Retalhos

The flag bearer at the door
The drip of the holy water
The man who dies of a heart attack
The prayer that breaks the breaking

The shout of a goal stuck in my throat
The hero on the TV screen
The lack of hunger at dinner
The aggressive gesture of a hand

These are things of the world
Scraps of life
These are things from anywhere
But if I stay silent
This filthy world
Might just try to change me

The wait for the girl from the mangy place
The woman who whispers a secret
The crime from the shootout
At the dump cinema

The old beggar in the square
The girl I never deny
The sad clown without a laugh
In the circus that has already collapsed

These are things of the world
Scraps of life
These are things from anywhere
But if I stay silent
This filthy world
Might just try to change me

The ad for the new cigarette
The crazy traffic swept away
The girl who runs in her car
And tries to dream in color

The sad portrait of death
Prints in the newspaper The Day
Next to the laughter of luck
Of those who won the lottery

These are things of the world
Scraps of life
These are things from anywhere
But if I stay silent
This filthy world
Might just try to change me

These are things of the world
Scraps of life
These are things from anywhere
But if I stay silent
This filthy world
Might just try to change me