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My mother made me pray
To be happy one day
Happiness passed by
It was during the night and I was asleep

I went to church, prayed mass
Drank cachaça in the yard
I saw that grace never comes for free
And I paid for my sins first

I fought against destiny
I became a punching bag
I want my arm raised today
So later I won't believe in anything

They taught me to sow
I planted roses, made a flowerbed
But while I watered the seeds
They deforested this whole world

I found out it doesn't matter
Sobriety or another binge
We only truly live for nine months
Because the rest, my friend, we die

I died in New York
Another time in Paris
But now that I met you
I'm dying a little happier

So don't talk to me
About the future, about tomorrow
Paradise is this moment here
Where we eat from the same apple

Do with me what you want
Pretend you're happy
Let the world kill itself out there
And kill me only with love here

I've left on so many boats
I've cried on so many docks
When I say I love you like this
It's because I love you much more

When I say I love you like this
It's because I love you much more