Como Si Tú Fueras El Comunismo

As If You Were Communism

Como Si Tú Fueras El Comunismo

I arrived homeHe llegado a la casa
And I had the impressionY he tenido la impresión
That it took me a century to arriveDe que tardo un siglo en llegar
That it took me a year to climbDe que tardo un año en subir
That it took an hour to enterDe que tardo una hora en entrar
And a second to see you and laugh.Y un segundo en verte y reír.

I always have that rush, I don't know,Siempre tengo esa prisa, no sé,
If it's because I want to tell youSi será que te quiero contar
Like a book the skin of the dayComo libro el pellejo del día
Absorbing the water from the salt.Absorviéndole el agua a la sal.

I think the height of lifeCreo que el colmo de la vida
Is to tell what happens to us,Es contar lo que nos pasa,
To make the flowery fableHacer la fábula florida
Of our tragedy.De nuestra tragedia.

Some don't risk menUnos no arriesgan a los hombres
To go to the moon,Para ir a la luna,
And Palestinians are murderedY se asesinan palestinos
In batches of thousands.Por tandas de miles.

I don't know what to say anymore,Ya yo no se que decir,
It's the height of lifeEs el colmo de la vida
To tell what happens to us,Contar lo que nos pasa,
While old mistakesMientras los viejos errores
Demand silence...Reclaman silencio ...

And I'm just a passing man,Y yo soy sólo un hombre que pasa,
A man who sells his neck on the streets,Un hombre que vende su cuello en las calles,
Like everyone here.Cual todos aquí.

Every year I put on clean clothes,Todos los años me pongo ropa limpia,
And I go to youY salgo a ti
As if you were washing away my lies,Como si tú me lavaras las mentiras,
And I go to youY salgo a ti
As if you were washing away the blood,Como si tú me lavaras la sangre,
And I go to youY salgo a ti
Every year I arrive home,Todos los años yo llego a mi casa,
And I go to youY salgo a ti
As if you were communism,Como si tú fueras el comunismo,
And I go to youY salgo a ti
As if you were communism,Como si tú fueras el comunismo,
And I go to you...Y salgo a ti ...