Farolero

Lamppost Keeper

Farolero

I would be a lamppost keeperYo sería farolero
If you became a lamppostSi tú te hicieras farola
That waits for me at nightQue me espera por las noches
Lit up but aloneEncendida pero sola

I would be a street sweeperYo sería barrendero
If you became a broomSi tú te hicieras escoba
To hold you in my handsPara tomarte en mis manos
And sweep the room togetherY barrer juntos la alcoba

Instead, you see me and nothingEn cambio tú me ves y nada
And a day goes by, and a month goes byY pasa un día y pasa un mes
The luck was already castY es que la suerte estaba echada
Things turn out the other way aroundLas cosas salen al revés
And you see, the years go byY ya lo ves pasan los años
Leaving traces as they passDejando huellas al pasar
Our love is impossibleNuestro amor es imposible
I am a river fishYo soy pez de río
You are a sea fishTú eres pez de mar

I would be a minerYo sería barrenero
If you turned into a rockSi tú te volvieras roca
To open a gapPara abrir alguna brecha
And reach your mouthY llegar hasta tu boca

I would be a watchmakerYo sería relojero
If you turned into timeSi tú te volvieras hora
Although it's hard to fixAunque tiene mal arreglo
What time doesn't forgiveLo que el tiempo no perdona

Instead, you see me and nothingEn cambio tú me ves y nada
And a day goes by, and a month goes byY pasa un día y pasa un mes
The luck was already castY es que la suerte estaba echada
Things turn out the other way aroundLas cosas salen al revés
And you see, the years go byY ya lo ves pasan los años
Leaving traces as they passDejando huellas al pasar
Our love is impossibleNuestro amor es imposible
I am a river fishYo soy pez de río
You are a sea fishTú eres pez de mar

I would be a sailorYo sería marinero
If you became a seagullSi tú te hicieras gaviota
But you don't want wingsPero tú no quieres alas
And my boat no longer floatsY mi barca ya no flota

I would be a healerYo sería curandero
If you turned into a drugSi tú te volvieras droga
To cure this ailmentPara curar este mal
That suffocates me when I think of youQue al pensar en ti me ahoga

Instead, you see me and nothingEn cambio tú me ves y nada
And a day goes by, and a month goes byY pasa un día y pasa un mes
The luck was already castY es que la suerte estaba echada
Things turn out the other way aroundLas cosas salen al revés
And you see, the years go byY ya lo ves pasan los años
Leaving traces as they passDejando huellas al pasar
Our love is impossibleNuestro amor es imposible
I am a river fishYo soy pez de río
You are a sea fishTú eres pez de mar