Vida

A child opens his eyes and for the first time looks
At this world that revolves around itself and the sun
Which with warmth embraces these days of reflection
Reflection that inspires me and motivates me to create a song
A song that speaks of love or resentment
Passion, courage, vision, honor, reason, pain or unity
Protest songs, proposals or answers
Songs that knock on doors, songs of evolution
Time will pass, no more wars will start
Happiness will come and end with tears
History will be rewritten, my songs will be forgotten
Other creatures will be born, improve and worsen
An old man alone tuning into a memory
An athlete running in the rain
A sick man given up on smiling
A couple by the sea shore kissing at dusk
I just can't understand
Why do I write this? I just know something asks me to
(I just can't understand)
Why do I write this? I just know something demands it
A town stays silent, an injustice is committed
Two nations battle to prove who is stronger
A December, a January, a religion, a creed
A rich, a poor, a white, a black
A madman, a sane man, Canserbero
Languages, currencies, governments, borders
Oceans, deserts, jungles, forests, mountain ranges
To be born and grow, reproduce, die
Sleep, eat, listen, see, touch, taste, smell
Forget, know, discover, understand
Achieve, fail, everything is wrong or everything is right
Fingers pointing at me, tongues criticizing me
Backs supporting me, obtuse ones envying me
Good listeners with me, support from my friends
Yes, it's life that I write
It's life that I write
Why do I write this? I just know something asks me to
(I just can't understand)
Why do I write this? I just know something demands it
No more hatred, no more hunger, no more ambition
No more silly inequalities, no more division
No more crying, no more war, no more death
And more life, more life, more life
No more fundamentalism, no more oppression
No more ignorance in towns, no more exclusion
No more hunger, no more death, no more war
And more life, more life, more life
All my songs are called life
All my songs are called life
All my songs are called life
At least until death shows me the way out