The Long Way

El Camino Largo

The Long Way

Éramos islas empapadas en soledad
We were islands soaked in solitude
Unidos por la marea, retrocedimos y superamos
Joined by the tide, we pushed back and we outgrew
Si me dijeras que la carretera usaría tus neumáticos
If you told me the highway would wear your tires through
Luego regresaría y tomaría el camino largo contigo
Then I’d go back and take the long way with you

latas calientes de reserva de acero en un sótano
Warm cans of steel reserve in a basement
Singalongs manchados de sudor y descontento
Sweat-stained singalongs and discontent
Encuadernados juntos por no encajar en
Bound together by not fitting in
Canciones punk rock y estrés adolescente
Punk rock songs and teenage stress
Éramos monstruos, éramos niños, éramos malhechores
We were freaks, we were kids, we were miscreants

Éramos islas empapadas en soledad
We were islands soaked in solitude
Unidos por la marea, retrocedimos y superamos
Joined by the tide, we pushed back and we outgrew
Si me dijeras que la carretera usaría tus neumáticos
If you told me the highway would wear your tires through
Luego regresaría y tomaría el camino largo contigo
Then I’d go back and take the long way with you

En bares que apestaban a pis y alcohol
In bars that reeked of piss and alcohol
Asfixia en las bolas de naftalina en las salas de la legión
Choking on mothballs in legion halls
Encontré un lugar donde pertenecíamos
Found a place where we belonged
El uno con el otro era fuerte
With each other we were strong
Éramos parientes, éramos rebeldes perdidos sin causa
We were kin, we were rebels lost without a cause

Es un bulto en mi garganta y un anhelo por el estado de manopla
It’s a lump in my throat and a longing for the mitten state
Una búsqueda infinita de un pasado que no puedo recrear
An infinite search for a past that I can’t recreate

Éramos islas empapadas en soledad
We were islands soaked in solitude
Unidos por la marea, retrocedimos y superamos
Joined by the tide, we pushed back and we outgrew
Si me dijeras que la carretera usaría tus neumáticos
If you told me the highway would wear your tires through
Luego regresaría y tomaría el camino largo contigo
Then I’d go back and take the long way with you