Matando sueños

Killing dreams

Matando sueños

There is a killerHay un asesino
Invisible, imperceptibleinvisible, imperceptible
inside usdentro nuestro

That was madeQue lo fabricaron
by our parentsnuestros padres
the teachers, the governmentslos maestros, los gobiernos

It is the killerEs el asesino
that kills our ideasque nos mata las ideas
and dreamsy los sueños

It is subjecting usNos va sometiendo
little by littlepoco a poco
we are becoming its puppetsvamos siendo sus muñecos

And even though we didn't want toY aunque no quisimos
we inherited it without askinglo heredamos sin pedirlo

And even though we didn't want toY aunque no quisimos
we inherited it without askinglo heredamos sin pedirlo