Castelo de Areia

They promised us peace
They gave us war
Promised us heaven
They gave us dirt

They promised us light
But gave us lamps
2018 and we’re still prisoners
Of the mindset
That no one can speak
Don’t talk politics, someone might hear
Don’t criticize too much, someone will snitch
Don’t voice your opinion too much, someone might kill you

Looking at my mom, I can’t pretend I don’t see
That our peace
Was just a wish

They promised us schools
They gave us churches
They gave us hotels
Breweries

Tell me, how long will my share keep dwindling?
And without desks, how are we gonna study?
With these salaries, how won’t they steal?
Soon we won’t even have
More blood to spill

What’s the point of having a castle
If it’s a sand castle?
Because all of this will end
It will end
When the castle crumbles
Crumbles

They promised us streets
They gave us alleys
We asked for homes
They gave us ghettos
What to expect now
Is very uncertain
Peace, maybe only for our grandkids

They say keep moving forward
Because time doesn’t stop
But how to move forward?
If the wound doesn’t heal
And my people are dying
With this life so expensive
We talk about oil without a shred of shame

Imagine having a country that’s super rich
But every day
You eat fried fish
And have no water, no power in your little shack
I won’t imagine
Because it’s already happened to me

I won’t stay silent
Because I’m not mute
I’m not against everything
Nor for everything
Screw the ball, we want more schools
I care too much about Angola
To not care about Angola

What’s the point of having a castle
If it’s a sand castle?
Because all of this will end
It will end
When the castle crumbles
Crumbles