Volta
Baleia Lyrics

The lyrics of the song Volta by Baleia speak about a sense of displacement and disconnection. The opening lines "Eu fui repelida ao vazio/Tudo aqui em eterno arrepio" (I was pushed into the void/Everything here in eternal shiver) suggest a feeling of being pushed away from one's familiar surroundings and feeling lost and isolated. The subsequent lines "Acordei fora da terra/Eu vou orbitar, sem lugar, vou girar, vou" (I woke up outside the earth/I will orbit, without a place, I will turn, I will) further emphasize this feeling of being adrift and searching for a sense of belonging.

The lyrics then move on to touch upon the concept of duality - "Meu lugar são dois mundos em colisão" (My place is two worlds in collision). This could be seen as a reference to the struggle between different aspects of one's identity or one's wrestling with conflicting emotions. The following lines "Atravessei, vou queimar no céu/Desmanchar, dissipar no pó/E verei o que vai sobrar/E aterrizar no meu corpo" (I went through, I will burn in the sky/Unravel, disperse into dust/And see what will remain/Land in my body) suggest a process of transformation and metamorphosis, where the singer is willing to embrace change and let go of past versions of themselves.

The later part of the song talks about introspection and self-examination. The lines "Uma charada apodrecida/Na velha forma já engessada/Toda em negrito/Em caixa alta/E sublinhada com marca texto" (A rotten riddle/In the old, stiff form/All in bold/In uppercase/And underlined with a highlighter) could be interpreted as an attempt to unravel one's own complexities, while "Apague as velas, espanta o medo/Caiu os dentes, ensejo feito/Fica com medo de dar com a cara/No lado escuro, há um futuro" (Blow out the candles, chase away fear/The trap is set, the opportunity made/Scared to face it/In the darkness, there is a future) could be interpreted as a call to confront one's fears and take bold steps towards personal growth.