Paralelas
Belchior Lyrics
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Sobre o trevo
A cem por hora, ó meu amor
Só tens agora os carinhos do motor
E no escritório em que eu trabalho
E fico rico, quanto mais eu multiplico
Diminui o meu amor
Em cada luz de mercúrio
Vejo a luz do teu olhar
Passas praças, viadutos
Nem te lembras de voltar
De voltar, de voltar
No Corcovado quem abre os braços sou eu
Copacabana, essa semana o mar sou eu
Como é perversa a juventude do meu coração
Que só entende o que é cruel, o que é paixão
E as paralelas dos pneus n'água das ruas
São duas estradas nuas
Em que foges do que é teu
No apartamento, oitavo andar
Abro a vidraça e grito
Grito quando o carro passa
Teu infinito sou eu
Sou eu, sou eu, sou eu
No Corcovado quem abre os braços sou eu
Copacabana, essa semana o mar sou eu
Como é perversa a juventude do meu coração
Que só entende o que é cruel, o que é paixão
The lyrics to Belchior's song "Paralelas" tells a story of a lover driving at high speed on a highway and feeling the rush of excitement and freedom as if the only affection left is for the car engine. Meanwhile, the singer works at an office hoping to get rich while finding his love diminishing more every day. The lyrics describe the lover driving on the roads, passing through bridges and streets as the singer watches the mercury lights, reminding him of his lover's gaze, who has since forgotten everything between them.
The lyrics also describe the youthfulness of the heart, which is only capable of understanding pain and passion. This is illustrated in the verses, "Como é perversa a juventude do meu coração, que só entende o que é cruel, o que é paixão" which means "How perverse my youthful heart is that it only understands what is cruel, what is passion." The last verse talks about the singer watching his lover pass away and the only way he knows how to keep in touch is by shouting his name from the 8th floor of his apartment window.
Overall, the lyrics of "Paralelas" use poetic devices such as metaphors and personification to illustrate the different meanings of life through the experiences of the singer and the lover. It highlights the struggles of holding onto a connection in a fast-changing world.
Line by Line Meaning
Dentro do carro
While driving in the car
Sobre o trevo
On the cloverleaf interchange
A cem por hora, ó meu amor
At one hundred kilometers per hour, my love
Só tens agora os carinhos do motor
You only have the affection of the engine now
E no escritório em que eu trabalho
And in the office where I work
E fico rico, quanto mais eu multiplico
And I become richer, the more I multiply
Diminui o meu amor
My love diminishes
Em cada luz de mercúrio
In every mercury light
Vejo a luz do teu olhar
I see the light of your gaze
Passas praças, viadutos
You pass squares, overpasses
Nem te lembras de voltar
You don't even remember to return
De voltar, de voltar
To return, to return
No Corcovado quem abre os braços sou eu
On Corcovado Mountain, it's me who opens my arms
Copacabana, essa semana o mar sou eu
In Copacabana, this week, I am the sea
Como é perversa a juventude do meu coração
How perverse is the youth of my heart
Que só entende o que é cruel, o que é paixão
That only understands what is cruel, what is passion
E as paralelas dos pneus n'água das ruas
And the parallel tracks of the tires in the water of the streets
São duas estradas nuas
Are two bare roads
Em que foges do que é teu
In which you flee from what is yours
No apartamento, oitavo andar
In the apartment, on the eighth floor
Abro a vidraça e grito
I open the window and shout
Grito quando o carro passa
I shout when the car passes
Teu infinito sou eu
Your infinity is me
Sou eu, sou eu, sou eu
It's me, it's me, it's me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Antonio Belchior
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