Lado B Lado A

If they’re Exú, I’m Iemanjá
If they kill the vibe, I’m hitting the beach
With my guard up, no one’s gonna catch me
Side A side B, side B side A

In the basics of the hot scene, I’m more like Jorge Ben
Blasting it loud on my Walkman
Waiting for next year’s carnival
I don’t know if the year will be good or if it’ll be bad

If it’ll be good
Good, good
If it’ll be good
If it’ll be good
Good, good, good

What protects you is the law of men
What protects me is the law of God
I won’t give up black mythology to say
I don’t look like you, yeah

There’s a ritual on the corner for the future
With stamped offerings every day
And I’ll show up, ask and give thanks
Because a man’s victory sometimes hides
In the strong gesture that only he can see

I’m a warrior, I’m a worker
And every day, every day I’ll face it
With faith in God and in my fight
I hope to be far away when the broom sweeps through
I hope to be far away when all this passes

I’m a warrior, I’m a worker
And every day, every day I’ll face it
With faith in God and in my fight
I hope to be far away when the broom sweeps through
I hope to be far away when all this passes

If they’re Exú, I’m Iemanjá
If they kill the vibe, I’m hitting the beach
With my guard up, no one’s gonna catch me
Side A side B, side B side A

In the basics of the hot scene, I’m more like Jorge Ben
Blasting it loud on my Walkman
Waiting for next year’s carnival
I don’t know if the year will be good or if it’ll be bad

If it’ll be good
Good, good
If it’ll be good
If it’ll be good
Good, good, good

What protects you is the law of men
What protects me is the law of God
I won’t give up black mythology to say
I don’t look like you, yeah, yeah

There’s a ritual on the corner for the future
With stamped offerings every day
And I’ll show up, ask and give thanks
Because a man’s victory sometimes hides
In the strong gesture that only he can see

I’m a warrior, I’m a worker
And every day, every day I’ll face it
With faith in God and in the fight, yeah
I hope to be far away when the broom sweeps through
I hope to be far away when the broom sweeps through

I’m a warrior, ninja warrior, I’ll face it
With faith in God, with faith in God, I’ll face it
With faith in God and in my fight
I hope to be far away when the broom sweeps through
I hope to be far away when all this passes

I’m a warrior, I’m a worker
And every day, every day I’ll face it
With faith in God, God, God, God and in the fight
I hope to be far away