Só Vês o Que Queres Ver

What would yellow be if everything was blue?
Who would shake this shit if we were always cool?
Who’s to say what’s right or wrong?
Better not be heard than be misunderstood
Criticized by some frustrated pseudo-musician
Judged and condemned without being consulted
I don’t know who you are, you don’t know who I am
I don’t know where you are, you don’t know where I’m going
Where I am, where I came from, what I do and what I think
Don’t judge me, don’t label me, I don’t need your tags
What is isn’t always what it seems at first glance
I don’t know what you see but I don’t see myself as an artist
I’m the same and different, terrible and excellent
I get along with everyone, I know people who know people
I give it my all but I’m tired of this shit
Tired of seeing them sitting around waiting for the scene to die

I don’t know who you are
You don’t know who I am
You only see what you want to see
What are you gonna do?

If a punch in the eye makes you see, I see way better
When the situation gets heavy and every nigga is hardcore
I keep a level of excellence for everyone to hear
What makes sense to me, when I want, I can let it flow
Let me explain who I am, where I came from, where I’m going
Genetic experience like Michael Franti said
Luso-African or Afro-Lusitanian? I’m not a horse, I’m human
Purebred here is a lie… I’ve got Portuguese, British, and Cape Verdean
The mix is refined, the result? A cool mulatto
I represent the union in flesh and blood - living proof
That it’s possible to break any barrier
With my active saliva, I rhyme like united colors of Carlão
The sound has to be fusion or it would be a disappointment
Rapper with a twist, I like punk and hardcore, but give me bossa nova
And I’ll ask you for an encore
The space has already been created, the identity is unique
The variety is more than plenty, call it a panoply
Of free styles that open worlds in this world
The revolution is ours, dude, it doesn’t stop for a second

The idea is to be original and create our own scene
Not movement: movements, and that’s already worth it
I keep the difference of being just like myself and no one else
It was born with me, it will go with me to the beyond
Gotta respect to know, know to respect,
Learn from what might seem strange at first
Life is too short to waste precious time
And envy is just a reflection of a lazy spirit

Everyone talks, everyone has an opinion and knows
Stick the hat where it fits
Without favors, I earn my space
And I give everything I have in every new beat
Wherever I go, I leave a mark that defines what I do
And what I do, I do by being me, I don’t threaten
I aspire to love, I don’t aspire to fame
And I believe we’re only someone when someone loves us.