Sala 101

Alert, the human being is basic, tragic
Against their own race, sadistic
A baby abandoned in a plastic bag
Teenager gets AIDS from stepfather
A head is decapitated in the rat, news:
Cannibals invade the stadium, an immigrant with crushed skull
Hurts as much as a father slowly losing a child
Ignored, a video game ending in murder
Religion elevates the faith of the fanatic bomber
A road accident can end with a thank you,
Or with the phrase 'I'll kill you'
Violence begets violence, violence begets ignorance, ignorance begets violence
If you're gifted with intelligence, break the chain,
You're gifted with intelligence, break the chain.

Ignorance begets violence, I never sought shelter in it
I cultivate peace for the subsistence of the existence of this universe where I reside
If you're one step away from the abyss, think well,
Is it really worth going further?
The consequence of the act makes you a hostage,
Don't wish for others what you don't want for yourself.

And he pulled the trigger of the 6.35, left blood in the scene
He was a normal kid, a bombastic kid
But he was mistreated by the stepfather, the mother had no time to intervene
She worked extra hours in a factory to survive
No time to accompany him or give him education
First he tried joints, then came the soap
Moved on to kilos, then came the child,
Moved on to the bases, then the addiction (and the hangover)
Armed robberies began, to jewelry stores
With stolen fiats unos and guns from everywhere
From all neighborhoods, from Aleixo to Tarrafal until creating a local gang
His father was insane, was flipping out
Veteran, ex-combatant from overseas
He had gone to die, he had gone to kill
But he wasn't prepared for what he was going to face
He came traumatized by who he had killed
With pills he had taken, forced to ingest them with food
Contained LSD and amphetamines, chemical drugs
The kid ended up condemned, incarcerated
The mother with grief and the father alcoholic

Put down that gun, and read a book, it's not bad karma
Say free will, see if you're calm, overcome that addiction
You're going in circles, break that cycle, you're not lost
There's a path, you have a mind, feed the spirit
Plant the seed, be positive, dissipate hatred and love your neighbor

Ignorance begets violence, I never sought shelter in it
I cultivate peace for the subsistence of the existence of this universe where I reside
If you're one step away from the abyss, think well,
Is it really worth going further?
The consequence of the act makes you a hostage,
Don't wish for others what you don't want for yourself.

(Shit precedes the dawn of the soul. When you're in shit, please stay calm. Daily survival.)