I
Is the world we live in
The way it is supposed to be?
I remember the garden,
I remember the place,
Where I loved,
I laughed,
I was loved.
Is it still there?
I don’t remember when I moved away.
All I remember
Is waking up and facing a new world:
Love was gone,
Hope was gone,
Values were gone,
I realized—
I was the one that changed.
II
I looked at his eyes.
There was pain,
There was greed,
There was nothing.
It looks like he had dreams.
Maybe he had a hard time.
Maybe he was heartbroken.
Maybe
He lost hope.
However,
Pain is universal.
Why does your grief
Influence my life so much?
Your failures
Aren’t mine.
Let me live,
Let me make mistakes,
So that one day,
I can steal someone else’s dreams.
III
Si sé contar –I can tell
Sé contar cuentos – I can tell stories
Anécdotas, amores – Anecdotes, loves
Que no llegaron a ser – That never came to be.
Sé contar nuestra historia – I can tell you our story
Sé que lo intentaste – I know you tried
Quizá la esperanza que tuvimos – Maybe the hope we had
Ya no esté allí – Is not there anymore.
(O puede que sí) – (Or maybe it still is)
Sigue adelante – Keep going
Corre – Run
Y si no puedes correr – And if you can’t run
Camina – Walk
(No te detengas) – (Don’t stop).
Sé que los sueños del pasado – (I know the dreams of the past)
Se ven distantes – (Seem far away)
Tus sueños de juventud – (Your childhood dreams)
El amor de tu niñez – (Your teenage love)
Ya no están – (Aren’t there anymore).
La vida es una tragicomedia – (Life is a tragicomedy)
A veces ries – (Sometimes you laugh)
Pero también lloras – (But you also cry)
Mantén la cabeza en alto – (Keep your head up)
No porque quieras – (Not because you want to)
Pero porque debes – (But because you have to)
(Sigue adelante) – (Keep going).