Lightning Over Mexico (feat. Ana Tijoux)

Curtain rise and rooster crow Clouds frame the lights below Lightning over Mexico Kiss the master's ring then go Unearth the box of sharpened stones Lightning over Mexico Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Ashes of unfavored souls Arrow cocked in quivering bow Lightning over Mexico With martyr's blood, the San Juan flows Drags tyrants 'neath the undertow Lightning over Mexico Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Nos clavaron de entrada, nos taparon de las caras Nos callaron las palabras, nos mataron la esperanza Persiguieron con redada, acribillaron con las balas Enterraron con las palas, en la escala somos los sin cara Los sin nombre, los nadie, los nada Somos los asesinados, cada uno en social democracia Falsa No estamos en tus museos Y nuestros cuerpos no caben en tus medios Somos cuarta, quinta categoría Los humanos sin derecho, sin reparos, sin dinero, sin techo Los que te refriegan en tu cara Que somos miles, miles y miles despiertos Pensaste matarnos, pero nos multiplicamos Somos las semillas que no murieron en vano Y ahora nos toca liberarnos, levantarnos Somos el rayo Somos el rayo Buried us beneath the reeds Didn't know that we were seeds Buried us beneath the reeds Didn't know that we were seeds Buried us beneath the reeds Didn't know that we were seeds Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Oh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh