Futuro?

Future?

Futuro?

My dad is on a hunger strikeMi papá está en huelga de hambre
Because one day he was leftPorque un día se quedó
Without a job and without moneySin trabajo y sin dinero
And a letter arrived at our houseY a mi casa nos llegó una carta
With words I don't understandCon palabras que no entiendo

My mom no longer goes to the supermarketMi mamá ya no va al supermercado
Now she stares at the fridgeAhora mira la nevera
While gritting her teethMientras aprieta los dientes
And she hugs me in her armsY me abraza entre sus brazos
Whispering in my earSusurrándome al oído
Today we won't have breakfast eitherHoy tampoco desayunamos

My parents have changedMis papás han cambiado
They're not the sameNo son los mismos
They cry when I'm not lookingLloran cuando no les miro
Their kisses taste like sorrowSus besos saben a pena
And they talk about grown-up things at nightY hablan cosas de mayores por las noches
When they think my brother and I are asleepCuando creen que mi hermano y yo dormimos
(That my brother and I are asleep)(Que mi hermano y yo dormimos)

I'll sell my dollsVenderé mis muñecas
My marbles and we'll move forwardMis canicas y saldremos adelante
I'll take out my savings from my piggy bankSacaré de mi hucha los ahorros
So that we lack nothingPara que nada nos falte

I know I'm only ten years oldSé que solo tengo diez años
But I have to do somethingPero es que tengo que hacer algo
I know this is very hardSé que esto es muy duro
But I am the futurePero yo soy el futuro

My dad gets up very earlyMi papá se levanta muy temprano
And smokes a thousand cigarettesY se fuma mil cigarros
Holding onto a bottleAbrazado a una botella
And he sits me between his legsY me sienta entre sus piernas
He caresses me and saysMe acaricia y me dice
Go to school by yourselvesIros solos a la escuela

My mom no longer puts on makeupMi mamá ya no se pinta la cara
Or looks in the mirrorNi se mira en el espejo
She says she's ashamedDice que se da vergüenza
That she messed upQue siente haberla cagado
And all I can think aboutY yo mientras solo pienso
Is if fairies eat ice creamSi las hadas comen helados

My parents have changedMi papás han cambiado
They're not the sameNo son los mismos
They don't laugh anymore, they don't playYa no ríen, ya no juegan
They only talk about serious thingsSolo hablan cosas serias
And for me, it's an adventureY pa' mi es una aventura
To all go live at grandma's houseIrnos todos a vivir a casa de la abuela

I'll sell my dollsVenderé mis muñecas
My marbles and we'll move forwardMis canicas y saldremos adelante
I'll take out my savings from my piggy bankSacaré de mi hucha los ahorros
So that we lack nothingPara que nada nos falte

I know I'm only ten years oldSé que solo tengo diez años
But I have to do somethingPero es que tengo que hacer algo
I know this is very hardSé que esto es muy duro
But I am the futurePero yo soy el futuro