Farolero

I would be a lamppost keeper
If you became a lamppost
That waits for me at night
Lit up but alone

I would be a street sweeper
If you became a broom
To hold you in my hands
And sweep the room together

Instead, you see me and nothing
And a day goes by, and a month goes by
The luck was already cast
Things turn out the other way around
And you see, the years go by
Leaving traces as they pass
Our love is impossible
I am a river fish
You are a sea fish

I would be a miner
If you turned into a rock
To open a gap
And reach your mouth

I would be a watchmaker
If you turned into time
Although it's hard to fix
What time doesn't forgive

Instead, you see me and nothing
And a day goes by, and a month goes by
The luck was already cast
Things turn out the other way around
And you see, the years go by
Leaving traces as they pass
Our love is impossible
I am a river fish
You are a sea fish

I would be a sailor
If you became a seagull
But you don't want wings
And my boat no longer floats

I would be a healer
If you turned into a drug
To cure this ailment
That suffocates me when I think of you

Instead, you see me and nothing
And a day goes by, and a month goes by
The luck was already cast
Things turn out the other way around
And you see, the years go by
Leaving traces as they pass
Our love is impossible
I am a river fish
You are a sea fish