| I was born already nailed to the cross
| nací ya clavado en la cruz
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| I was born with a feeling, I was lost
| Nací con un sentimiento, estaba perdido
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| I was born with the ability to talk
| Nací con la capacidad de hablar
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| I was born with a snake-like walk
| Nací con un andar de serpiente
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| I was trippin' now on a city cloak
| Estaba tropezando ahora con una capa de ciudad
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| They were separated then with sunlight shrouds
| Fueron separados entonces con mortajas de luz solar.
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| I was born with a crippled man on my back
| Nací con un lisiado en mi espalda
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| I was national, I was geographic black
| Yo era nacional, yo era negro geográfico
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| I was dreaming of a man with a neon pack
| Estaba soñando con un hombre con un paquete de neón
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| I was dreaming of a man with a heart attack
| estaba soñando con un hombre con un infarto
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| I lost my marbles all over the pink, pink gauge
| Perdí mis canicas por todo el indicador rosa, rosa
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| I tried to find a cable that was engaged
| Traté de encontrar un cable que estuviera enganchado
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| I was lost in that home for the aged and lonely
| Estaba perdido en ese hogar para ancianos y solitarios
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| I cried and I choked, I was sick and I was boney
| Lloré y me ahogué, estaba enfermo y huesudo
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| I was feelin' kinda ill, I was feelin' kinda lonely
| Me sentía un poco enfermo, me sentía un poco solo
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| The time was erased, yes but, I was so homely | Se me borró el tiempo, si pero, yo era tan hogareño |