Somos

We Are

Somos

We are the annoying little flySomos la mosquita majadera
in the soup of a chubbyen la sopita de un gordito
virtual megalomaniacmegalómano virtual
We are a chaotic messSomos chiripiorca garrotera
and the grain on the butty el granito en el culito
of a social media bullyde un matón de red social
Scapegoats of failureChivos expiatorios del fracaso
of cornerless puppetsde fantoches sin esquina
without the moon and its truthsin la luna y su verdad
And we are the boogeyman of a fewY somos el cuco de unos cuantos
who fill their belliesque se llenan la barriga
by manipulating kindnessmanoseando a la bondad
by manipulating kindnessmanoseando a la bondad
We are their mouthful of thumbtacksSomos su gargara de tachuelas
their repressed desiresu deseo reprimido
We are blasphemy for the schoolSomos blafesmia para la escuela
of spoiled sheepde borregos consentidos
We are ruthless vulgariansSomos chabacanos despiadados
slovenly riffraffmequetrefes desaseados
vulgar expression at its peakmáxima expresion vulgar
But it represents a good omenPero representa un buen augurio
the expletive of my speechbien de mi habla el exabrupto
that your morality throws at meque me arroja tu moral
Dogs that bite when they barkPerros que te muerden cuando chumban
we are cats that assumesomos gatos que se asumen
a thousand mice to catchmil ratones que cazar
Madmen sent by the mobLocos enviados por la chusma
with an insoluble furycon una furia insoluble
without pills to takesin pastillas por tomar
without pills to takesin pastillas por tomar
We never lost our tendernessNunca perdimos nuestra ternura
but we also hardenedpero también endurecimos
Stoicism is the robeEl estoicismo es la investidura
we obtained for being foolsque por necios obtuvimos
We are the heretics of your cureSomos los herejes de tu cura
the garbage truckel camion de la basura
the warriors of peacelos guerreros de la paz
We are the express train to madnessSomos el expreso a la locura
the boycott of fearel boicot de la pabura
the executioners of disguiselos verdugos del disfraz
Sweet brotherhood of duskDulce cofradía del ocaso
calaveras that don't screamcalaveras que no chillan
it never hurts to spend the nightnunca duele pernoctar
Street troubadour and its charmsTrova de la calle y sus encantos
prisoners of the marvelous rockpresos del rock maravila
that has ignited a deityque ha encendido una deidad
that has ignited a deityque ha encendido una deidad
While the rock with shirt and jumperMientras el rock de camisa y jumper
tries to spoil mese empicina en estropearme
I invest in lyrics against a systemyo invierto en letras contra un sistema
that promotes wars and hungerque promueve guerras y hambre
We are from La Mona and Mala FamaSomos de La Mona y Mala Fama
Calle 13, from La Nueva, from Lescano and the LionCalle 13, de La Nueva, de Lescano y del Leon
Diego taught me not to make a fussDiego me enseño a no hacerme drama
that those who don't open their mindsque el que no abre la cabeza
don't grow their heartsno le crece el corazón
We are from stew and barbecueSomos del puchero y el asado
from the little stew in stewdel guisito en estofado
from the table without a tableclothde la mesa sin mantel
Board and easel on the grassTabla y caballete sobre el pasto
in the square of my neighborhooden la plaza de mi barrio
you'll see more than one gourmetvas a ver mas de un gourmete
you'll see more than one gourmetvas a ver mas de un gourmete
Our oil is also blackNuestro petroleo también es negro
fuels and enrichescombustiona y enriquece
Fernet with coke and some iceFernet con coca y algo de hielo
for the delight of the common peoplepara el deleite de la plebe