BB King
Baco Exu do Blues Lyrics

Mano eu sou o Baco
Baco Exu do Blues introducing himself as the person who he is.

Deus da putaria da loucura e dos palco
Baco considers himself as the God of wild parties, madness, and live performances.

Eu não me governo
Baco does not let anyone else govern him; he governs himself.

Sou minha empresa
Baco is his own boss, and he runs himself like a business.

Meu próprio governo
Baco is his own government and determines what he does with his life.

Meu amor
Baco loves himself more than anyone else.

Sou eu mesmo
Baco is true to himself and does not pretend to be someone he's not.

Sorri ao receber
Baco smiles when he receives flowers at his funeral, as he believes he is eternal, and his legacy lives on.

Flores no meu enterro
Baco believes his legacy and impact on the music industry will never fade, and people will remember him even after his death.

Eu sou eterno
Baco believes that he will live forever through his music.

Da geração dos iluminados
Baco belongs to the generation that is enlightened, and sees the world differently from others.

Dos raivosos incompreendidos
Baco belongs to the group of angry and misunderstood individuals in society.

Dos que nasceram pra liberdade
Baco is one of those people who were born for freedom and fight for it always.

Se pedir um feat vai sair fodido
Baco may refuse to collaborate with other artists if he thinks they are not up to his standard.

Kerouac, eu fiz uma rima pra sua geração beat
Baco refers to Jack Kerouac, an American writer from the Beat Generation, and claims that he has produced lyrics that would appeal to his audience.

Sempre que gozo dentro eu me sinto profano
Baco feels guilty when he ejaculates inside and thinks that it is not holy.

Ela sorri e fala Baco eu te amo
Baco's lover smiles and tells him she loves him.

Se lembre você é humano
Baco reminds himself that he is human and he is capable of making mistakes.

'Cê é forte, aguente o dano
Baco reminds himself that he is strong enough to endure any damage.

Dominar o mundo não é mais só um plano
Baco's goal is not just to rule the world but to make a significant impact in the music industry.

Tudo que a concorrência faz me soa mediano
Baco thinks that anything his competitors do is average and not up to his standard.

'Cês juntam umas palavra e acham que tão rimando
Baco thinks that some of his competitors may try to rhyme meaningless words and claim that they are good at it.

Domine o campo igual Cristiano
Baco urges his listeners to dominate their craft as Cristiano Ronaldo does in football.

'Cê entrou duas vezes pra história em dois anos
Baco suggests that he has already made a significant impact and wishes to become a part of history in just two years of his career.

Só com 22 dois anos
Baco refers to his age, suggesting that he is just twenty-two years old.

Você rima como se fosse o B.B King solando
Baco compliments his own ability to rap as if he was B.B King performing live on stage.

Autoestima, eu te amo
Baco professes his love for self-esteem and encourages everyone to love themselves.

Piva, nessas ruas eu me sinto rei
Baco feels like a king while walking on the streets with Piva (possibly, his friend?).

Eu vivi, eu caí, eu me consertei
Baco has experienced many ups and downs in life but has managed to pick himself up, learn from his mistakes, and keep moving forward.

Sou resultado das pessoas que eu amei
Baco credits the people he loves for shaping him into the person he is today.

Eu bebi, eu transei eu me transformei
Baco has had various experiences that have transformed him, including drinking and having sex.

Três nove na camisa e eu me sinto um rei
Baco feels like a king when he wears a shirt with the number thirty-nine on it.

Três nove, nove na camisa e eu me sinto um rei
Baco repeats the previous line to emphasize his feeling of being a king when he wears the number thirty-nine on his shirt.

1903 a primeira vez que
Baco talks about the year 1903, which was the first time a white man observed a black man without prejudice.

Um homem branco observou um homem negro
Baco talks about the historical event when a white man noticed a black man without judging him by his color.

Não como um animal agressivo
Baco emphasizes that the white man did not observe the black man as an aggressive animal.

Ou força braçal desprovida de inteligência
Baco emphasizes that the white man did not consider the black man as someone who could only use his physical strength but was devoid of intelligence.

Desta vez, percebe-se o talento, a criatividade, a música
This time, the white man recognized the black man's talents, creativity, and musical abilities.

O mundo branco nunca havia sentido algo como o blues
Baco suggests that white people had not experienced anything like the blues before and were amazed by it when they heard it.

Um negro, um violão e um canivete
Baco describes the early blues performers who only had a guitar and a knife and made music with that very little instrumentation.

Nasce na luta pela vida, nasce forte, nasce pungente
Baco acknowledges and admires the strength and resilience of blues music, which was born out of the struggle for survival.

Pela real necessidade de existir
Blues music was created out of a desperate need to exist, and people held onto it for strength and comfort.

O que é ser um Bluesman?
Baco poses a question to his audience, asking what it means to be a bluesman?

É ser o inverso do que os outros pensam
Being a bluesman means being different from what society thinks and pursuing one's path despite what people say.

É ser contra a corrente
A bluesman is someone who goes against the mainstream and stands out from the crowd.

Ser a própria força, a sua própria raiz
A bluesman is someone who is self-sufficient and draws strength from within themselves.

É saber que nunca fomos uma reprodução automática
A bluesman knows that they are unique and not a copy of anyone else.

Da imagem submissa que foi criada por eles
Bluesman rejects the submissive image created by others and defines themselves by their own standards.

Foda-se a imagem que vocês criaram
Baco thinks that people should forget the image created by others and focus on their own perception.

Não sou legível, não sou entendível
Baco is unique and incomprehensible to others. They can't be fully understood by everyone.

Sou meu próprio Deus, meu próprio santo
Baco believes in themselves and does not rely on any external deity or holy figure to guide them.

Meu próprio poeta
Baco is their own poet, and they define themselves through their artistry.

Me olhe como uma tela preta, de um único pintor
Baco wants to be seen as a blank canvas painted by only one painter, themselves.

Só eu posso fazer minha arte
Baco believes that their art is unique and only they can create it the way it is.

Só eu posso me descrever
Baco believes they are unique, and only they can describe themselves perfectly.

Vocês não têm esse direito
Baco thinks that others do not have the right to judge them or who they are.

Não sou obrigado a ser o que vocês esperam
Baco refuses to conform to society's expectations and chooses to be themselves.

Somos muito mais
Baco thinks they are more than what society perceives of them.

Se você não se enquadra ao que esperam
Baco suggests that if one does not fit societal expectations, they too can be a bluesman.

Você é um Bluesman
Baco considers everyone capable of being a bluesman if one chooses to follow their path and distinguish themselves from others.