Coughing Colors

Tosiendo colores

Coughing Colors

Ella vivía con ladrones, pateaba hojas suciasShe homed with thieves, kicked up dirty leaves
era una maniática, no un ataque al corazón de nadieshe was a maniac, no one's heart attack
se movía por ahí, dormía en el lado malo de la ciudadshe got around, slept on the bad side of town
era más genial que tú, mucho más genial que yoshe was cooler than you, way cooler than me
era auténtica, toda cegada y magulladashe was true, all blinded and bruised
no le importaba un carajo, no, ella se había rendidoshe didn't give a fuck, no, she had given up

Ella estaba vivaShe was alive
estaba ardiendoshe was caught on fire
era todoshe was everything
era todo estoshe was all of this

Se abrió y lo dejó todo ahíShe opened up and laid it all right there
dijo, "no, no me importa, no, no me importashe said, "no, I don't mind, no, no I don't care
te ayudaré a cavar mi agujero superficialI'll help you shovel out my shallow hole
y sé, sé que están amenazandoand I know, I know they're threatening
pero al menos no somos los que carganbut at least we're not the ones carrying
esas pesadas, pesadas, pesadas piedras de castigosuch heavy, heavy, heavy stoning stones

Y sí, sé que te harán caerAnd yeah, I know they'll get you down
te derrotarán y lo alargaránthey'll do you in and they'll drag it out
porque tú y yo, somos únicos",'cause me and you, we are one of a kind,"

Le gustaba perder, nunca usaba zapatos de domingoShe liked to lose, never wore sunday shoes
encontraba su suerte en pozos, tiendas de la esquina y cárcelesshe found her luck in wells and corner stores and jails
estaba loca, un tipo de chica del centroshe was crazy, a downtown kind of baby
siempre peligrosa, me puso de rodillasalways dangerous, she got me down on my knees
hizo llover, llamó al viento y luego vinoshe made it rain, she called the wind and then it came
oh, con un gesto de su mano, trajo el sol directamenteoh, with the wave of her hand, she brought the sunshine right in
era el cielo, más allá del campanario y el coroshe was the sky, beyond steeple and the choir
oh, el amén del predicador, su hijo aleluyaoh, the preacher's amen, her hallelujah child

Se abrió y lo dejó todo ahíShe opened up and laid it all right there
dijo, "no, no me importa, no, no me importashe said, "no, I don't mind, no, no I don't care
te ayudaré a cavar mi agujero superficialI'll help you shovel out my shallow hole
y sé, sé que están amenazandoand I know, I know they're threatening
pero al menos no somos los que carganbut at least we're not the ones carrying
esas pesadas, pesadas, pesadas piedras de castigosuch heavy, heavy, heavy stoning stones

Así que cuando tus huesos estén rotos y estés soloSo when your bones are broke and you're all alone
y la niebla sea tan densa que no puedas ver de cercaand the fog's so thick you can't see up close
solo sé que yo también terminaré estranguladajust know that I will end up strangled too
y cuando las inundaciones lleguen corriendoand when the floods, they come all rushing in
y el bote esté lleno y no puedas subirand the boat is full and you can't get in
oh, está bien si no quieres nadaroh, it's okay if you don't want to swim
y cuando seas engullido, oh, no lloresand when you're swallowed up, oh, don't you cry
simplemente cede, no intentes lucharjust give right in, don't try to fight
porque cariño, no prestaría atención'cause baby, I wouldn't pay no mind
no hay nada que puedas hacerthere's nothing you can do

Te harán toser tus coloresThey'll have you coughing up your colors
Te harán toser tus colores",They'll have you coughing up your colors,"

Ella cantaba blues, fuera de tiempo y desafinadoShe sang the blues, out of time and out of tune
no hablaba con cucharas de plata, solo verdades simplesspoke no silver spoon, only simple truths
era amiga, apuñalaba espaldas y rompía planesshe was a friend, stabbed backs and broke plans
te daría su abrigo o se clavaría clavos en la manoshe would give you her coat or put nails through her hand

Era sabia, llena de magia y vidaShe was wise, full of magic and life
oh, podías verlo en sus ojosoh, you could see it in her eyes
oh sí, lo vi en sus ojosoh yeah, I saw it in her eyes
era más que estoshe was more than this
oh, mucho más que estooh, way more than this

Era todoShe was everything
Era todo estoShe was all of this