Paciencia y Fe
Bast:
Calor… calor… calor…
Calor… calor… calor…
Ay Ra!
The summer's hottest day!
Paciencia y fe! Paciencia y fe!
Ay, carajo, it's hot!
But that's okay!
Ra would say, "Paciencia y fe!"
It's hotter while fighting la vibora
Fights worthy of diorama!
A crowded boat of faces the same as mine!
Back as a child, before fighting the vibora
I used to listen to the cantata,
Praying Ra would get me to work,
Combing the stars in the sky for some sort of sign!
Ay, Ra, the drum has become a tuba…
Now there's no sign of the fire he used to ignite…
Every night it feels like we're sailing the Bermuda…
Will we ever return the spark to his eyes…
Or will we die facing la vibora…
I remember that night: empty London streets, broken dreams of heroes;
And I gave two oaths to the lonely man in the summer rain.
Julius:
"You have a job. Their mom used to say
They'll move to New York
And New York is far.
You'll have to keep them safe…"
Bast:
And now, I'm wide awake
A million years too late.
Wondering if I really did all I could do,
Remembering what we went through.
Nueva York! Ay Ra!
21st wasn't like today, you'd say
"Paciencia y fe".
Initiates:
Paciencia y fe
Bast:
Paciencia y fe
Initiates:
Paciencia y fe
Bast:
Fresh off the boat in America,
Freezing in late December.
It felt nice to again be me!
Travelling through America.
I died, I remember,
While fighting in Rio Grande.
Wasn't long before a new task was presented to me!
Ha!
Parents:
The kids are in a mess!
Bast:
Paciencia y fe…
So, could you guess?
Paciencia y fe…
Was back at 21st before late.
But have I pulled my weight?
Will I ever repay for escaping the fight with la vibora?
As hard as it gets, there's no time for a break, my kittens need me.
Soon this all ends, time to see what we've really made.
So I assemble the nome, looking with pride
At all the kittens I will fight beside.
Funny how the weeks turn to years, so here I stay.
Initiates:
Paciencia y fe…
Paciencia y fe…
Paciencia y fe…
Bast:
As I think of my concerns,
My hands begin to shake
And as I say these words
My heart's about to break
And ay Ra
What do you do when
Your nightmares come true?
I've spent my life
Doing all I could do.
What do I do to protect my kittens?
What can I do, but pray?
Ra is throwing bread,
It's gonna be a day.
I see him in my head
Imagining what he'd say
The birds, they fly away
Do they fly to la víbora?
Paciencia y fe
Intiates:
Calor, calor, calor!