The preferential lanes have won
The subways have won
The roundabouts and cloverleaf bridges have won
From the highway exits
The double-parked cars have won
The multi-story ones, near the airports
The bypasses at eight in the morning and the shopping centers
On the weekends
The corporations infiltrated in the city councils have won
The shady deals of the building owners
The human trees and the public housing
And the bed & breakfasts rented to American students
The super penthouses at three thousand euros a month have won
The prostitutes along the avenues, on the consular roads
The commuters have won
But the city has lost, a dream has been lost
We have lost the breath to talk to each other
The city has lost, the community has lost
We have lost the desire to help each other

The chains of stores have won
The bright signs on the roofs of the buildings
The flashing lights of the traffic lights at night
The bars that open at seven
The Japanese restaurants have won
Which are then Chinese even if the food is Japanese
The trendy clubs, frequented only by beauties all the same
The mountains of garbage, the vertical horizons
The alternate license plate days and the fine dust
The bank branches have won, the shoemakers have lost
And the city has lost, a dream has been lost
We have lost the breath to talk to each other
The city has lost, the community has lost
We have lost the desire to help each other

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