Máscaras

There's a bluebird in my chest that wants to get out
But I'm too tough for him
I say, stay there, I won't let anyone see you

There's a bluebird in my chest that wants to get out
But I pour whiskey in it and take a drag on my cigarette
And the whores and the waiters and the grocery store clerks
They never realize he's inside

There's a bluebird in my chest that wants to get out
But I'm too tough for him
I say: Be quiet, do you want to make fun of me?
Do you want to fuck with my job?

There's a bluebird in my chest that wants to get out
But I'm too smart,
I only let him out at night, sometimes
While everyone is sleeping
I say: I know you're there don't be upset
So I put it back, but it sings a little
In here, I didn't really let him die
And we sleep together like this in our secret pact
And that's enough to make a man cry,
But I don't cry, do you cry?

There old notebook, look who's back
It's just me writing to see if time has passed
It's three in the morning and I'm still here
Emptying my mind to see if I can sleep

It's been bad lately, you know, more than usual
In my mind the world is spinning, you know, a storm
But, I keep up the facade, writing is my cure
The scribbles here protect me from madness

I hide in words, so I take off the mask
Of no feelings, that classic lie
That you know how it is, protect me from everything
I don't know, you know me, I never got along with the world

The ghosts of the past that always haunt me
I feel like Adam, outside the Garden of Eden
But I swallow the anger, the hate and the pain too
And if anyone asks, I say: firmão, it's okay

You know my name, but you don't know who I am
You only know me on the outside, you don't know my pain
You know the color of my eyes, you don't know what I saw
You don't know where I walked to get here (2x)

In the end, life is hard, that's how it is and there's no way around it
Everyone knows well the pain they carry in their chest
If I was born a good guy, I don't remember, I don't know
I'm not good at peace, I've already caused a lot of trouble

It's just tiring, it's just exhausting
In this filthy world you have eyes on your back
Follow your path, even stepping on thorns
Understand that it is like this, you are born and die alone

Whoever said he was a friend agreed at the time of the fight
Whoever swore eternal love was just another whore
Who said be with me in any difficulty
Disappeared at the first opportunity

And they still ask me why I am like this
And they still ask me why I only trust myself
But I swallow the anger, the hate and the pain too
And if anyone asks, I say: firmão, it's okay

You know my name, but you don't know who I am
You only know me on the outside, you don't know my pain
You know the color of my eyes, you don't know what I saw
You don't know where I walked to get here (2x)

Tranquilized soul? Wait, it's not like that
My soul has a storm, and it never ends
Doing everything alone has become an addiction.
Narcissism, yeah... The worst part is that I like it

They are water and I am oil, I'm in a parallel world
People come, people go, and here I am, I just watch
I follow this constant rhythm with my eyes
Empty minds wanting to be interesting

I changed the pattern, I shielded my heart
Between false or true I chose solitude
I prefer my headphones, iron is never ungrateful
Where an asshole is a star, I prefer anonymity

The day dawns, with the mask I face the world
And that keeps me away from people without content
So I swallow anger, hate and pain too
And if anyone asks me, I say: firmão, it's okay

You know my name, but you don't know who I am
You only know me on the outside, you don't know my pain
You know the color of my eyes, you don't know what I saw
You don't know where I walked to get here (2x)