Vive (Mientras puedas)

Live... live while you can, who assures you that tomorrow you'll still be here? Enjoy it now, it's all you have...

Looking at photos from his childhood, memories come alive
far from the lament of the moment
he breathes slowly, something bad inside his body grows
room three hundred thirteen
the last stop that life offers.
It's been a while since he thought about the future
to the hospital for a terminal cancer diagnosis, sure diagnosis
it's his destiny and dust to dust
life is a short path with no return, he sees himself as a burden,
to the family and its balance, yes
friends bring their best smile and flowers, they take glassy eyes,
close to delirium, he asks them a favor
to not infect the sadness of his departure and give love around
He feels weak so small...
he can only dream that someone can achieve all his dreams.
His life was a fleeting step on the face of the earth
if he could go back, he would run through the grass!
Stop lamenting every mistake he made
know the world beyond the town he never left
but time is running out, he looks at you repentant
he tells you, feel, feel, you who are still alive

[Chorus]
Live while you can, what's the use of so much waiting
who tells you how much time is left?
He is now your gift, make the most of it
between the ground and the sky there is something, enjoy it!

And just live while you can, what's the use of so much waiting
who tells you how much time is left?
He is now your gift, make the most of it
between the ground and the sky there is something, enjoy it!

He never knew anything else, vice, pain, the bargain
he grew up in a neighborhood where the light was always amber
quiet boy, escaping the edge of a glacial violence,
seeing neighbors trafficking in the portal.
His life is calm, waking up to go to school at dawn
thirteen years old, many at his age already carry weapons
funny that in the streets he commands, he goes unnoticed,
hiding in the warmth of a scarf.
Today he returns home on a gray October afternoon,
when he discovers a dispute between two gangs, tension and anger
indecipherable screams, looking for culprits,
and in a second the fire will have raged.
With no time to escape, he feels the resounding whistle
of a bullet aimlessly hitting his belly
bleeding between fragile heartbeats,
he looks at you and says, 'run, run, you who are still alive!'

[Chorus]
Live while you can, what's the use of so much waiting
who tells you how much time is left?
He is now your gift, make the most of it
between the ground and the sky there is something, enjoy it!

And just live while you can, what's the use of so much waiting
who tells you how much time is left?
He is now your gift, make the most of it
between the ground and the sky there is something, enjoy it!

Misfortune never stopped her
she suffered to give her loved ones the peace and luxuries she never had
In her small house she always smiled
her children looked at her, said they loved her
Working tirelessly, she put soup on the table,
birthday, overtime, and giving a surprise
that was the routine with no time for longing
what was she going to do cleaning the same floor for 30 years?
She saw her days pass like a flash, alone without looking back
she lived for others, that's how she was raised
the turns of her heart soon closed
so many disappointments that marked her.
Her children grew up, left,
it's the law of life and she knew it, the house was left empty
Nostalgia and photographs accompany her,
octogenarian stranger in this life of technology
Now close to goodbye, she cries for her past,
she knows that this fast world has already left her
she sees that time is running out and looks at you repentant,
she tells you, love, love, you who are still alive