Progreso

Progress

Progreso

I would like to be able to calm downYo quisiera poder aplacar
A terrible beastUna fiera terrible

I would like to be able to transformYo quisiera poder transformar
So many impossible thingsTanta cosa imposible

I would like to say so many thingsYo quisiera decir tantas cosas
That could make me feel good about myselfQue pudieran hacerme sentir bien conmigo

I would like to be able to embrace myYo quisiera poder abrazar mi
Greatest enemyMayor enemigo

I would like not to see so many dark clouds aboveYo quisiera no ver tantas nubes obscuras arriba
To sail without finding so many oil stains in the seasNavegar sin hayar tantas manchas de aceite en los mares

And disappearing whalesY ballenas desapareciendo
Due to lack of commercialPor falta de escrúpulos
ScruplesComerciales

I would like to be civilizedYo quisiera ser civilizado
Like the animalsComo los animales

La ra ra lalara lara larara pararaLa ra ra lalara lara larara parara
I would like to be civilizedYo quisiera ser civilizado
Like the animalsComo los animales

I would like not to see so much greenYo quisiera no ver tanto verde
On the dying earthEn la tierra muriendo

And in the river waters the disappearing fishY en las aguas de ríos los peces desapareciendo

I would like to shout that this so-calledYo quisiera gritar que ese tal
Black gold is nothing but a black poisonOro negro no es más que un negro veneno

We already know that because of all thisYa sabemos que por todo eso
We are living lessVivimos ya menos

I cannot accept certain things that I no longer understandYo no puedo aceptar ciertas cosas que ya no comprendo

The trade of war weaponsEl comercio de armas de guerra
Of living deathsDe muertes viviendo

I would like to talk about joyYo quisiera hablar de alegría
Instead of sadnessEn vez de tristeza
But I am not capableMas no soy capaz

I would like to be civilizedYo quisiera ser civilizado
Like the animalsComo los animales

La ra ra lalara lara lararaLa ra ra lalara lara larara
PararaParara

I would like to be civilizedYo quisiera ser civilizado
Like the animalsComo los animales

La ra ra lalara lara lararaLa ra ra lalara lara larara
PararaParara

I would like to be civilizedYo quisiera ser civilizado
Like the animalsComo los animales

I am not against progressYo no estoy contra el progreso
If there were a good consensusSi existiera un buen consenso

Mistakes do not correct othersErrores no corrigen otros
That's what I thinkEso es lo que pienso

I am not against progressYo no estoy contra el progreso
If there were a good consensusSi existiera un buen consenso

Mistakes do not correct othersErrores no corrigen otros
That's what I thinkEso es lo que pienso