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lyrics

Written by S. Rodríguez

Si no creyera en la locura / de la garganta del cirzonte
si no creyera que en el monte / se esconde el trino y la pavura.

Si no creyera en la balanza / en la razon del equilibrio
si no creyera en el delirio / si no creyera en la esperanza.

Si no creyera en lo que agencio / si no creyera en mi camino
si no creyera en mi sonido / si no creyera en mi silencio.

Que cosa fuera
Que cosa fuera la maza sin cantera
un amacijo hecho de cuerdas y tendones
un revoltijo de carne con madera
un instrumento sin mejores resplandores
que lucecitas montadas para escena
que cosa fuera -corazon- que cosa fuera
que cosa fuera la maza sin cantera
un testaferro del traidor de los aplausos
un servidor de pasado en copa nueva
un eternizador de dioses del ocaso
jubilo hervido con trapo y lentejuela
que cosa fuera -corazon- que cosa fuera
que cosa fuera la maza sin cantera
que cosa fuera -corazon- que cosa fuera
que cosa fuera la maza sin cantera.

Si no creyera en lo mas duro / si no creyera en el deseo
si no creyera en lo que creo / si no ceyera en algo puro.

Si no creyera en cada herida / si no creyera en la que ronde
si no creyera en lo que esconde / hacerse hermano de la vida.

Si no creyera en quien me escucha / si no creeyera en lo que duele
si no creyera en lo que queda / si no creyera en lo que lucha.

Que cosa fuera...

>>> Translation: The Stone Hammer - This song is full of symbolism and open to interpretation thus it is best interpreted within its political/historical context. Que cosa fuera la maza sin cantera? - What would the stone hammer be without the quarry? What change can be had if the hammer doesn’t strike the stone? You have to believe that you make a change and strive/fight to make it happen. If not, then you are simply part of the problem.

If I did not believe in the madness / from the mockingbird’s throat
if I did not believe that in the hills / hides the trill and the dread

If I did not believe in balance / in the reason for equilibrium.
If I did not believe in delirium / If I did not believe in hope

If I did not believe in what I’ve wrought / If I did not believe in my path
If I did not believe in my sound / If I did not believe in my silence

And what can be said?
What can be said of the mallet without quarry?
Naught but a paste made with strings and tendons,
a jumble of flesh with wood.
A tool with no greater splendour
then that of lights mounted for the stage.
What can be said, oh my love, what can be said?
What can be said of the mallet without quarry?
A figurehead of the traitor of the applause,
a servant of the of the past
who is poured in a new cup.
A perpetuator of the gods of the dusk,
a boiled delight served in rags and sequins.
What can be said, oh my love, what can be said?
What can be said of the mallet without quarry?

If I did not believe in that which is hardest / If I did not believe in desire
If I did not hold to my beliefs / If I did not believe in something pure

If I did not believe in every wound / If I did not believe in the one that’s coming
If I did not believe in what is hidden / by making oneself life’s brother

If I did not believe in those who hear me / If I did not believe what hurts
If I did not believe in what is left / If I did not believe in what fights!

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from Canto y Cantera, released April 24, 2010

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Vanessa Lively Austin, Texas

Vanessa Lively observes how strongly music connects people. Her music is an expression of that experience, filled with representative themes: “Community, living in solidarity with those around you. Feeling what other people’s struggles and joys are. Her latest album Uncovering Stones truly shows how she feels those connections deeply – and when you listen, you will, too. ... more

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