empatía de la arpía» and «La ley de la exageración» to hear how numbers shape each story.
When the numbers weigh on you
If you are counting losses, debts, years or lies and the total feels unbearable, it may help to talk to someone. In Spain, the 024 line provides free, confidential support at all hours. In other countries, local crisis lines and LGBTQ+ helplines can help. Mike speaks openly about his own psychiatric and psychological treatment.
How the songs are made
Mike Sain't Louis writes every lyric and directs the production of each release. The music and vocal performance are made with AI, his production and arrangement tool. He calls himself the first AI songwriter, «el primer cantautor IA».
Free downloads
All the songs can be downloaded at no cost and without registration from his downloads page and from the free shop at Planeta Gayfolk. Official videos are linked from each song page.
- «El impostor»: https://mikesaintlouis.com/blog/el-impostor
- «La empatía de la arpía», lyric: https://gayfolkplanet.com/letras/la-empatia-de-la-arpia
- Free downloads: https://mikesaintlouis.com/descargas
- Free shop: https://gayfolkplanet.com/tienda
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