Coughing Colors
She homed with thieves, kicked up dirty leaves
she was a maniac, no one's heart attack
she got around, slept on the bad side of town
she was cooler than you, way cooler than me
she was true, all blinded and bruised
she didn't give a fuck, no, she had given up
She was alive
she was caught on fire
she was everything
she was all of this
She opened up and laid it all right there
she said, "no, I don't mind, no, no I don't care
I'll help you shovel out my shallow hole
and I know, I know they're threatening
but at least we're not the ones carrying
such heavy, heavy, heavy stoning stones
And yeah, I know they'll get you down
they'll do you in and they'll drag it out
'cause me and you, we are one of a kind,"
She liked to lose, never wore sunday shoes
she found her luck in wells and corner stores and jails
she was crazy, a downtown kind of baby
always dangerous, she got me down on my knees
she made it rain, she called the wind and then it came
oh, with the wave of her hand, she brought the sunshine right in
she was the sky, beyond steeple and the choir
oh, the preacher's amen, her hallelujah child
She opened up and laid it all right there
she said, "no, I don't mind, no, no I don't care
I'll help you shovel out my shallow hole
and I know, I know they're threatening
but at least we're not the ones carrying
such heavy, heavy, heavy stoning stones
So when your bones are broke and you're all alone
and the fog's so thick you can't see up close
just know that I will end up strangled too
and when the floods, they come all rushing in
and the boat is full and you can't get in
oh, it's okay if you don't want to swim
and when you're swallowed up, oh, don't you cry
just give right in, don't try to fight
'cause baby, I wouldn't pay no mind
there's nothing you can do
They'll have you coughing up your colors
They'll have you coughing up your colors,"
She sang the blues, out of time and out of tune
spoke no silver spoon, only simple truths
she was a friend, stabbed backs and broke plans
she would give you her coat or put nails through her hand
She was wise, full of magic and life
oh, you could see it in her eyes
oh yeah, I saw it in her eyes
she was more than this
oh, way more than this
She was everything
She was all of this
Tosiendo colores
Ella vivía con ladrones, pateaba hojas sucias
era una maniática, no un ataque al corazón de nadie
se movía por ahí, dormía en el lado malo de la ciudad
era más genial que tú, mucho más genial que yo
era auténtica, toda cegada y magullada
no le importaba un carajo, no, ella se había rendido
Ella estaba viva
estaba ardiendo
era todo
era todo esto
Se abrió y lo dejó todo ahí
dijo, "no, no me importa, no, no me importa
te ayudaré a cavar mi agujero superficial
y sé, sé que están amenazando
pero al menos no somos los que cargan
esas pesadas, pesadas, pesadas piedras de castigo
Y sí, sé que te harán caer
te derrotarán y lo alargarán
porque tú y yo, somos únicos",
Le gustaba perder, nunca usaba zapatos de domingo
encontraba su suerte en pozos, tiendas de la esquina y cárceles
estaba loca, un tipo de chica del centro
siempre peligrosa, me puso de rodillas
hizo llover, llamó al viento y luego vino
oh, con un gesto de su mano, trajo el sol directamente
era el cielo, más allá del campanario y el coro
oh, el amén del predicador, su hijo aleluya
Se abrió y lo dejó todo ahí
dijo, "no, no me importa, no, no me importa
te ayudaré a cavar mi agujero superficial
y sé, sé que están amenazando
pero al menos no somos los que cargan
esas pesadas, pesadas, pesadas piedras de castigo
Así que cuando tus huesos estén rotos y estés solo
y la niebla sea tan densa que no puedas ver de cerca
solo sé que yo también terminaré estrangulada
y cuando las inundaciones lleguen corriendo
y el bote esté lleno y no puedas subir
oh, está bien si no quieres nadar
y cuando seas engullido, oh, no llores
simplemente cede, no intentes luchar
porque cariño, no prestaría atención
no hay nada que puedas hacer
Te harán toser tus colores
Te harán toser tus colores",
Ella cantaba blues, fuera de tiempo y desafinado
no hablaba con cucharas de plata, solo verdades simples
era amiga, apuñalaba espaldas y rompía planes
te daría su abrigo o se clavaría clavos en la mano
Era sabia, llena de magia y vida
oh, podías verlo en sus ojos
oh sí, lo vi en sus ojos
era más que esto
oh, mucho más que esto
Era todo
Era todo esto
Escrita por: Tilly and the Wall