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Why Not?

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[Narrator:]
The Sacred Books of the East are nothing but words.
I looked through their covers one day sideways...
I have been thinking of the difference between water and the waves on it.
Rising, water's still water...
Because someone has made up the word
'wave,' do I have to distinguish it
from water?

I don′t know
Nadie sabe bien cómo pasó
I don't know
¿Dónde está el placer? ¿Dónde el dolor?

But I know
A todas luces vienen malos tiempos
Y nadie sabe bien cómo el silencio nos besó

I don′t know
Nadie sabe bien como pasó
I don't know
¿Cómo dejamos que el poder se hiciera dios?

But I know
Aunque parezca demasiado tarde
Ya sabes que no hay héroes sin cobardes, sin perdón

But I know
Aunque a todas luces vienen malos tiempos
Y aunque al final somos culpables del silencio, rezaré mi oración:

Por otros dioses, otras cruces, otras voces, otras luces
Why not?
Por otros dioses, otras cruces, otras voces, otras luces
Why not?
Por otros dioses, otras cruces, otras voces, otras luces
Why not?

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samueltorres On Apr 23, 2023

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[Narrator:]
The Sacred Books of the East are nothing but words.
I looked through their covers one day sideways...
I have been thinking of the difference between water and the waves on it.
Rising, water's still water...
Because someone has made up the word 
'wave,' do I have to distinguish it 
from water?

I don′t know
Nadie sabe bien cómo pasó
I don't know
¿Dónde está el placer? ¿Dónde el dolor?

But I know
A todas luces vienen malos tiempos
Y nadie sabe bien cómo el silencio nos besó

I don′t know
Nadie sabe bien como pasó
I don't know
¿Cómo dejamos que el poder se hiciera dios?

But I know
Aunque parezca demasiado tarde
Ya sabes que no hay héroes sin cobardes, sin perdón

But I know
Aunque a todas luces vienen malos tiempos
Y aunque al final somos culpables del silencio, rezaré mi oración:

Por otros dioses, otras cruces, otras voces, otras luces
Why not?
Por otros dioses, otras cruces, otras voces, otras luces
Why not?
Por otros dioses, otras cruces, otras voces, otras luces
Why not?

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Edit lightly

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When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

SamuelTorres

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2023-04-23 17:08:03

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