Eu Esperei

I waited
But the day didn’t get any better
But the dirt didn’t want to clean up
It invented more flowers all around me
As if I wouldn’t look!
It decorated the streets to cover
Dry land that hasn’t been sown
They gave me murky water to drink
They say it’s healing, strength, and a solution
As if I wouldn’t look!

I waited
But the smoke didn’t clear from the road
The dream burns in exchange for nothing
They say it’s a party, but it’s loneliness
As if I wouldn’t look!
The lie didn’t become truth
Justice didn’t become a woman
Revolt doesn’t become will
New arms without education
Old blood cries out in longing!

I waited
They say fight, but there’s no destiny
They give me lights, but it’s not a path
They say run, but it’s not a battle
Like someone who doesn’t want to change!
This rope doesn’t leave our hands
This mud doesn’t leave the ground
This blindfold doesn’t let us reach
They sing of weapons, but it’s not love
Hand on the chest, but it’s not to love
Just cause but without loyalty
Knight but already without morals
Dirty arms that go to hide
Weak arms aren’t for fighting
Low arms don’t want to be seen
As if I wouldn’t look!

I waited
For the transparent time in us
For the pure fruit to harvest
For the strength made of joy
But the people sleep in illusion!
And sadness is a form of signal
Freedom can be a prison
My God, deliver us from evil
And wake up Portugal
And wake up Portugal
And wake up Portugal
And wake up Portugal