Ausencia

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Absence

I spend whole nights praying, begging God
To take care of you, to watch over you when I'm not there

Give me the B (B)
Without your voice, destiny seems to give up, as you see
Give me the A (A)
To my ears came the sad news that you left us from here, man
Give me the R (R)
Forgive us, my lord, if I didn't make it in time to say goodbye to this bro
Give me the P (P)
Going through doubt and in the end, I don't know what the hell happened
Give me the I (I)
And I remember that damn thing that said like this, what's up, good to see you
The BARPI, our hearts are left

I spend whole nights praying, begging God
To take care of you, to watch over you when I'm not there
(x2)

Every second that passes, every space where you're not
Your absence pierces my soul, kills me mercilessly
I try to think, pretend to forget, but reality traps me
A truth that attacks me and makes me beg

It happened years ago, but it doesn't go away
Not easy to erase, all those moments spent by your side
We were two kids, bro, and already it was tough
We played tough, but we could count on each other
Life separated us, each with our job, each in our neighborhood
We shouldn't have lost sight of each other, we saw each other at the end-of-year parties
I wanted to tell you so many things, tell you how much you meant
But that was without counting on the rough sea
Tragedy for my saddened mother; tears, cries
And broken hearts, I miss you, bro
Not a day goes by without thinking about you, how it is up there, I believe
One day you and me, telling you how much I love you, Lolo
Holding you tight in my arms

I spend whole nights praying, begging God
To take care of you, to watch over you when I'm not there
(x2)

Hail Mary
Crosses, flowers, tombstones return when
Sadly arriving from the neighborhood of the deer
Together we saw each other grow
I admit your death has cost me work, I know
Goodbye, I didn't say it today, I send them to you, one, two, three
A million kisses, I ask for your forgiveness without arms
With God you left, my absence wandered in the platoon with wounds that don't close
Childhoods that endure
Sad old moments sometimes living is hard, doubt without a doubt

I spend whole nights praying, begging God
To take care of you, to watch over you when I'm not there
(x2)

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