Mis Tópicos
José Luis Perales
My Topics
Today I sit down to write with caution
So I don’t repeat myself
'Cause behind my desk there's an executioner
Who keeps me in line
If I write the word seagull
Or the sound of rain in the garden
If I write swallow
Or welcome the fall
The executioner attacks me mercilessly
Chorus
You've already sung that
You've already sung that
That
That
You've already sung that
If the main character says I love you
While the breeze blows
Walking on a carpet of dry leaves
While he caresses it
If the main character turns the corner
Or if a sparrow crosses the gray sky
If the afternoon dies
Or if the moon shines
The executioner attacks me mercilessly
Chorus
If a sailboat sails the bay
And she, in love
Waves as she passes by, from the sand
Of a white beach
If I write the word butterfly
I wonder what I didn’t write
And if I write dove
I think of a friend
And the executioner pounces on me
Chorus
