El Progreso

The Progress

El Progreso

I wish I could tame a terrible beastYo quisiera poder aplacar una fiera terrible
I wish I could make so many impossible things happenYo quisiera poder transformar tanta cosa imposible
I wish I could say so many thingsYo quisiera decir tantas cosas
That could make me feel good about myselfQue pudieran hacerme sentir bien conmigo
I wish I could embrace my greatest enemyYo quisiera poder abrazar mi mayor enemigo

I wish I didn't see so many dark clouds aboveYo quisiera no ver tantas nubes oscuras arriba
Sail without finding so many oil stainsNavegar sin hallar tantas manchas
In the seasDe aceite en los mares
And disappearing whalesY ballenas desapareciendo
Due to lack of commercial scruplesPor falta de escrúpulos comerciales
I wish I could be as civilized as animalsYo quisiera ser civilizado como los animales

I wish I didn't see so much greenYo quisiera no ver tanto verde
On the dying earthEn la tierra muriendo
And in the river waters the disappearing fishY en las aguas de ríos los peces desapareciendo
I wish I could shout that this so-called black goldYo quisiera gritar que ese tal oro negro
Is nothing but a black poisonNo es más que un negro veneno
We already know that because of all this we live lessYa sabemos que por todo eso vivimos ya menos

I can't accept certain thingsYo no puedo aceptar ciertas cosas
That I no longer understandQue ya no comprendo
The arms tradeEl comercio de armas
Living off of deathsDe muertes viviendo
I wish I could talk about joy instead of sadnessYo quisiera hablar de alegría en vez de tristeza
But I'm not capableMas no soy capaz
I wish I could be as civilized as animalsYo quisiera ser civilizado como los animales

I wish I could be as civilized as animalsYo quisiera ser civilizado como los animales
I wish I could talk about joy instead of sadnessYo quisiera hablar de alegría en vez de tristeza
But I'm not capablemas no soy capaz
I wish I could be as civilized as animalsYo quisiera ser civilizado como los animales

I'm not against progressYo no estoy contra el progreso
If there was a good consensusSi existiera un buen consenso
Mistakes don't correct others, that's what I thinkErrores no corrigen otros eso es lo que pienso
I'm not against progressYo no estoy contra el progreso
If there was a good consensusSi existiera un buen consenso
Mistakes don't correct others, that's what I thinkErrores no corrigen otros eso es lo que pienso