| Miradas rotas callan al pasar
| Broken glances are silent as they pass
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| Por la avenida 3
| down avenue 3
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| La gente espera sin saber a qué
| People wait without knowing what
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| Junto a cualquier pared
| next to any wall
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| La ley aquí se cambia de disfraz y de color
| The law here changes its costume and color
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| La jungla sabe siempre distinguir quién es mejor
| The jungle always knows how to distinguish who is better
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| La luz hace brillar
| The light makes it shine
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| Las gafas negras
| the black glasses
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| Triste vida, siempre te ha tratado mal
| Sad life, has always treated you bad
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| Viendo el barrio tras las gafas de cristal
| Seeing the neighborhood behind glass glasses
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| Malas calles te ense ñaron a vivir
| Bad streets taught you to live
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| El fracaso siempre se ha instalado aquí
| Failure has always been installed here
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| Las radios chillan fuerte y sin cesar
| The radios screech loud and endless
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| Ritmos de la ciudad
| rhythms of the city
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| La suerte vive, la podrás oler
| Luck lives, you can smell it
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| Cerca de Central Park
| Near Central Park
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| Semilla negra dura de pelar
| Hard black seed to peel
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| Y de cambiar
| and to change
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| Las voces nacen en la oscuridad
| Voices are born in the dark
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| Del corazón
| From the heart
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| Tendrás ritmo en los pies
| You will have rhythm in your feet
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| Y el alma negra | and the black soul |