Skinheads

(-You can come in
- Good afternoon, Mr. Lourenço
- Good afternoon
- You can sit down, Vitor, take a seat.
- Thanks, excuse me.
- So, here’s the deal, you know that Lúcio left the company, hm,
and it’s our policy to always promote someone from the department to the
management positions. No need to say why, right? You already know.
- Hm hm.
- Well, you’re the longest-serving in the department and we have reports that
indicate you’re the most competent and skilled at performing the tasks,
The most dedicated, rarely absent, so it’s normal for you to be the one chosen
to take the director position, hm?
- Oh, okay.
- So tell me, how much do you make?
- 1540 euros.
- Okay, you’ll get Lúcio’s salary, which was about 7000 euros.
- Hm, good good.
- At the end of this quarter, we’ll have a regular administration meeting
and we’ll make your appointment official, okay?
- Okay
- You’re going to be the first Black director in this company, man!
You’re going to be the Obama of the sales department, huh?!
(laughter)
Congratulations! Go celebrate, man.)

The news has spread all over the company
Now everyone treats you like royalty
Ju always brings you a little coffee without you asking
Diana gives a little smile whenever she catches you alone.
Nuno now wants to chat all the time,
talking about the weather, the time, telling stories about the neighbor.

Now everyone flatters you, praises you, won’t leave you alone,
They shower you with compliments, almost getting you drunk
You’re going to be the director, you need a hot lady,
Diana is a real catch, they say she’s wild in bed
She’s the hot blonde that everyone in the company covets
And they’re enchanted by her when they see her all high and mighty
You wanted to invite her out, but it wasn’t necessary,
She beat you to it, she already set the scene.
Dinner like a soap opera at her place by candlelight
Then puffs of marijuana until you both end up in bed.

Ten master marathons, you left her in a coma
In her room, just you, your Blackness, and testosterone
The next day, it was official,
The deal is bilateral, you two are a couple
You almost forgot you had a girlfriend
Yola, your girl, your Black beauty, your beloved
You didn’t even want to know, you broke up with Yola over the phone,
Left her shocked, shaken.

Without remorse, you’re now the director,
Chilling with your blonde and your superior air
Diana invited you to meet her parents,
Two cool old folks who lived in the olive groves.
The old folks were voters for the PNR,
but they loved you, they were more than cool... more than cool... more than cool...

(- My daughter is like my wife, just treat her right
and she’ll be all sweet.
- Oh dad, cut it out)

Ney, Djey, L Ameira, and Carvalho,
On Fridays, they always pick you up from work,
Whenever they’re together, it’s total chaos,
Euphoric, energetic, speaking Creole.

Always expressive, like young Black folks,
With that bond of native Africans
After work, they go to Francisco’s bar
To eat seafood before hitting the club.
And you always invite Diana to those nights out
But she always says she’s feeling sick or tired.
And you’re fed up...

An administrator took you for a weekend in Alcoitão
In a villa almost like a mansion, like a palace
Prince-like pool, picturesque scenery
Threw a huge party just with the high rollers.

You even played golf with all those people,
A weekend of great action living the baron life,
A company shareholder took you all the way to Calcutta
With a paid hotel, the best of the best.

It felt like a mirage, baths and massages,
With high-class women serving you like royalty
Now you’re always stuck in that wealthy world,
All puffed up, you seem like a different character.

When your boys invite you to go out at night
You decline, saying you’re going to the socialite party
When you’re with them, you don’t even speak Creole,
You criticize who they are, call your bros losers.

There are only a few weeks left before you take the director role
You can already feel the splendor of your spirit inside
You’re treating your colleagues differently,
All arrogant, you think you’re omnipotent

Wanting to be dominant, always acting pretentious,
With a reigning style, already acting like a lieutenant, (arrogant)
Always posing like a big shot like a jerk
You’re even walking and talking like a boss.

You’re already thinking about the house and car you’re going to buy,
The vacations you’re going to enjoy in a life of luxury,
Now you laugh at the chances they denied you,
Jobs they turned you down for when you had the best resume

You laugh at the service and public offices,
rustic xenophobia from ridiculous employees.
You laugh at when you went to the club and got turned away,
When you were chased in malls and supermarkets.