Pan y circo

Bread and Circus

Pan y circo

I am, a slave to workSoy, un esclavo del trabajo
What can I do?¿que es lo que puedo hacer?
Since I was a child I was taughtDesde pequeño me educaron
To be submissive, to obeyA ser sumiso, a obedecer
To be a useful manA ser un hombre de provecho
Without rights and without knowledgeSin derecho y sin saber
A puppet in the service of powerUna marioneta al servicio del poder

My hands belong to the banksMis manos son de los bancos
My soul to the churchMi alma de la iglesia
My dignity is on the groundMi dignidad esta por los suelos
And my life continues in miseryY mi vida sigue en la miseria

And if the people want to wake upY si el pueblo quiere despertar
The state offers us bread and circus to the brimEl estado nos ofrece pan y circo a reventar

You spend your life workingPasas la vida trabajando
With no time to thinkSin tiempo para pensar
And the little they leave usY el poco que nos dejan
They try to fill itLo intentan rellenar
With TV garbageCon basura televisiva
Bulls, soccer, drug addictionToros, fútbol, drogadiccion
Charlatans read futures and gossip magazinesFalsantes lee futuros y revistas del corazon

Asleep, asleep!¡dormidos, dormidos!
That's how the system wants to see usAsi nos quiere ver el sistema
Submerged, submerged!¡sumidos, sumidos!
In the depths of the caveEn lo mas hondo de la caverna

I can't continue like thisAsi no puedo continuar
Wake up!¡despierta!
My mind sick and about to explodeMi mente enferma y a punto de estallar
I just want to wake upSolo quiero despertar
Wake up!¡despierta!
Ignorance is devouring my intelligenceLa ignorancia va devorando mi inteligencia
I am the reflection of your mirrorSoy el reflejo de tu espejo
It's you, don't look backEs a ti, no mires atras
I am that sadnessSoy esa tristeza
That is in your false happinessQue esta en tu falsa felicidad
I am the doubt that hitsSoy la duda que golpea
Your brain non-stopTu cerebro sin parar
I am the nightmareSoy la pesadilla
That terrorizes your well-beingQue aterroriza tu bienestar

My blood belongs to the homelandMi sangre es de la patria
My owner is a businessmanMi dueño un empresario
My freedom is just a voteMi libertad solo es un voto
And my god is Big BrotherY mi dios el gran hermano

And if the people want to wake upY si el pueblo quiere despertar
The state offers us bread and circus to the brimEl estado nos ofrece pan y circo a reventar

But someday it has to changePero algun dia tiene que cambiar
So, comradeEntonces compañero
Let this song wake you upQue esta cancion te haga despertar
But someday it has to changePero algun dia tiene que cambiar
So, companion, what are you waiting for to fight?Entonces compañera a que esperas para luchar

And now the people demand freedomY ahora el pueblo pide libertad
The show has begunLa funcion ha comenzado
And in the arena now you areY en la arena ahora tu estas
And now the people demand freedomY ahora el pueblo pide libertad
Discovering the infamiesDescubriendo las infamias
Of this false democracyDe esta falsa democracia

Your democracy stinks!¡Tu democracia apesta!
Your democracy stinks!¡Tu democracia apesta!
Your democracy stinks!¡Tu democracia apesta!
Your democracy stinks!¡Tu democracia apesta!
Your democracy stinks!¡Tu democracia apesta!