Maestra Vida

I arrived at your school without understanding why I arrived
In your classrooms I find a thousand paths and crossroads
And I learn a lot and I learn nothing

Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives

I go through days of sun, light, and downpours
I go through nights of darkness and moons
I go affirming, I go denying, I go with doubts
Between laughter and bitterness, seeking the why and the when
Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Teacher life, of justices and injustices
Of kindness and malice, I still can't understand you
Teacher life, that blame does not forgive
I'm looking among your hours for the mirror of times
To see your feelings and thus understand your things
And I saw thorns and I saw roses
I saw loved ones die, I saw beauties, I witnessed
Evils and wars
I saw the good of the earth
And I saw hunger and misery, and between drama and comedy
I advanced between water and fire
In God I remember first
Only in a trance of dying
Or sometimes when I'm sad, but never when I'm happy
Gratitude doesn't last
For those who lend a hand
As soon as the nail is removed
All suffering is forgotten
And I have friends, acquaintances, and enemies
Loves that have loved me
And faces that deny seeing me
I found myself facing death
And in its eyes I saw the meaning
And with fear by my side
That's how I learned to love you
And today I know that nothing is certain
Since everything is temporary
Death is the messenger that comes with the final hour
And time does not stop
Not for love, not for money
Death is the messenger that comes with the final hour
And time does not stop
Not for love, not for money
Teacher life, I am chasing time
To see if I find answers before the hour
That I die
Although I am resigning myself to this fatal reality

Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Teacher life, camera
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives

Teacher life, camera
But it gives you, takes away, takes away and gives
Listen, when you least expect it
The surprise comes, camera
And time, look, does not stop
Not for love, not for money
Death, buddy, death is the messenger
That comes with the final hour
When Carmelo died
I felt such a deep pain
That I can't find anything in the world
To console myself

Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives