Treinta Monedas

Words for a friend who never was,
words that are born without emotion,
coldly, as these things have to be
after the wound in the heart has healed.

Sometimes it's hard to understand
that some with the flag of friendship
drag themselves like worms to sell
their dignity for just thirty pieces of silver.

It's unimaginable
when men are sold
so easily.
Just like many years ago
someone sold their flock
for the same amount.
It was a good deal, no doubt,
the kiss Judas gave,
and much later,
people of his kind
continue to kiss with malice
for filthy gain.

Life is a magical balance.
There are those who weigh the heart
and those who weigh the belly.
Words for a friend who never was.
I say it in the best sense of reason.
A friend is one who doesn't know how to trip you up,
nor tries to push you down.

Envy is hard to contain,
it's achieved when one knows how to be a gentleman,
and only the well-born usually are,
the others are content with what they are...

It's useless, it's useless
when a fattened beast
is ready to attack.
It's useless, it's useless
to have a loaded weapon
if you don't know how to use it.
It's better to open the door
and shout a warning
to whoever hears it best.
"Be careful because there's a dangerous element loose
able to do the worst!"

Life is a magical balance.
There are those who weigh the heart
and those who weigh the belly.