Carioca

Hey-hey
Hey-hey
Tha Supreme
Hey

I used to ride my bike around
Yeah, as a kid I loved the fresh air
'Cause I breathed it in and felt it in my head
Like I had a window
But instead, I live in a cell, babe
But I always follow my North Star
I don’t want to waste pearls on swine
'Cause they only know how to mess things up

'Cause they don’t want to be good inside
Like they’re actors throwing scraps
Like they’re bulls charging at soldiers
Throw away your phones, just listen to me
You who trample benches and don’t even look around
It’s easier to hate than to communicate 'cause you’re victims
You take everything instead of striking back
And so you always give the world a piece of shit
Like it’s a person

God forgive them, what are they saying?
While they’re lounging on a couch, just wasting time
These guys want the crown, but they’ve only got beer
When I come back to the hood, I bring gold, incense, and myrrh
I do this right 'cause I’m well-connected
The cops in my area want me to confess
If every seized joint turned into candy
We’d all have diabetes and the cops would get the leftovers, here

I used to ride my bike around
Yeah, as a kid I loved the fresh air
'Cause I breathed it in and felt it in my head
Like I had a window
But instead, I live in a cell, babe
But I always follow my North Star
I don’t want to waste pearls on swine
'Cause they only know how to mess things up, yeah-yeah-yeah

I know you don’t trust anyone
But you can never, ever think you’re alone
Just think, okay, I’m here and I don’t feel
But think, okay, if you call me, I’ll come and find you
'Cause I know you don’t trust anyone
But you can never, ever think you’re alone
Just think, okay, I’m here and I don’t feel
But think, okay, if you call me, I’ll come and find you

I came from far away to change things here
I follow the handrail all the way to the city
I was out of the way and want to be in the center
They always told me to catch the tram
I follow two tracks that intertwine, it’s beautiful
Like in a moment you have everything

And soon after, in a moment, you hold nothing
What’s left is just the time you took to get there
But time doesn’t exist and you don’t have time to think about it
I keep fixing the ruins
They’re beautiful, they remind me that even if I fall, I don’t know how to die
My stars guide me through nights when it’s dark and I can’t sleep (no)
I’m crazy in the head, I pray to God to guide me through the streets
No, I don’t need medicine

I don’t need medicine, no, not here
I need these rhymes, I’ve got them
Under the bed, as a kid, there’s a black man hiding
Under my chest, I swear, there’s the heart of a real man
Sighs are air and they go to the air
The tears I cry are water and they go to the sea
Music crosses sea and air, if there weren’t any
What’s the use of a storyteller without stories to tell!

I used to ride my bike around
Yeah, as a kid I loved the fresh air
'Cause I breathed it in and felt it in my head
Like I had a window
But instead, I live in a cell, babe
But I always follow my North Star
I don’t want to waste pearls on swine
'Cause they only know how to mess things up (yeah-yeah-yeah)

I know you don’t trust anyone
But you can never, ever think you’re alone
Just think, okay, I’m here and I don’t feel
But think, okay, if you call me, I’ll come and find you
'Cause I know you don’t trust anyone
But you can never, ever think you’re alone
Just think, okay, I’m here and I don’t feel
But think, okay, if you call me, I’ll come and find you, yeah