Pólvora

Gunpowder

Pólvora

There was a lot that I didn't know as a childHubo mucho de lo que no me enteraba de pequeño
I don't know if out of ignorance or innocenceNo sé si por ignorancia o inocencia
Now that I put on my shoes I realizeAhora que me pongo los zapatos me doy cuenta
That I grew up in a sea of corruption, chaos, and violenceQue crecí dentro de un mar de corrupción, de caos y de violencia
For you we remain herePor ustedes permanecemos aquí
In a mousetrap that triggers when you leaveEn una ratonera que se dispara al salir
We live off scraps without a decent salaryVivimos de las sobras sin algún salario digno
While the party campaign goes by singing the anthemMientras pasa la campaña de rumba cantando el himno
They say that at some point in our lives we were at the same level, but I don't believe thatDicen que en el algún momento de nuestra vida estuvimos a la misma altura, pero eso no lo creo
The little boy who can barely afford a notebook has to live in fear bullied at recessEl pequeño chico que le alcanza pa' un cuaderno tiene que vivir con miedo acosado en el recreo
They try to deceive me with their false ideologyTratan de engarme con su falsa ideología
How good that they have a good education systemQue bueno que tienen un buen sistema de educación
If the people who follow them to their soul would give themSi la gente que los sigue hasta su alma les daría
But the quota always has an expiration datePero el cupo siempre tiene fecha de expiración

Cause you want it all on a silver platterCause you want it all on a silver platter
Your mommy and your daddy couldn't make this betterYour mommy and your daddy couldn't make this better
You can't even pay your way, out of this pressureYou can't even pay your way, out of this pressure
You want it all on a silver platterYou want it all on a silver platter

Dressed in red like some hierarchs, like all the blood they shed for the peopleVistiendo de rojo como todo unos jerarcas, como toda la sangre que derramaron por el pueblo
That way of manipulating your psyche, making sure, so we don't do it againEsa manera de manipular tu psique, asegurarse, para que no lo hagamos de nuevo
Those of us down here, we repudiate those aboveLos que estamos aquí abajo, repudiamos los de arriba
While we struggle, they live the high lifeMientras pasamos trabajo, ellos se dan la gran vida
What do they know about enduring whole nights without foodQue sabrán sobrepasar noches enteras sin comida
And that due to all the impotence in this game they commit suicide, nahY que por toda la impotencia en este juego se suicidan, nah
I don't care to be very harsh, the only thing certain is that my future will be quite uncertainNo me importa ser muy crudo, lo único seguro es que será bastante incierto mi futuro
Word spreads fast, the walls are smallLa voz se corre rápido, son pequeños los muros
What you gained in 10 years is taken away in secondsLo que obtuviste en 10 años te lo quitan en segundos
I show you the other side, of course paradise is perfect if the clouds separate usTe enseño la otra cara, claro que el paraíso es perfecto si las nubes nos separan
The decisive day when the alarms go offEl día decisivo cuando salten las alarmas
Everyone will learn even if the streets burnTodos aprenderán aunque las calles ardan

Cause you want it all on a silver platterCause you want it all on a silver platter
Your mommy and your daddy couldn't make this betterYour mommy and your daddy couldn't make this better
You can't even pay your way, out of this pressureYou can't even pay your way, out of this pressure
You want it all on a silver platterYou want it all on a silver platter

They want peaceQuieren paz
But they always ignore what they leave behindPero siempre ignoran lo que dejan atrás
If one day they abandon you, don't come to talk to meSi un día te abandonan no me vengas a hablar
It's very evident and soon you'll see itEs muy evidente y pronto ya lo verás
You'll see it, mmmYa lo verás, mmm
No, no moreNo, no más
I stopped being just another victimDejé de ser una víctima de más
Gunpowder became my obsessionLa pólvora se convirtió en mi obsesión
I don't mind becoming an enemy of half the nationNo me importa volverme enemigo de media nación

Cause you want it all on a silver platterCause you want it all on a silver platter
Your mommy and your daddy couldn't make this betterYour mommy and your daddy couldn't make this better
You can't even pay your way, out of this pressureYou can't even pay your way, out of this pressure
You want it all on a silver platterYou want it all on a silver platter