Mis Colegas Lyrics in English Ska-P

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mis Colegas by Ska-P from Spanish to English.
You're walking slowly
Without wanting to smile
To smile
We've arranged to meet in the neighborhood
A few liters and a hundred duros of hash
Lost somewhere
Dreaming of getting away
Of getting away
Most on unemployment
And whoever's working is on temp jobs
Ten years have gone by
Where are my buddies?
The one who's not in the slammer
They just finished burying him
Heroin didn't show up at his funeral
Kid!
Always in society's shadow
We're the cause of its discomfort
Spit at the system and never stop bothering it
No kid!
Your inequality isn't a law of life
They didn't give you the chance
Spit at the system and never stop bothering it
There's an alternative
Legalize
This has to change
We're going to change it
What's happened to you babe
That I don't see you smile
Smile
You still don't have your dose
At night you have to prostitute yourself
Damn forbidden sh*t
That smashed our dreams
Smashed them
We talked about injustices
We were starting our revolution
We were starting our revolution
Kid!
Always in society's shadow
We're the cause of its discomfort
Spit at the system and never stop bothering it
No kid!
Your inequality isn't a law of life
They didn't give you the chance
Spit at the system and never stop bothering it
There's an alternative
Legalize
This has to change
We're going to change it
Aggressiveness!
We're not city rats
Aggressiveness!
Against the state of malaise
Aggressiveness!
We're not city rats
Aggressiveness!
Against the state of malaise
From paradise to hell
There's just one step
Prohibition is a business
Drugs exist and you're not going to wipe them out
The solution is to legalize
Kid!
Always in society's shadow
We're the cause of its discomfort
Spit at the system and never stop bothering it
No kid!
Your inequality isn't a law of life
They didn't give you the chance
To my buddies and to the crew in general
Never ever let yourselves be enslaved
Unity makes strength
Never, you mustn't forget
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SONG MEANING

Imagine gathering with your lifelong friends on a worn-out neighborhood corner, sharing cheap drinks, swapping dreams of escape, and railing against a system that never gave you a fair shot. “Mis Colegas” paints that raw snapshot. Ska-P, Spain’s loud-and-proud ska-punk crew, looks back after ten years and finds many companions lost to prison, precarious jobs, or heroin’s fatal grip. The chorus throws a fist in the air, spitting at a society that blames the poor for their own struggle while profiting from prohibition.

Yet the song isn’t just mourning; it’s a punk manifesto. Between pounding horns and rebellious shouts, Ska-P calls for unity, legalization of drugs, and relentless defiance: “Escúpele al sistema y nunca dejes de molestar.” The message is clear—your inequality is not destiny. Stand together, fight back, and refuse to let the streets, the state, or addiction turn you into “ratas de ciudad.”

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