Lila Downs - Tránsito lyrics

Under a black veil of smoke The valley of anxiety opens Concrete blocks and cement The saintly herb, the boxes of detergent In this valley of asphalt and lead Chili, tortilla and salt to eat At xochimilco lake I imagine a golden eagle... Down the Zaragoza exit, By the houses with grey walls, Between the patios, the clotheslines The country's new clothes Being forged by hands and labor Stone on stone, the construction From the province, I brought a dream To this big lake, city of the Sun I cry for my beloved homeland Because I am so far away With a saddened soul I also cry for her The one who is lost And I, lost for her Tooth and tooth, blood with blood Valley of lead, mistaken machine Crazy with asphalt Dust, rain, thunders from the pay-off commission Little scares you Little you like Everything you swallow Everything you blame Stone with stone Data with data What is the bar code on your epitaph? Tooth and tooth, blood with blood No one responds for these streets In the distance, the electric cables Make a nest of travelling shadows And at the corners all the dead The drains steal your dreams From millions, a rain of tears From their enchantments and frustrations Between the stones of a dead lake, The lament of a city is heard Another colony extends itself Another family, no salary and no home But the plant keeps blooming, Everyone struggles to win each day, We all enjoy life for a while, Transit pa**es, comes and goes