Lift Up This City

Levanta esta ciudad

Lift Up This City

Bueno, este niño pequeño se encerró en su habitaciónWell this little boy holed up in his room
Está tocando la guitarra, está cantando una melodíaHe's picking guitar, he's singing a tune
Se lame los labiosHe's licking his lips
Y se lame las heridas por tiAnd he's licking his wounds for you

Se fue a los campos a cosechar esta tierraHe took to the fields to harvest this land
Con sudor en su frente y suciedad en sus manosWith sweat on his brow and dirt on his hands
Está sembrando sus semillasHe's planting his seeds
Y está arrancando sus malas hierbas por tiAnd he's pulling his weeds for you

Se levanta antes del amanecer y sale con la lunaHe's up before the sunrise and out with the moon
Se arrodilla ante su camaHe kneels before his bed
Bebe su vino, come su panHe drinks his wine, he eats his bread
Quizás la suerte llegue prontoMaybe luck will come soon
Quizás el amor consumaMaybe love will consume

Bueno, esas pequeñas semillas, empezaron a florecerWell those little seeds, they started to bloom
Derribó algunos árboles para empezar a construir un hogarHe cut down some trees to start building a home
Trabaja soloHe's works alone
Trabaja sus manos hasta los huesos por tiHe works his hands to the bone for you

Se levanta antes del amanecer y sale con la lunaHe's up before the sunrise and out with the moon
Se arrodilla ante su camaHe kneels before his bed
Bebe su vino, come su panHe drinks his wine, he eats his bread
Quizás la suerte llegue prontoMaybe luck will come soon
Señor, ¿no podrías ayudarme pronto?Lord, won't you please help me soon?

Bueno, este niño pequeño empezó a cuestionar su valíaWell this little boy started questioning his worth
Te construyó un camino, te construyó una iglesiaHe built you a road, he built you a church
Con las manos en altoWith his hands raised
Toda la gloria y alabanza para tiAll glory and praise to you

Se arrodilló y cantóHe dropped to his knees and sang
'Dios, ¿no bajarás?"God won't you come down?
¿No bajarás de esas nubes?Won't you come down from those clouds?
Creo que estoy listoI think that I'm ready
Sí, mis manos están firmesYeah, my hands are steady
Hice lo que pudeI did what I could
Intenté llevar a mi hermano de vuelta a la iglesiaI tried to bring my brother back to church
Mantendré esta herida abierta sin importar cuánto duelaI'll keep this wound wide open no matter how much it hurts
Hice lo que pude con mi familiaI did what I could with my family
Nuestros corazones están abiertos y apenas estamos sobrellevando yOur hearts are open and we're barely coping and
Si tuvieras algo de tiempo para bajar hoyIf you had some time to come down today
Con los corazones abiertos, realmente esperaba queWith hearts wide open I was really hoping that

Oh Dios mío, ¿no levantarás esta ciudad?Oh my God, won't you lift up this city?
Te necesitamosWe need you