La Matraca

The Racket

La Matraca

The cards on the tableLa cartas sobre la mesa
words are unnecessaryso-bran las palabras
Don't tell me more nonsenseno me cuentes mas charangas
because today... I'm bent!que hoy...estoy doblao!
The philosopher's stoneLa piedra filosofal
is what I needes lo que me hace falta
give me fire and tell medame fuego y dime
half of the truthla mitad de la verdad
so I understand myselfque yo me entienda
so I organize and understand youque me organice y te comprenda

when I'm comfortablecuando estoy a gusto
don't come with the racketno vengas con la matraka
in my blue sky I amen mi cielo azul celeste estoy
I'm a cloudy one!soy un nublao!
I have more blues than what youYo tengo de blues mas lo que tu
have of a nuntienes de monja
give me fire and tell me the truthdame fuego y dime la verdad
halfwaypor la mitad
because I'm a sponge...que soy una esponja...
Let the back and forth beginQue empiece ya el tira y afloja

far from the Ebro... let's get to worklejos del ebro...vamos al tajo
give me what I want you'll see I won't back downdame lo que quiero ya veras que no me rajo
this is giving me a hard timeesta me esta costando trabajo
eating my headcomiendo me el coco
you won't get very farno vas a llegar muy lejos
very slowly so I understand myselfmuy despacito que yo me entienda
let the back and forth beginque empiece ya el tira y afloja
and let someone buy you who understands youy que te compre el que te comprenda
very slowly because I'm a spongemuy despacito que soy una esponja
let the back and forth beginque empiece ya el tira y afloja
very slowly so I understand myselfmuy despacito que yo me entienda
so I organize and understand youque me organice y te comprenda

and a south windy un viento de sur
that is already crossing the streetque ya esta cruzando la calle
makes me rememberme hace recordar
that I don't sell my soul to anyoneque yo no vendo mi alma a nadie
I stop to lookme paro a mirar
in almost all the shop windowsen casi todos los escaparates
you already knowya lo sabes tu
that I'm a little cowardly...que soy un poquito cobarde...
And don't come to meY no me vengas
with stories or nonsensecon historietas ni monsergas
very slowly because I'm a spongemuy despacito que soy una esponja
let the back and forth beginque empiece ya el tira y afloja

far from the Ebro... let's get to worklejos del ebro...vamos al tajo
give me what I want you'll see I won't back downdame lo que quiero ya veras que no me rajo
this is giving me a hard timeesta me esta costando trabajo
eating my headcomiendo me el coco
you won't get very farno vas a llegar muy lejos
very slowly so I understand myselfmuy despacito que yo me entienda
let the back and forth beginque empiece ya el tira y afloja
and let someone buy you who understands youy que te compre el que te comprenda
very slowly because I'm a spongemuy despacito que soy una esponja
let the back and forth beginque empiece ya el tira y afloja
very slowly so I understand myselfmuy despacito que yo me entienda
so I organize and understand youque me organice y te comprenda

eating my headcomiendome el coco
you won't get very far...no vas a llegar muy lejos...
Eating my head (x4)Comiendome el coco(x4)
you won't get very far...no vas a llegar muy lejos...
Eating my head (x4)Comiendome el coco(x4)