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From the Bridge to Here

Hey, hey, hey man
You are tuned in to your Exodus Radio
I, DJ Nel, commanding the best of Black Music
It's 23 minutes of a new day
The Japanese from Jardim Rosana sends greetings to Zezé
To Chiquinho, Kau, Ribeiro, Tisso, Zulu, and Serginho
Valtinho from Sabin sends greetings to Vandão from Vila do Sapo
And Kiara from Embu sends a hug to Viviane from Sadí
Yeah, Papau from Parque sends greetings to the guys from 50, right
And Adriana from Tamoio sends greetings
To the guys from the Suspect Subject of Paranapanema
And for you who are thinking of spinning around
Grab your bombojaco
And your hat because it's 10°C in São Paulo

The full moon lights up the streets of Capão
Above us only God, humble right, isn't it?
Health, cheers, women, and lots of music
White wine for everyone, a good lawyer
Cough, cough, ah!
This cold is fucking
Tuesday is bad for a stroll, what am I gonna do?
It never changed and never will
The smell of bonfire perfumes the air
Same sky, same zip code, on the South side of the map
Always listening to a rap to cheer up the guys
In the streets of the South they call me Brown
Damned, vagabond, criminal mind
Who drinks a glass of champagne and also enjoys
Disheveled, tutti-frutti soda
Fanatic, melodramatic, bon vivant
Deposit of resentment, who's right is Saddam, ham
A good playboy is Chinese, Australian
Speaks ugly and lives far away and doesn't call me bro
Hey, brother, hey, uhul, screw you (ouch)

Three times your sufferer, I hate all of you
Come with martial arts, I'll go with Sig Sauer
I want your sister, your Tag Heuer watch
A grand if possible, you can pick up
Go to the hood and spend, before the rooster crows
A triplex for the old lady is what the hustler wants
Not just parading with Nike on your feet
Oh, come with my face and your dad's money
But in the party with us, you won't go
Us here, you there, each in their place
Got it, if life is like this, is it my fault?
If it's crime or cream, if you don't owe, you don't fear
The wicked get excited and the enemies tremble
And the mist covers the road to Itapecerica
Go away, God is greater, go die over there, zika

There's no use wanting, you have to be, you have to go
The world is different from the bridge to here
There's no use wanting to be, you have to have to exchange
The world is different from the bridge to here
You have to be, you have to go
The world is different from the bridge to here
There's no use wanting to be, you have to have to exchange
Oh, oh, oh

Once again we're here, keep watching
Washing away the hatred under the dew
Each in their castle, each in their role
All together, each in their loneliness
Hey, women are everywhere, Mary Jane reigns
Dilutes the radio and releases it into the atmosphere
Balances the ecological balance in the hood
That distinguishes Judas only psychologically
Oh, smoke philosophy, analyze
Each slum dweller is a universe in crisis
Who doesn't want to shine, who doesn't, show who?
No one wants to be a supporting actor to anyone
How many good guys, at their peak, sank for fame
And are scoring ten with flip-flops?
And who doesn't want to arrive in a Honda, black leather seats
And have the journey written in golden letters?
The most beautiful, sensual and attractive woman
Skin the color of night, smooth and shiny
Walking with the most loyal, true
In life or death, the noblest warrior
The laughter of the saddest and neediest child
Gold and diamond, watch and chain
See my old lady where I always wanted to put her
With a turban, chauffeur, a madame nagô
Suffer for what else, if the world lies in the evil one?
Die as a man and have a dignified wake
I never had a bike or video game
Now I want the world like Citizen Kane
From the bridge to here, first of all it's a school
My goal is ten, nine and a half won't do
Half a point to see, hum, and one dies
There's no such thing as half right, dude, the saying is common
Perfect human doesn't exist, no way, no
Wanted alive or dead perfection
Errare human est, Greek or Trojan?
Latin, it doesn't matter to me, son of a Bahian
But if it's hot, hot wine in the summer
You want to take a stroll in Capão that way
But you lose control easily, put on the hat
Forget these flaws in your suede jacket
Jardim Rosana, Três Estrelas and Imbé
Santa Tereza, Valo Velho, Dom José
Parque, Chácara, Lídia, Vaz
Fundão, lots of trouble for Vinícius de Morais

There's no use wanting, you have to be, you have to go
The world is different from the bridge to here
There's no use wanting to be, you have to have to exchange
The world is different from the bridge to here
Ha-ha
You have to be, you have to go
The world is different from the bridge to here
There's no use wanting to be, you have to have to have
Total firmness

But don't take it the wrong way, tru
You didn't understand
Each in their role, crime is crime and I am me
First of all I want to say, to be honest
That I don't act like a hood, mule or tough guy
I represent the South, I know crazy people in the North
On the 15th, watch what you say, Perus, the whip cracks
Ridiculous to see the vandals
Beating their chests, ugly, making a scene
Let him get fat, let him grow up well
Go deep, it's with us, super star, Superman, go

Applause for them, say hey, say ow
New character for Chico Anysio Show
But firm, right, if God wants, no problem
Worms and lions in the same ecosystem
You're blind, crazy, so dim the headlights
Hey, ow, what do you want with who, jow?
You're marking, can't see who's against the light
A pig's foot or an enemy coming in a hood
Hey dude, I'm crazy, I'm seeing a mirage
A Bradesco bank right in front of the favela is a trip
From TAM's class A drinking JB
Or traveling in a Blazer to the 92nd DP
Traveling in a GTI breaks the bank
Just can't travel with the white hands
Lord, guard my brothers in this gray horizon
In this Capão Redondo, cold, without feeling
The guys are suffering and smoking without swallowing
It's the favela style and respect for it
The kids have instinct and no one backs down
The rich grow eyes on the job and freeze

There's no use wanting, you have to be, you have to go
The world is different from the bridge to here
There's no use wanting to be, you have to have to exchange
The world is different from the bridge to here
There's no use wanting, you have to be, you have to go
The world is different from the bridge to here
There's no use wanting to be, you have to have to exchange

Three in the morning, I see everything and no one sees me
Climbing the field from outside
Me, my partner Dinho, listening to 2Pac
Having wine, alive and aware
Hey Batatão, Pablo, Neguin Emerson
Marquinho, Cascão, Johnny MC, Sora
Marcão, Pantaleão, Nelito, Celião, Ivan, Di (in the North Zone)
No words, brother
Hey the brothers from Pantanal (in the West Zone)
The guys from the hill and those with God
(In the East Zone, man I'm in the area)
Deda, Tchai, Edi 16, Edi (in the South Zone)
One day we'll meet
The jungle is as it is, vain and ambitious
Angry and luxurious
For the kids from the hood
A more lenient future, that's the goal
Through the fundão, no words, much love