Kilómetro Cero

Kilometer zero, the dirt road
The low house faces the Sun
The heat clinging to the walls
And time passing without a clock

Slow afternoons, sleeping dogs
The old noise of the fan
The store is open until nightfall
And the same old greeting as they passed by

Here I learned to say my name
Before knowing where to go
Here my steps were small
But they knew how to resist

Kilometer zero, nobody leaves
Without leaving anything behind
Kilometer zero, it all begins
Even if it doesn't stay the same

Hands dirty from work
Clothes drying in the yard
Dreams stored in a backpack
He still didn't know how to load slowly

It wasn't poverty, it was habit
This was the world as seen from here
A big sky, short roads
And the vague idea of leaving

Here I learned to see from afar
What I once wanted to achieve
Here I understood that the same ground
It can also tie you up

Kilometer zero, nobody leaves
Without leaving anything behind
Kilometer zero, it all begins
Even if it doesn't stay the same

And even though the map doesn't tell my story
I know where I'm from
This place won't fit in my suitcases
But it lives in my voice

Kilometer zero is not the end
It's just the starting point
Kilometer zero, where life
It teaches you how to get started