El Vicio

The Addiction

El Vicio

Wandering through the neighborhoodVa vagando por el barrio
Not knowing what will become of him, he’s not aloneSin saber qué será de él, no anda solo
For six years, that addiction has been his companionHace seis años, lo acompaña el vicio aquel
He’s been through a lot and even though he feels like shitYa ha pasado muchas cosas y aunque no se siente bien
He wants to keep this madness going until he diesQuiere seguir la loquera hasta que se muera su ser

The neighbors don’t want him aroundLos vecinos no lo quieren
Because they know him too wellPorque lo conocen bien
That what he steals he sells to keep getting highQue lo que roba lo vende pa’ seguir drogándose
His family doesn’t look for him, they stayed away for their own goodSu familia no lo busca, se alejaron por su bien
Today his bed is the sidewalkHoy su cama es la banqueta
His blanket is a piece of paperSu cobija es un papel

They say that in the early mornings he sometimes prays and asks for his daughterDicen que en las madrugadas a veces reza y pide por su hija
Whose name he can’t rememberQue su nombre no recuerda
The addiction has wiped memories from his mindEl vicio le ha borrado recuerdos de su cabeza
He mutters, "Damn the day I tried that shit"Murmura maldito el día que probé la mierda esa

Today he died on that cornerHoy murió en aquella esquina
With sadness on his faceEn su cara tristeza
Damn lifeMaldita vida
And I remember what he used to tell meY recuerdo lo que me decía
That old junkieAquel viejo vicioso
Who spoke the truthQue verdades decía

I started with my buddiesEmpecé con los camaradas
Rolling a joint and causing chaosForjándome un churro y haciendo un desmadre
I’d come home all messed upBien loco llegaba a mi casa
My wife pissed off for me being so lateMi esposa enojada por llegar bien tarde
Years went by like thatAsí fueron pasando los años
I left my family to get highDejé a mi familia pa’ poder drogarme
Before I knew itCuando menos lo pensé
I was in the hole, unable to escapeYa estaba en el hoyo, sin poder zafarme

You wanna know, kid, how much that pipe can hold?¿Quieres saber, mijo, cuánto le cabe a esa pipa?
Work, years, timeTrabajo, años, tiempo
Whatever it takesLo que sea que se amerita
You wanna know, kid, how much that pipe can hold?¿Quieres saber, mijo, cuánto le cabe a esa pipa?
Money, houses, cars, friendsDinero, casas, carros, amigos
Even familyTambién familia

Despicable wherever I goIndeseable a dónde quiera que voy
I got caught up in a drug addictionMe metí en un problema de drogadicción
I want God to save meQuiero que Dios me salve
And I’m not looking for forgiveness, the addiction enslaves me with its seductionY no busco el perdón, el vicio me esclaviza con su seducción

I didn’t want to dieNo me quería morir
I didn’t want to dieNo me quería morir
I didn’t want to dieNo me quería morir
But my end has comePero llegó mi fin

Wandering through the neighborhoodVa vagando por el barrio
Not knowing what will become of him, he’s not aloneSin saber qué será de él, no anda solo
For six years, that addiction has been his companionHace seis años, lo acompaña el vicio aquel
He’s been through a lot and even though he feels like shitYa ha pasado muchas cosas y aunque no se siente bien
He wants to keep this madness going until he diesQuiere seguir la loquera hasta que se muera su ser
The neighbors don’t want him aroundLos vecinos no lo quieren
Because they know him too wellPorque lo conocen bien
That what he steals he sells to keep getting highQue lo que roba lo vende pa’ seguir drogándose

They say that in the early mornings he sometimes prays and asks for his daughterDicen que en las madrugadas a veces reza y pide por su hija
Whose name he can’t rememberQue su nombre no recuerda
The addiction has wiped memories from his mindEl vicio le ha borrado recuerdos de su cabeza
He mutters, "Damn the day I tried that shit"Murmura maldito el día que probé la mierda esa