A Un Niño
Alberto Plaza
To a Child
It's no use for me to hide the truth
I know he feels it as much as I do
It's no use for him not to see it on TV
He goes out on the street and lives it like me
And he comes home asking for an explanation
I hear someone talking about radioactivity
And he tells me and screams at me
I want to live
In another world
I want to dream
Of love
I want to sleep
The whole night
Without being afraid of not waking up
It's no use for me to hide the truth
I know he feels it as much as I do
It's no use for me to try to explain it to him
Because I also allow it
I'm letting his illusion fade away
The hope of the future that in his dreams
Is painted with a different color and he screams at me
I want to live
In another world
I want to dream
Of love
I want to sleep
The whole night
Without being afraid of not waking up
Are we going to let them drown
In all those drops of smiles
Are we going to take away their hope
Are we going to let everything end here
I want to sleep the whole night
Without being afraid of not waking up