The Long Way

El Camino Largo

The Long Way

Éramos islas empapadas en soledadWe were islands soaked in solitude
Unidos por la marea, retrocedimos y superamosJoined by the tide, we pushed back and we outgrew
Si me dijeras que la carretera usaría tus neumáticosIf you told me the highway would wear your tires through
Luego regresaría y tomaría el camino largo contigoThen I’d go back and take the long way with you

latas calientes de reserva de acero en un sótanoWarm cans of steel reserve in a basement
Singalongs manchados de sudor y descontentoSweat-stained singalongs and discontent
Encuadernados juntos por no encajar enBound together by not fitting in
Canciones punk rock y estrés adolescentePunk rock songs and teenage stress
Éramos monstruos, éramos niños, éramos malhechoresWe were freaks, we were kids, we were miscreants

Éramos islas empapadas en soledadWe were islands soaked in solitude
Unidos por la marea, retrocedimos y superamosJoined by the tide, we pushed back and we outgrew
Si me dijeras que la carretera usaría tus neumáticosIf you told me the highway would wear your tires through
Luego regresaría y tomaría el camino largo contigoThen I’d go back and take the long way with you

En bares que apestaban a pis y alcoholIn bars that reeked of piss and alcohol
Asfixia en las bolas de naftalina en las salas de la legiónChoking on mothballs in legion halls
Encontré un lugar donde pertenecíamosFound a place where we belonged
El uno con el otro era fuerteWith each other we were strong
Éramos parientes, éramos rebeldes perdidos sin causaWe were kin, we were rebels lost without a cause

Es un bulto en mi garganta y un anhelo por el estado de manoplaIt’s a lump in my throat and a longing for the mitten state
Una búsqueda infinita de un pasado que no puedo recrearAn infinite search for a past that I can’t recreate

Éramos islas empapadas en soledadWe were islands soaked in solitude
Unidos por la marea, retrocedimos y superamosJoined by the tide, we pushed back and we outgrew
Si me dijeras que la carretera usaría tus neumáticosIf you told me the highway would wear your tires through
Luego regresaría y tomaría el camino largo contigoThen I’d go back and take the long way with you