Self-Esteem

I wrote her off for the tenth time todayAnd practiced all the things I would sayBut she came overI lost my nerveI took her back and made her dessert Now I know I’m being usedThat’s ok because I like the abuseI know she’s playing with meThat’s okay cause I’ve got no self-esteem We make plans […]


Bad Reputation

When I was young, my momma always told meI still hear her adviceShe said don’t ever bet against your feelingsAlways think twiceDon’t go and throw your love awayTo some man just for the nightPromises, promises, don’t waste your timeIf his intentions don’t feel right Your reputation follows you wherever you goDon’t get a bad reputationYour […]


Sangue De Bairro

[Blood From The Bairro]Bezouro, Moderno, Ezequiel,Candeeiro, Ceca Preta, Labareda,Azulão, Arvoredo, Quina-Quina,Banananeira, Sabonete, Catingueira, Limoeiro, Laparina, Mergulhão, Corisco!Volta Seca, Jararaca, Cajarana, Viriato, Gitirana, Moita-Brava, Meia Noite, Zabele! [These are the names of the members of Lampiao’s gang!][They were outlaw rebels that would steal from the rich and give to the poor][(like a Brasilian Robin Hood).][When they […]


In Memory Of…

Yo, life’s web wants me in debt and tries to collect my breath as ransom in return for my soul’s silhouette. How deep does shit get? Is it worth the Bentleys and jets in this jungle of sheer cons and devils with breasts. I mean does everything happen for a reason, the change of seasons, […]


Rocket

Does anybody know this illnes that I’ve caught I feel so devastated like I haven’t slept all night And oh what I’ve got has paralysed my thoughts Somebody reassure me that I’m gonna be all right I wanna see you tonight You gotta know what a fool can cover up inside You gotta know what […]


Illusion

The sun rises to another dayMy constitution keeps changing‘Til it slips awaySo I lie awake and stareMy mind thinking, just wanderingIs anybody there?Should I stay or go Should I sleep or stay awakeAm I really happy or is it allJust an illusion Sitting in my room nowHiding thoughtsJust hoping one day I’ll get outI hear […]


Rescue

I rode a western wind with a girl over to her mother’sIn the backyard stars shone brighter than the othersThat I rarely see through the smog through the haze that coversThe home that I used to live inWell I kind of sort of knew what was going to happenWhen she put her number down on […]