Mariposa

I am the witch on top of the stake
A butterfly holding the rifle
A queen without a throne
A crown of orange and thorns

I am a flame among the waves of the sea
I am a bride above the altar
A scream in the silence that gets lost in the universe

I am the courage that generates the world
I am a broken mirror
I am love, a song, the body
A dress too short

A desire, a wish
I am the curtains of a stage
A city, an empire
Half of me is the whole

Ahia-ia-ia-ia-ia-iai
Ahia-ia-ia-ia-ia-iai

They call me by all the names
All the ones they have given me
And deep down I am free, proud, and I sing

I have lived in a diary, in a poem, and then in a field
I have loved in a brothel and lied, you don't know how much
I am sincere, I am a liar
I am fickle, I am stubborn
The illusion that enchants you
The answer and the question

I am fashion, love, and pride
I am a Madonna and the crying
I am wonder and marvel
I am denial and orgasm

Hidden behind a veil
Deep as a mystery
I am the earth, I am the sky
I am worth gold and less than zero

Ahia-ia-ia-ia-ia-iai
Ahia-ia-ia-ia-ia-iai

They call me by all the names
All the ones they have given me
And even in the dark I am free, proud, and I sing

I have been yours and everyone's, no one's and no one else's
With shoes and barefoot
In the desert and even in the mud

One, none, a hundred thousand
Mother, daughter, moon, new sister
My friend, I give you my word

Ahia-ia-ia-ia-ia-iai
Ahia-ia-ia-ia-ia-iai

They call me by all the names
All the ones they have given me
But deep down I am free, proud, and I sing

They call me by all the names
With all the ones they have given me
And forever I will be free, and proudly sing