Fuimos

We Were

Fuimos

We were chicks from different eggsFuimos pichones de huevos distintos
Tanning absences in our homesCurtiendo ausencias por nuestros hogares
Growing through courage and instinctCrecer a base de arrojo y de instinto
Why do they force you to go to these places?Por que te obligan por estos lugares

We were a team of noble characterFuimos equipo de noble talante
Always stealing other people's laughterSiempre saqueando las risas ajenas
Four short soldiersCuatro soldado de altura pequeña
But with the courage and bravery of a giantPero con temple y valor de gigante

We were rivals of frivolous entitiesFuimos rivales de frívolos entes
Pubertal desire, adult whimsDeseo impúber, caprichos de adulto
Dog faces fighting over a lawnCaras de perro en disputa de un césped
Who feels alive when he kisses footballQue siente vida cuando besa al futbol.

And even though hunger lurked in the hallY aunque el hambre merodeara en el palier
Violence was evident everywhereLa violencia se advirtiera por doquier
And something necessary will be missingY faltara alguna cosa menester
We decided to ignore it so we couldDecidimos ignorarlo pa'poder
Perfume our whole soul with pleasurePerfumarnos toda el alma de placer

We went from raw to blowtorch cookedFuimos de crudo, a cocido a soplete
There was no clock that gave us a secondNo hubo reloj que nos diera un segundo
To tell our burning soulsPara contar nuestras almas candentes
To find a way around this worldPara encontrarle la vuelta a este mundo

Full of chanta spirit we were ableLleno de espíritu chanta pudimos
Always get away with our geniusSiempre salirnos con nuestro genio
Which is to preserve everything that we wereQue es preservar todo aquello que fuimos
To outwit the perfidies of timePara burlar las perfidias del tiempo.

And today, today we dodge the obligationsY hoy, hoy gambeteamos las obligaciones
They seek to give us a strong heelQue buscan darnos fuerte en los talones
Because from four we make it simplePorque de cuatro tornamos sencillo
Bend the devil and all his godsDoblegar al diablo y a todos sus dioses.

And it's hard to maintain that they are my peaceY es difícil sostener que son mi paz
If I have given myself over to war in my eagernessSi a la guerra me he entregado en el afán
To paint what is to come in another colorDe pintar de otro color lo que vendrá
I swear to you that that day will comeYo les juro que ese día llegara
And what is obtained will be equal for allY lo obtenido será de todos por igual.