Gritos

I run in the face of disaster

After the fire was set  

 

Ash and smoke still dance in the air  

And the road que nos daba tanta fe y esperanza

Now has doomed us and is more dangerous than ever

 

The debri takes place of the people

The roofs are smashed on the street

 

The houses are missing la familia  

The toys and bottles are on the ground

And belongings and futures are shattered

 

I run in the face of disaster

After pain struck me

 

Oigo los llantos  

I can feel each stabbing my soul

Oigo los gritos de vidas destrozadas

 

Their eyes holding grief

It’s seared in my head, in my heart

 

Their cries echo

Their wounds, moveless

Their fear se hizo realidad  

 

I run in the face of disasters

Of the ruins of beauty that used to be

 

Recuerdo la esperanza  

La vida que hicieron aquí

Dreaming of a better life for their families

 

Lloran por sus vidas

For la familia being torn apart

 

Their homes, their safe haven

Donde celebraron sus triunfos, y tiene memoria

Is shattered by the unlawful truth, kept silent to stay

 

I run in the face of disaster

Not being able to choose otherwise

 

I’m at the edge of this tragedy

I’ve slipped the fate of my people

Pero los gritos de sus ninos se queda conmigo

 

Their nation turned on them

Their family torn from them

 

The sorrow in me

Is nothing compared to them

La gente que no pudo escapar

 

I turn back to look at the ruins disaster left

After running for so long I feel only ruins are left

 

The borders become a prison

The children are ripped from all they knew

And the parents are thrown to the other side

 

The slamming doors rip out hearts

Los gritos para mama no se puede parar

 

Their cries are mine

My people in distress

Y nada que se puede hacer pero a ver

 

I look at the ruins disaster left

But this time I look at the victims

 

Viven en mi  

They are my blood and soul

Despite my nationality, son mi gente

 

Their pride is mine

Su dolor llega a ser mio

 

The prison that surrounds them

Has become the cage que me detiene

We can’t do a thing but watch from within

 

I look at the ruins disaster left

Y lloro por mi gente

 

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