Barras Y Estrellas

Bars and Stars

Barras Y Estrellas

Under the tears of GodBajo las lagrimas de dios
a man was born who wanted to control the worldnació un hombre que quiso controlar el mundo
deception, wars, oppression, lies,engaños, guerras, opresión, mentiras,
made the United States of Americahicieron de los estados unidos de América
the greatest nation in historyla nación mas grande de la historia

About its politics... don't believe anythingDe su política... no te creas nada
and about its ethics... don't believe anythingy de su ética... no te creas nada
fanatic nation... don't believe anythingnación fanática... no te creas nada
this is America... don't believe anythingesto es América... no te creas nada

Once upon a time in AmericaErase una vez en América
a powerful land, a nervous populationuna tierra poderosa una población nerviosa
and too hystericaly demasiado histérica
centuries of historical greatnesssiglos de grandeza histórica
I don't want to create controversy if I say it's tragic for me.no quiero crear polémica si digo que para mi es trágica.

They started by stealing slaves from AfricaEmpezaron robando esclavos de África
their grandchildren today are men trapped in prisons like Atticasus nietos hoy son hombres atrapados en prisiones como ática
radical, fanatical moral and ethicsmoral y ética radical, fanática
and each one controls their own lifey cada cual su propia vida controla

Families that smile in public and cry aloneFamilias que sonríen en publico y lloran a solas
children who buy guns just like Coca-Colasniños que compran pistolas igual que coca colas
at all hours gunshots and alarm voices are hearda todas horas suenan disparos y voces de alarma
but the rich don't notice, their neighborhoods are calmpero los ricos no se enteran, sus barrios están en calma

Where is the necessary common sense U.S.A. is the lawDonde está el sentido común necesario U.S.A. es la ley
they lie to us every news broadcastnos mienten cada telediario
because Mr. George Bush is the biggest fascistporque el señor george bush es el mayor fascista
and any foreigner is a suspected terroristy cualquier extranjero es sospechoso terrorista
military imperialism on their magazine coversimperialismo militar en sus portadas de revistas
everything for the money, economist instincttodo por las pasta, instinto economista
while their flag waves, everyone boastsmientras su bandera ondea, cada uno alardea
of the high spheres they mingle withde las altas esferas con las que se codea
creating an illusion the anthem of a nationcrean una ilusión el himno de una nación
...do you hear it......lo oyes...
from California to Harlem from the Down Jones to the projectsde California a Harlett desde el Down Jones a los proyecs
Bowling for ColumbineBowling for Columbine
explains what's there, so much repression and ego it's just me ____explica lo que hay, tanta represión y ego it's just me ____
try the American Pie and then vomitprueba el American Pie y después vomita

thinking about the peace that this hypocritical government takes away from uspensando en la paz que este gobierno tan hipócrita nos quita
today it's Afghanistan and Saddam yesterday Vietnamhoy es Afganistán y Sadam ayer Vietnam
Uncle Sam needs you, run and attend his appointmentel tio Sam te necesita corre y acude a su cita

bars and starsbarras y estrellas
bars and starsbarras y estrellas
don't believe anythingno te creas nada

America land of colossi, lifestyle of the rich and powerfulAmérica tierra de colosos, estilo de vida de ricos y poderosos
its laws and ideas its norms and sloganssus leyes e ideas sus normas y sus consignas
...do you believe in them?......crees en ellas?...
America, do you live among bars or among starsAmérica, vives entre barras o entre estrellas
America, land of mafiosi, lifestyle of the poor and dangerousAmérica, tierra de mafiosos, estilos de vida de pobres y peligrosos
its laws and ideas its norms and sloganssus leyes e ideas sus normas y sus consignas
...do you believe in them?......crees en ellas?...
America, do you live among bars or among starsAmérica, vives entre barras o entre estrellas

Because there are super villains and there are no superheroesPorque existe súper villanos y no existen súper héroes
if you don't believe me, tell me, who saved those two towers?si no me crees, dime, quien salvo aquellas dos torres?
people run and traffic is never stillgentes corren y el transito nunca está quieto
without further ado you go from the neighborhood, residential or to the ghettosin mas pasas del barrio, residencial o al guetto
practice the freedom of expression that has been granted to youpractica la libertad de expresión que se te a otorgado
criticize their absurd war and you will be punishedcriticas su absurda guerra y serás castigado
it's in the airse huele en el ambiente

America, is dying slowly and it has brought it upon itselfAmérica, muere lentamente y ella misma se lo a buscado
polluting the planetcontaminando el planeta
Aznar and Blair are just puppets in this gameAznar y Blair son tan solo marionetas de este juego
and the world burns in the fire of their infernal dominiony el mundo arde en el fuego de su dominio infernal
every oriental country that disobeys is in the axis of eviltodo país oriental que no obedezca está en el eje del mal
and big companies that control the electoral campaigny grandes empresas que controlan la campaña electoral
for their own benefit, that drives me crazypara su propio beneficio, eso me saca de quicio
and in the mall, Latinos and black people are victims of police racismy en el centro comercial, latinos y negratas son presas del racismo policial
and await judgmenty esperan juicio

Dirty society of vices and criminalsSucia sociedad de vicios y delincuentes
innocent young people in the death rowjóvenes inocente en el corredor de la muerte
because if you're different, no one forgives your slipporque si eres diferente nadie perdona tu desliz
relax, Hollywood will give you a happy endingtranquilos que Hollywood pondrá un final feliz

It's the American dream within your reachEs el sueño americano al alcance de tu mano
if you do something productive your effort will not be in vainsi haces algo productivo tu esfuerzo no será en vano
if America loses controlsi América pierde el control
you give baseball, a Thanksgiving Daytu dar el béisbol, un día de acción de gracias
or a play station, one nationo una play station, one nation
blinded by giving and giving veilesegada por el dar a dar veile
in Ohio and Arkansas, in Queens to Beverly Hillsen Ohio y Arkansas, en Queens a Beberli Hill
the history of luxury and crimela historia del lujo y del crimen
how do you live, tell metu como vives, dime
behind the bars of that cell next to movie starstras las barras de esa celda junto a estrellas de cine

bars and starsbarras y estrellas
bars and starsbarras y estrellas
don't believe anythingno te crea nada

America land of colossi, lifestyle of the rich and powerfulAmérica tierra de colosos, estilo de vida de ricos y poderosos
its laws and ideas its norms and sloganssus leyes e ideas sus normas y sus consignas
...do you believe in them?......crees en ellas?...
America, do you live among bars or among starsAmérica, vives entre barras o entre estrellas
America, land of mafiosi, lifestyle of the poor and dangerousAmérica, tierra de mafiosos, estilos de vida de pobres y peligrosos
its laws and ideas its norms and sloganssus leyes e ideas sus normas y sus consignas
...do you believe in them?......crees en ellas?...
America, do you live among bars or among starsAmérica, vives entre barras o entre estrellas

about its politics... don't believe anythingde su política... no te creas nada
and about its ethics... don't believe anythingy de su ética... no te creas nada
fanatic nation... don't believe anythingnación fanática... no te creas nada
this is America... don't believe anythingesto es América... no te creas nada

about its politics... don't believe anythingde su política... no te creas nada
and about its ethics... don't believe anythingy de su ética... no te creas nada
fanatic nation... don't believe anythingnación fanática... no te creas nada
this is America... don't believe anythingesto es América... no te creas nada