Ellos

They

Ellos

Capitalism is falling,Se cae el capitalismo,
And if the pot bursts,Y si la olla se revienta,
They'll have a big problem.Se les viene un problemón.

And the solution would beY la solución sería
to stigmatize povertyEstigmatizar la pobreza
with its criminalization.Con su criminalización.

To dismantlePara desmantelar
the repressive apparatusEl aparato represivo
of the national state.Del estado nacional.

We lack the initiativeNos falta la iniciativa
of those who usually take creditDel que suele embanderarse
for the loot of others.Con el botín de los demás.

They, who endure like you,Ellos, que soportan como tú,
channel with usCanalizan con nosotros
as they have done with him.Como lo han ello con él.
If you represented the peopleSi vosotros representarais al pueblo
I wouldn't be, then,No estaría, entonces,
shooting the song.Yo disparando la canción.

There's violence and heavy-handedness.Hay violencia y mano dura.
There's no justice, not even in painting.No hay justicia ni en pintura.
But everything is going great.Pero todo va genial.

They imprison you for peanuts.Te encarcelan por dos mangos.
They shoot you in a neighborhoodTe balean en un barrio
if you don't go out to steal.Si no salís a robar.

They are the renewalSon la renovación
of the cattle prod and the beating,De la picana y la golpiza
the neo-torturer.El neo-torturador.

They spread without controlExtienden sin control
the old methodologyLa vieja metodología
of the detention center.Del centro de detención.

They, who endure like you,Ellos, que soportan como tú,
channel with usCanalizan con nosotros
as they have done with him.Como lo han hecho con él.
If you represented the peopleSi vosotros representarais al pueblo
I wouldn't be, then,No estaría, entonces,
shooting the song.Yo disparando la canción.

The big boss shitsSe caga el mandamás
on his blessed policeman,En su bendito policía,
and another kid suffers.Y lo sufre otro guachín.

Tell me, how does it feelContame, ¿qué se siente
to fill empty belliesLlenar pancitas vacías
with the cold of the rifle?Con el frío del fusil?