Lejos de Casa

Being so far from home
We regain that love of being
A native of that dear neighborhood
That saw us grow so well
The silence of the night
Accomplice of cats, lovers
And melancholies
It gives a name to a sadness
That binds and ruthless
Licks a pain, beats a love
Resonates in a thought
That becomes a memory
That friendly laughter
Contagious at the corner of my mouth
Seems to see you now
Teaching me that feeling
Breaks down borders
Overcomes distance
Unraveling anxieties
For missing my people
Their noises, their colors
Their sidewalks that my walk
Represents, shaping
This song that speaks
Of an ox that sadly
Licks a pain, beats a love
Licks a pain, beats a love

And comparing a little I see the wise advantage
When you know your origin
To speak on equal terms
Wherever we are
And when I can be with you I will tell you all the good things I have known
And I will keep waiting
Comparing myself to that ox that sadly
Licks a pain, beats a love
Licks a pain, beats a love

Wandering so far from home
A native of that dear neighborhood
Shapes and names a sadness
Seeming to see them now
Teaching me that feeling
Breaks down borders
Overcomes distance
Shaping this song
That speaks of an ox that sadly
Licks a pain, beats a love
Licks a pain, beats a love