Mais do Que Pegadas

Hey, my name is Projota
In production: Me myself as well
Focus, strength, and faith!

I remember well when I chose to do rap
And I found the path where man evolves
I was tired of what the world offered on a silver platter
And I went after it, knowing there would be more

Behind the laws, behind the forged truth
I found friends and a dream on this journey
If God gave me a pen, I returned poetry
I started memorizing all the rap songs I heard

And one day, I bought a chain that was silver in color
But it wasn't silver, it was made from recycled tin
I bought two XL shirts
And the widest pants the store could sell

I felt more alive, it worked as an incentive
One more reason for me to calm my aggressive side
Then I threw all that away, finally
I was mature enough to see that rap was already inside me

Like Daniel San, Master Miyagi
The karate that comes from within the soul, no one can buy
A conscious pupil, I showed dedication
My heart is a combination of Brown, Mv, and Elhão

I'm the uncles in the bars, I flee from loneliness
I'm family in the homes, I flee from the crowd
I'm a Palmares zombie, I flee from slavery
But my refuge is headphones and heavy rap

We are Notorious B.I.G, we are also 2pac
Brother who leaves crime, kid who quits crack
Rap is a shock to your nervous system
From the path I chose, today I am proud

A lot of trouble to arrive, but still maintain
If the pen bursts, I'll bleed to write
I swear that our honor will be maintained
Because those who are afraid to suffer don't deserve the best of life.

And it's so easy to make my people happy
Used to thank God for having bread with egg
They want more, without knowing how much more there is
I remember well the joy that comes from the smell of new sneakers

Luck, I don't know if it really exists
Here in the hood, I never won a raffle
Honestly, luck is escaping from evil
Some believe in angels, I believe in friendship

Zumbi fought so hard to achieve freedom
Tiradentes had his body spread throughout the city
Today freedom is there, completely free
I wonder if we use it correctly? No!

This world is a bag of pretense
They pretend to feed, we pretend to have food
They pretend to educate, we pretend to have education
Conclusion, we're all a bunch of assholes!

It's time to change
My dreams have slept long enough
Now it's time to wake up!
More aware than when they washed our minds
Open your eyes, from now on it will be different!

God makes men, church makes faithful
School makes students, life and its roles
Prison makes sadness
Street, pollution
City, deforestation
Death, acceptance

Money does almost everything
Will does almost nothing
Silence, wisdom
Sound, party in the hood!
The fight for an ideal opens the door to the journey
Humility ensures that this door is not closed

Man makes war, man wants peace
Man buries himself, man doesn't even know anymore
Problem causes depression, system causes oppression
And you, leave more than footprints on this ground!

Brother, you are not a plant
You have a choice, you know?
You can choose whether you will do
The simple, the normal, what is expected of you already
Or if you will surprise, you know?
Surprise, brother, surprise
Do more, do more, you know?
I believe in you!