Whaleback
Whaleback
Lyrics for "Whaleback"
"It's here that we were born and it's here that we will die.
Our bones will become brick for future local lives."
And when I said, "I'm gone" and waved them all goodbye,
all the locals sang, so drunk and so polite,
"Do you think you can escape from such a shipwrecked life?"
And that's how you were born, a lump of mud and salt with the city on a whale beating through your heart.
"It's here that we were born and it's here that we will die."
And then I laughed so hard I swear I fell right down. Because I couldn't help but think how horrible that sounds.
Lomo de Ballena
Lomo de Ballena
Nacimos aquí y aquí moriremos.
Nuestros huesos se convertirán en ladrillos para futuras vidas locales.
Y cuando dije 'me voy' y les dije adiós a todos,
todos los lugareños cantaron, tan borrachos y tan educados,
'¿Crees que puedes escapar de una vida tan naufragada?'
Y así es como naciste, un trozo de barro y sal con la ciudad en una ballena latiendo en tu corazón.
'Nacimos aquí y aquí moriremos.'
Y luego me reí tan fuerte que juro que caí al suelo. Porque no pude evitar pensar qué horrible suena eso.