Honrar La Vida

Honoring Life

Honrar La Vida

No! To remain and pass byNo! Permanecer y transcurrir
It's not to endure, it's not to existNo es es perdurar, no es existir
Nor to honor life!Ni honrar la vida!

There are so many ways of not beingHay tantas maneras de no ser
So much consciousness without knowingTanta conciencia sin saber
NumbAdormecida

To deserve life, it's not to be silent and consentMerecer la vida, no es callar y consentir
So many repeated injusticesTantas injusticias repetidas
It's a virtue, it's dignityEs una virtud, es dignidad
And it's the attitude of identityY es la actitud de identidad
More defined!Más difinida!

That of lasting and passing byEso de durar y transcurrir
Doesn't give us the right to boastNo nos dá derecho a presumir
Because it's not the same as livingPorque no es lo mismo que vivir
Honoring life!Honrar la vida!

No! To remain and pass byNo! Permanecer y transcurrir
Doesn't always suggestNo siempre quiere sugerir
Honoring life!Honrar la vida!

There's so much small vanityHay tanta pequeña vanidad
In our foolish humanityEn nuestra tonta humanidad
BlindedEnceguecida

To deserve life is to stand up verticallyMerecer la vida es erguirse vertical
Beyond evil, beyond fallsMás allá del mal, de las caídas
It's the same as giving truthEs igual que darle a la verdad
And our own freedomY a nuestra propia libertad
The welcome!La bienvenida!

That of lasting and passing byEso de durar y transcurrir
Doesn't give us the right to boastNo nos da derecho a presumir
Because it's not the same as livingPorque no es lo mismo que vivir
Honoring life!Honrar la vida!