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Second Nature by Rush
Lyrics & Translation
English
A memo to a higher office
Open letter to the powers that be
To a god, a king, a head of state
A captain of industry
To the movers and the shakers...
Can't everybody see?
It ought to be second nature
I mean, the places where we live
Let's talk about this sensibly
We're not insensitive
I know progress has no patience
But something's got to give
I know you're different
You know I'm the same
We're both too busy
To be taking the blame
I'd like some changes
But you don't have the time
We can't go on thinking
It's a victimless crime
No one is blameless
But we're all without shame
We fight the fire while we're feeding the flames
Folks have got to make choices
And choices got to have voices
Folks are basically decent
Conventional wisdom would say
Well we read about the exceptions
In the papers every day
It ought to be second nature
At least, that's what I feel
Now I lay me down in Dreamland
I know perfect's not for real
I thought we might get closer
But I'm ready to make a deal
Today is different, and tomorrow the same
It's hard to take the world the way that it came
Too many rapids keep us sweeping along
Too many captains keep on steering us wrong
It's hard to take the heat
It's hard to lay blame
To fight the fire while we're feeding the flames
It ought to be second nature
At least, that's what I feel
Now I lay me down in Dreamland
I know perfect's not for real
I thought we might get closer
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.

Spanish translation of Second Nature by Rush
Second Nature* (original Rush)
A memo to a higher office
Open letter to the powers that be
To a god, a king, a head of state
A captain of industry
To the movers and the shakers...
Can't everybody see?
It ought to be second nature
I mean, the places where we live
Let's talk about this sensibly
We're not insensitive
I know progress has no patience
But something's got to give
I know you're different
You know I'm the same
We're both too busy
To be taking the blame
I'd like some changes
But you don't have the time
We can't go on thinking
It's a victimless crime
No one is blameless
But we're all without shame
We fight the fire while we're feeding the flames
Folks have got to make choices
And choices got to have voices
Folks are basically decent
Conventional wisdom would say
Well we read about the exceptions
In the papers every day
It ought to be second nature
At least, that's what I feel
Now I lay me down in Dreamland
I know perfect's not for real
I thought we might get closer
But I'm ready to make a deal
Today is different, and tomorrow the same
It's hard to take the world the way that it came
Too many rapids keep us sweeping along
Too many captains keep on steering us wrong
It's hard to take the heat
It's hard to lay blame
To fight the fire while we're feeding the flames
It ought to be second nature
At least, that's what I feel
Now I lay me down in Dreamland
I know perfect's not for real
I thought we might get closer
Second Nature (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Un memorándum a una oficina superior
Carta abierta a los poderes fácticos
A un dios, un rey, un jefe de estado
Un capitán de la industria
A los que mueven los hilos...
¿No puede verlo todo el mundo?
Debería ser algo natural
Quiero decir, los lugares donde vivimos
Hablemos de esto con sensatez
No somos insensibles
Sé que el progreso no tiene paciencia
Pero algo tiene que ceder
Sé que eres diferente
Sabes que soy igual
Ambos estamos demasiado ocupados
Para asumir la culpa
Me gustaría algunos cambios
Pero no tienes tiempo
No podemos seguir pensando
Que es un crimen sin víctimas
Nadie está libre de culpa
Pero todos estamos sin vergüenza
Combatimos el fuego mientras alimentamos las llamas
La gente tiene que tomar decisiones
Y las decisiones tienen que tener voces
La gente es básicamente decente
La sabiduría convencional diría
Bueno, leemos sobre las excepciones
En los periódicos todos los días
Debería ser algo natural
Al menos, eso es lo que siento
Ahora me acuesto en el País de los Sueños
Sé que lo perfecto no es real
Pensé que podríamos acercarnos
Pero estoy listo para hacer un trato
Hoy es diferente, y mañana igual
Es difícil aceptar el mundo tal como vino
Demasiados rápidos nos arrastran
Demasiados capitanes nos siguen guiando mal
Es difícil soportar el calor
Es difícil culpar
Combatir el fuego mientras alimentamos las llamas
Debería ser algo natural
Al menos, eso es lo que siento
Ahora me acuesto en el País de los Sueños
Sé que lo perfecto no es real
Pensé que podríamos acercarnos
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