They have won the preferential lanes
They have won the subways
They have won the roundabouts and cloverleaf bridges at highway exits
They have won double-parking
Those multi-story ones, near airports
The bypasses at 8 in the morning
And the shopping malls on the weekends
They have won the corporations infiltrated in city councils
The shady dealings of real estate developers
The human hives and public housing
And the bed & breakfasts rented to American students
They have won the penthouses at 3,000 euros a month
The prostitutes along the avenues, on the consular roads
They have won the commuters
But the city has lost, it has lost a dream
We have lost the breath to talk to each other
The city has lost, it has lost the community
We have lost the desire to help each other
They have won the chains of stores
The neon signs on the rooftops of buildings
The flashing lights of traffic lights at night
The bars that open at seven
They have won the Japanese restaurants
Which are actually Chinese even if the food is Japanese
The trendy places, frequented only
By beauties all the same
The mountains of garbage, the vertical horizons
The odd-even days and the fine dust
They have won the branches of the banks, the cobblers have lost
And the city has lost, it has lost a dream
We have lost the breath to talk to each other
The city has lost, it has lost the community
We have lost the desire to help each other
A BIG PART OF WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE OUTSIDE AESTHETIC WHEN YOU STEP OUT OF THE HOUSE I SAY THE SAME THINGS, I’LL TALK TO MYSELF BECAUSE THEY TELL ME I’M TALKING NONSENSE BUT IT’S TRUE