Plástico (part. Willie Colon)

She was a plastic girl
One of those I see around
One of those who when they shake
Sweat Chanel number three

Dreaming of marrying a doctor
'Cause he can take better care
They don’t talk to anyone unless they’re their kind
Unless it’s some big shot

They’re pretty, slim, well-dressed
With a dodgy look and a fake laugh

He was a plastic guy
One of those I see around
With a comb in his hand

And a face like 'I didn’t do it'
The type who talks about
Which car brand is the best
The ones who prefer not to eat

For the appearances they gotta keep
To look classy and then be able
To pick up a plastic girl

What a shame!

They were a plastic couple
One of those I see around
He only thinking about money
She’s into fashion in Paris

Pretending to be what they’re not
Living in a world of pure illusion
Telling their five-year-old kid

Don’t play with strange kids of color
Drowning in debts to maintain
Their social status at weddings or cocktails

What a shame!

It was a plastic city
One of those I don’t wanna see
With cancerous buildings and a heart of gold
Where instead of a sun, a dollar rises

Where no one laughs, where no one cries
With people with polyester faces
Who listen without hearing and look without seeing
People who sold for comfort
Their reason for being and their freedom

Hey Latino, hey brother, hey friend
Never sell your destiny for gold or comfort
Never rest, 'cause we still have a long way to go

Let’s all move forward to finish together
With the ignorance that keeps us fooled
With imported models that aren’t the solution

Don’t let yourself be confused
Look for the depth and its reason
Remember: You see the faces
But never the heart

Don’t let yourself be confused
Look for the depth and its reason
Remember: You see the faces
But never the heart

Remember: You see the faces
And never the heart

(You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart)
From dust we all come
And there we will return, as the song says
(You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart)
Remember that plastic melts
If it gets hit by the sun
(You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart)

(You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart)
Study, work, be a person first
There lies the salvation
(You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart)
But look, look, don’t let yourself be confused
Look for the depth and its reason
(You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart)
Onward, onward, onward, onward, onward
And so we will stay united
And in the end, we will win
(You see the faces, you see the faces, wow, but never the heart)

But ladies and gentlemen, in the midst of plastic
You can also see the faces of hope
You see the proud faces
Working for a united Latin America
And for a tomorrow of hope and freedom

You see the faces of work and sweat (You see the faces)
Of flesh and blood people who didn’t sell out (You see the faces)
Of people working, seeking a new path (You see the faces)
Proud of their heritage and being Latino (You see the faces)
Of a united race, the one Bolívar dreamed of (You see the faces)

Plant!
Panama (Present)
Puerto Rico (Present)
Mexico (Present)
Venezuela (Present)
Peru (Present)
Dominican Republic (Present)
Cuba (Present)
Costa Rica (Present)
Colombia (Present)
Honduras (Present)
Ecuador (Present)
Bolivia (Present)
Argentina (Present)
Nicaragua without Somoza (Present)
The neighborhood (Present)
The corner (Present)