Dinossauros
Dingo Bells Lyrics
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Como decerto se sentiram os dinossauros
Quando de longe lá no alto avistaram
Iluminado no espaço sideral
Vinha de cima
Sobrevoando pelas ruas e telhados
E parecia dar aquilo que esperavam
Bem no início da história ocidental
É, talvez
A sua imaginação
Esteja tão limitada por problemas reais
Hoje eu me sinto
Como decerto se sentiram os astronautas
Quando souberam que de frente para a lua
Não voltariam pro Cabo Canaveral
Sobrevoavam
Observando os telhados lá de cima
E prometiam para todos que esperavam
Alguma foto da notícia no jornal
Hoje eu extinto,
Já nem lembro como era no começo
Quando sabia tudo o que me esperava
E acreditava ser alguém especial
E parecia que aquela vida era mais uma viagem
Se algum momento fomos todos dinossauros
Hoje restamos só poeira espacial
In this song, Dingo Bells compares their current feelings to those of dinosaurs and astronauts. The first verse speaks of how the dinosaurs might have felt when they first saw a meteorite in the sky. They might have been amazed and confused about what it could mean for their existence. The second verse describes the feeling of an astronaut who realizes that they will not return to Earth after being sent to the moon. Both the dinosaur and astronaut experiences seem to convey a sense of wonder, fear, and uncertainty about the unknown.
The chorus explains that the songwriter's imagination may be limited because of the problems they face in reality. The final verse describes the feeling of being extinct, forgetting how it was in the beginning when they knew everything and believed they were special. The closing line suggests that if we were all once dinosaurs, now we're just space dust.
The lyrics of "Dinossauros" use vivid imagery to express the emotion of uncertainty and the feeling of being lost in the vastness of the unknown. The song highlights how we all experience moments when we feel like we don't have control over our destiny and are struggling to find answers.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoje eu me sinto
I feel today
Como decerto se sentiram os dinossauros
Like the dinosaurs must have felt
Quando de longe lá no alto avistaram
When from far away up high they spotted
Iluminado no espaço sideral
Illuminated in the outer space
Vinha de cima
It came from above
Sobrevoando pelas ruas e telhados
Flying over the streets and rooftops
E parecia dar aquilo que esperavam
And seemed to give them what they expected
Bem no início da história ocidental
Right at the beginning of Western history
É, talvez
Maybe
A sua imaginação
Your imagination
Esteja tão limitada por problemas reais
Is so limited by real problems
Hoje eu me sinto
I feel today
Como decerto se sentiram os astronautas
Like the astronauts must have felt
Quando souberam que de frente para a lua
When they found out that facing the moon
Não voltariam pro Cabo Canaveral
They wouldn't come back to Cape Canaveral
Sobrevoavam
They were flying over
Observando os telhados lá de cima
Observing the rooftops from up high
E prometiam para todos que esperavam
And promising to everyone who waited
Alguma foto da notícia no jornal
Some photo in the news paper
Hoje eu extinto,
Today I'm extinct
Já nem lembro como era no começo
I don't even remember how it was in the beginning
Quando sabia tudo o que me esperava
When I knew everything that awaited me
E acreditava ser alguém especial
And believed I was someone special
E parecia que aquela vida era mais uma viagem
And it seemed like that life was just another trip
Se algum momento fomos todos dinossauros
If at some point we were all dinosaurs
Hoje restamos só poeira espacial
Today, we are only space dust
Contributed by Cooper W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.