Somos Niebla

We Are Mist

Somos Niebla

If we are mist of this town, of this landSi somos niebla de este pueblo, de esta tierra
We are the purity that this neighborhood holdsSomos pureza que este barrio encierra
They don't see us, but we see themEllos no nos ven, pero nosotros los vemos
We never rise, always descendNunca subimos, siempre descendemos

We walk on side roadsCaminamos por caminos laterales
We are the domestic service of the citiesSomos el servicio doméstico de las ciudades
We can't touch anything, they defend everythingNo podemos tocar nada, todo lo defienden
But they can't touch us, you get me?Pero nada nos pueden tocar, ¿me entiendes?

We arrive before the sun and leave with the moonLlegamos antes que el sol y nos vamos con la luna
Back to reality, our roots, the neighborhoodsDevuelta a la realidad, nuestras raíces, las comunas
Earning our bread with the sweat of our browGanándonos el pan con el sudor de nuestra frente
Facing forward, always forwardDe frente, siempre pa' frente

We are mistSomos niebla
Of this town, of this landDe este pueblo, de esta tierra
We are mistSomos niebla
They don't want us to look upNo quieren que miremos hacia arriba
But without us, they wouldn't live the high lifePero sin nosotros no se dieran la gran vida

We are mistSomos niebla
Of this town, of this landDe este pueblo, de esta tierra
We are mistSomos niebla
They don't want us to look upNo quieren que miremos hacia arriba
But without us, they wouldn't live the high lifePero sin nosotros no se dieran la gran vida

We are the peace in this silent warSomos la paz de esta silenciosa guerra
They send us to the front, without helmets and with flagsNos mandan al frente, sin casco y con banderas
With no weapons in our hands but these old chainsSin mas armas en la manos que estas viejas cadenas
That hurt, that burnQue lastiman, que queman

We eat what's left, drink what's leftoverComemos lo que queda, bebemos lo que sobra
We don't even have a bowl for almsNo tenemos cuenco ni para limosna
They turn their backs without asking permissionNos dan la espalda sin pedir permiso
What they give us, we pick up from the floorLo que ellos nos dan lo recogemos del piso

We have a name they never rememberTenemos un nombre que nunca recuerdan
They think their coins tie us to the landCreen que sus monedas nos atan a la tierra
They forget that mist someday risesEllos olvidan que la niebla algun día sube
And rises so high it becomes a cloudY sube tan alto que se convierte en nube;

We are mistSomos niebla
Of this town, of this landDe este pueblo, de esta tierra
We are mistSomos niebla
They don't want us to look upNo quieren que miremos hacia arriba
But without us, they wouldn't live the high lifePero sin nosotros no se dieran la gran vida

We are mistSomos niebla
Of this town, of this landDe este pueblo, de esta tierra
We are mistSomos niebla
They don't want us to look upNo quieren que miremos hacia arriba
But without us, they wouldn't live the high lifePero sin nosotros no se dieran la gran vida

We are the mist of the dawn, of the dawnSomos la niebla de la madrugada, de la madrugada
They don't see us, but we see themEllos no nos ven, pero nosotros los vemos
We never rise, always descendNunca subimos, siempre descendemos

We are the mist of the dawn, of the dawnSomos la niebla de la madrugada, de la madrugada
They don't see us, but we see themEllos no nos ven, pero nosotros los vemos
We never rise, always descendNunca subimos, siempre descendemos