Soldadinho

Menina dos olhos tristes

o que tanto a faz chorar

o soldadinho não volta

do outro lado do mar

do outro lado do mar

Pequeno soldadinho grande

tenho saudades tuas

desses teu olhos brilhantes

sedentos de aventuras

da tua elegância britânica

num pijama anil

da tua candura titânica

mas quase infantil

mesmo se os ossos tivessem envelhecido

mesmo se os olhos tivessem escurecido

já te fui conhecer entre a morte e a tua mãe

quem te trouxe foi a música que amaste também

à livraria fui comprar o quero arte pra ti

tudo pra te dar a estrada e a liberdade

 ...... de saída aninhei-me naquela árvore

e ainda mais esquesita foi a vida ali buscar-me

Menina dos olhos tristes

o que tanto a faz chorar

o soldadinho não volta

do outro lado do mar

do outro lado do mar

Só querias ir pra casa

mas nunca te queixaste

para poupar os teus pais e os demais nunca choraste

amaste o mundo mesmo quando foi injusto

e só te restava o o sonho como um último reduto

mostraste que a ternura é a bravura de um homem 

e que ser forte é ser doce mesmo se as horas nos comem

bravo soldado grande diante da morte

delicado com o outro quando o teu corpo sofre

porque quando nada importa é quando importa de facto

saber sorrir para a sombra que mora no mesmo quarto

na luta ou no luto lado a lado de laço apertado

ali até que o luzir muda até ser escuro até ser vácuo

Menina dos olhos tristes

o que tanto a faz chorar

o soldadinho não volta

do outro lado do mar

do outro lado do mar

Já curta outros laços

e partos de muito luto

já me levou os seus braços

pra abraçar o outro mundo

mas tu foste ainda mais cedo

e a perda custa-nos muito

a batalha que travaste

foi de longe a mais injusta puto

nem tive tempo pra te ensinar palavrões a sério

pra te ouvir a praguejar alto e a gritar impropérios

pra te ver despenteado corado à gargalhada

vim tarde mas cheguei antes e devo-te um obrigada

quando está escuro ainda volto àquela árvore

onde a um pouco mais esquisita ainda  a vida vai buscar-me

na luta ou no luto lado a lado do laço apertado

na luta ou no luto lado a lado do laço apertado

na luta ou no luto lado a lado do laço apertado

ali até que o ser mude até ser escuro até ser vácuo

Menina dos olhos tristes

o que tanto a faz chorar

o soldadinho não volta

do outro lado do mar

do outro lado do mar

(Capicua com Gisela João)

A Street

I used to be your favorite drunk
Good for one more laugh
Then we both ran out of luck
Luck was all we ever had
You put on a uniform
To fight the Civil War
You looked so good I didn’t care
What side you’re fighting for

It wasn’t all that easy
When you up and walked away
But I’ll save that little story
For another rainy day
I know the burden’s heavy
As you wheel it through the night
Some people say it’s empty
But that don’t mean it’s light

You left me with the dishes
And a baby in the bath
You’re tight with the militias
You wear their camouflage
You always said we’re equal
So let me march with you
Just an extra in the sequel
To the old red white and blue

Baby don’t ignore me
We were smokers we were friends
Forget that tired story
Of betrayal and revenge
I see the Ghost of Culture
With numbers on his wrist
Salute some new conclusion
Which all of us have missed

I cried for you this morning
And I’ll cry for you again
But I’m not in charge of sorrow
So please don’t ask me when
There may be wine and roses
And magnums of champagne
But we’ll never no we’ll never
Ever be that drunk again

The party’s over
But I’ve landed on my feet
I’ll be standing on this corner
Where there used to be a street

(Leonard Cohen)

Anywhere

We tried to invade
But some of us in each
At least try hold the other
In the right light
 
Uh... this sky is gonna break
Some of us dies heroes
At least they'll never suffer
At least they're always free...
 
The ocean... I could go anywhere! I could go anywhere!
So free, my place in the sun, I could go anywhere!
 
You know all about me
That's what's so frightening
You know all about me
It seems like you're always traveling
 
We tried to engage
Softened up by piece
At least I have my taste
Of the nightlife
 
Be kind to the base
Some day you might need them
At least they'll never suffer
At least they're always free...
 
The ocean... I could go anywhere! I could go anywhere!
So free, it's my nature to want, I could go anywhere!
 
You know all about me
That's what's so frightening
You know all about me
It seems your not travelling

(Interpol)

Célebre Batalha do Formariz

Deixem os outros falar
Só me dão ideias para cantar
Deixem os outros falar
Só me dão ideias para cantar, são ideias para cantar 
 
Explicar o que eu te digo
Só vai dar mais trabalho
Cada um no seu galho
E eu no meu umbigo
Em Portugal para França
Reage quem suporta
aos passos desta dança
E ao pão de Aljubarrota
 
Deixem os outros falar
Só me dão ideias para cantar, são ideias para cantar
 
Qual era a mãe vencita
Rebenta até tequila
Choque cosmopolita
E a banda descarrila
Quando eu voltar da França
E fizer esta malha
Vou-me lembrar da dança
Que provocou batalha
 
Deixem os outros falar
Só me dão ideias para cantar
Deixem os outros falar
Só me dão ideias para cantar, são ideias para cantar

(Capitão Fausto)

Virginia

(Scott Matthews)

Let Me Down Gently

let me down gently
that's what i think i need
but when you let me down gently
it still feels hard, hard

turn me into someone good
that's what i really need
tell me that i'm someone good
so we're not so far apart, apart

i hope it doesn't seem
like i'm young foolish and green
let me in for a minute
your not my life but i want you in it

set me up slowly
that's what you do to me
oh you set me up slowly
now i can't come down, down

let you down gently
that's what i think you need
but when i let you down your empty
and you try to hide your frowns, frowns

i hope it doesn't seem
like i'm young foolish and green
let me in for a minute
your not my life but i want you in it
and i hope it's sinking in
that behind your perfect skin
there's a part of you that's free
and i know that there's a place for me

how do you feel
in the night
now the feeling's
left behind
as you know there
was a time
when your silence
left me blind
now your calling
from the aisle
i can see that
it's denial
a denial
left to slide
now there's nothing
left to hide

(La Roux)

Byegone

Day dead bye-gone
Laying near the lights
Of the knights of the northern lodges
There’s a border road
No one slip slides or stoppin’
And the neighborly, sleeping in a coffin

With enough keif
You could really bore someone
Took a rat trap out to the Ache Inn
We were drinking all the ways to down
Door's wide open
You know what were saying ‘bout us now
He’s a legend
I’m a legend
And we both go tripping through the door

You know that we are northern now
Heard you promise me at the north end of monogamy
Cut there from filament lead

Somewhere I heard you scream
For others’ hearts
And in the limiest of lights
Hold the keys to a Cuban flight that you won’t ever ride
It’s time to up and die

Set sail!
Set sail!
Set sail!
Set sail!

Oh, you plenty competent
So why aren’t you confident
It’s softening to be softening
Then why are you so constant then?
Are we going on a coat ride?
Well, were off and definitely stumbling
Tossin’ off your compliments, wow
Sexing all your Parliaments

(Vulcano Choir)