Cuando Las Pistolas Suenan

When the Guns Sound

Cuando Las Pistolas Suenan

(Mosco)(Mosco)
I want to be honestQuiero ser sincero
It can't be, buddy, that todayNo puede ser parcero que hoy
At dawn, a buddy was no longer aliveAl amanecer ya no vivía un pana
As if craving boozeComo con ganas de guaro
Gunshots soundSuenan diparos
The buddies who leftLos parceros que se fueron
Through the unhealthy pathPor la via poco sana
Some in jailUnos en la cana
Many died, some abroadMuchos murieron, varios en el extrangero
What am I going to do tomorrowMañana que voy a hacer
I need moneyNecesito dinero
Or death winsO la muerte me gana
The buddy's houseLa casa del parcero

(Tito)(Tito)
Guns soundSuenan pistolas
Bad news continuesSiguen las malas noticias
They travel as if with wingsViajan como con alas
In the midstEn medio
Of so much greedDe tanta avaricia
Even children have diedHan muerto hasta niños
In the crossfireEn medio del fuego cruzado
We are tired, GodEstamos cansados, Dios
AbandonedAbandonados
In this town they call earthEn este pueblo que llaman tierra
The devil reigns and today you hear my voiceReina el diablos y hoy escuchas mi voz
You understand what I'm talking aboutEntiendes lo que hablo
It's povertyEs la pobreza
A test of survivalUna prueba de supervivencia
You humble yourself honestly or stainTe humillas honradamente o te manchan
Your conscienceLa conciencia
That's why there are warsPor eso hay guerras
That's why there are so many hitmenPor eso tanto sicarios
Because of the way businessmen exploitPor la forma en que explotan
The poorAl pobre los empresarios
That's why it's hard, many sell their soulsAsí es difícil más de uno vende su alma
They leave hard jobsDejan los trabajos duros
And rather wield a weaponY más bien empuñan un arma
A lot of struggleA mucha lidia
That evil that poisonsEsa maldad que envena
Sometimes I feel hatred runningA veces siento correr el odio
Through all the veinsPor todas las venas
These are the episodes of envyEsta es la envidia episodios
Where there are no good peopleDonde no existen personas buenas
When the guns soundCuando las pistolas suenan

Several buddiesVarios parceritos
Around here lost faithPor acá perdieron la fe
(When the guns sound)(Cuando las pistolas suenan)
Some sold their soulsUnos vendieron su alma
To the devilAl diablo
Others remain calmOtros conservan la calma
Listen to what I'm sayingEscucha lo que hablo
(When the guns sound)(Cuando las pistolas suenan)
(Repeat)(Bis)

(Mosco)(Mosco)
And there the hot and cold MedellinY allí la caliente y fría medellin
Stories are knownSe conocen historias
Of wizards who diedDe magos que murieron
For the lootPor el botin
They seem like memoriesParecen recuerdos
I get lost in memoriesMe pierdo en memorias
They were days of gloryFueron días de gloria
I was dying to feelMoria por sentir
I pay tribute to the neasHago tributo a las neas
Who were with meQue estaban en las mías
And they put an end to themY les dieron fin
Peace in their gravesPaz en sus tumbas
Promise me that party when I diePrometeme esa rumba cuando muera
And you see me leaveY me veas partir
From this hustle and bustleDe este trajin
While the world crumblesMientras el mundo se derrumba
Who excels inQuien se supera en
This unhealthy lifeEsta vida poco sana
What awaits us in thisQue nos espera en esta
Metropolitan areaMetropolitana
Today nonsense, tomorrowHoy sananerias mañana
I go for youVoy por ti
Faces are not forgottenCaras no se olvidan
They remind youTe recuerdan
ScarsCicatrices
Human crimesFechorias
That don't fallHumanas que no le den la caida
Because they are lostPor que la tienen perdidad
When the guns soundCuando las pistolas suenan
Many early deathsMuchas muertes tempranas
Like my buddy's yesterdayComo la de mi pana ayer
Healing woundsSanando heridas
With alcohol and marijuanaCon alcohol y marihuana

Several buddiesVarios parceritos
Around here lost faithPor acá perdieron la fe
(When the guns sound)(Cuando las pistolas suenan)
Some sold their soulsUnos vendieron su alma
To the devilAl diablo
Others remain calmOtros conservan la calma
Listen to what I'm sayingEscucha lo que hablo
(When the guns sound)(Cuando las pistolas suenan)

(Tito)(Tito)
T.M. bT.M. b
The music boxThe music box
With a touch of traffickersCon nagica de traficantes
Next to strong caneJunto a caña brava