Solstice Brisa - Coyote Debt Lyrics

[Intro]
Border bells ring hollow tonight
Maria's voice breaks through static light
Numbers traded for human souls
In this game where freedom's sold

[Verse 1]
Hermano, they took you away
Like cattle marked for another day
Coyotes promise golden dreams
But all that glitters ain't what it seems
Your sweat and blood, they price it low
While suits in offices watch the flow

[Chorus]
Your papers cost more than your life
Stack of bills cuts like a knife
They trade in flesh and broken dreams
The system ain't what it seems
¡Vámonos! But where to go
When every door says "too damn slow"

[Verse 2]
Maria calls through tears at night
Her brother's shadow lost in flight
Checkpoint Charlie with a Spanish name
Playing their sick deportation game
Father taught me young and clear
How they look at us with fear
Now I dance between two worlds
Where dignity gets bought and sold

[Bridge]
La frontera calls my name
Every face just looks the same
To the men behind the glass
Stamping "denied" as minutes pass
¡No más! No more of this
Breaking families for profit's kiss

[Chorus]
Your papers cost more than your life
Stack of bills cuts like a knife
They trade in flesh and broken dreams
The system ain't what it seems
¡Vámonos! But where to go
When every door says "too damn slow"

[Outro]
Maria's voice fades in the dark
Another story leaves its mark
The accordion cries a broken song
For all the souls where hope went wrong
Your papers cost more than your life
But we keep dancing through the night