Visita Y Acuerdo

Visit and Agreement

Visita Y Acuerdo

If for saying what you thinkSi por decir lo que piensas
they turn you a sentencete giran sentencia
and tell you to shut up,y te mandan callar,
change instantly the listenercambia al instante de oyente
as there will always be someoneque siempre habrá quien
who can't hear you.no te pueda escuchar.
Without stopping to notice their voidsSin dejar de notar sus vacíos
you make them look at themselves.tú los haces mirar hacia sí.
Seeing that they hide their livesVer que ocultan sus vidas
in known routesen rutas conocidas
and advise not to leave,y que aconsejan no salir,
it invites to sleep.invita a dormir.

We are the same, you and I,Somos iguales tú y yo,
just that we never see it that way.solamente que nunca lo vemos así.
The years of difference workLos años de diferencia funcionan
to stop us to listenpara detenernos a oír
to a younger and an older.un menor y un mayor.
I imagine why: If we had grown up together,Imagino porqué: De haber crecido a la par,
we wouldn't have patience, nor good conscience,no tendríamos paciencia, ni buena conciencia,
nor that other age to forgive in order to walk.ni esa otra edad que perdonar para caminar.

You know, and sometimes I know,Sabes, y a veces sé yo,
that a star stainque una mancha de estrella
takes me away from here.me aleja de aquí.
You always behind the flockTú siempre tras la bandada
that every summer, invites you to leave.que a cada verano, te invita a partir.
Fly, my dear, fly and you'll see,Vuela, querido mío, vuela y verás,
that better than flying is to return.que mejor que volar es volver.
This friend tells youTe lo dice este amigo
who dreams of a better pathque sueña un camino mejor
if you walk with him.si caminas con él.

I came to notice around hereVine a notar por aquí
that you left when you leftque has dejando al marcharte
a trail of light,un reguero de luz,
that illuminated and settledque iluminó y se ha instalado
confidently just like you do.de modo confiado así como haces tú.
Then I came to remember that I love youLuego vine a acordar que te quiero
and that whenever you have something to tell,y que siempre que tengas algo que contar,
I'd like to know itme gustara saberlo y
and sitting by your side, sendsentado a tu lado, mandar
the whole world to fly, fly and fly.todo el mundo a volar, volar y volar.