Cólera is a three piece punk rock band formed in 1979 in São Paulo. They ar… Read Full Bio ↴Cólera is a three piece punk rock band formed in 1979 in São Paulo. They are one of the oldest and most influential punk bands in Brazil. They play a very energetic and melodic form of punk with strong political and environmental themes in their lyrics.

The long standing members are Redson (bass, vocals), Helinho (guitar) and Pierre (drums).

Amnesia
Cólera Lyrics

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Como bala de canhão
Isso pesa na consciência
Tenho bronca da rotina
Com vontade de agredir
Eu já repeti demais
E a minha decisão
É voltar a dizer não
É voltar a dizer não

Demais, já repeti, já esperei
Já me cansei demais...
Isso é vida de animal
E assim não é legal
Tenho bronca da rotina
A vontade é destruir
Eu já repeti demais
E a minha decisão
É voltar a dizer não
É voltar a dizer não

Demais, já repeti, já esperei
Já me cansei demais...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Cólera's song Amnésia is a reflection on the weight of routine and conformity in our lives. The singer feels like a cannonball, heavy with the burden of his own consciousness. He has a deep-seated anger towards the monotony of everyday life, and feels the urge to lash out. He's already repeated himself too many times, and he's tired of waiting. He's decided to start saying no again, to start resisting the forces that try to push him in a certain direction.

The lyrics are both a call to action and a lament. The singer wants to break free from the constraints of society, but he's also aware of the toll that kind of life can take on a person. He compares it to the life of an animal, and acknowledges that it's not ideal. However, he can't help but feel a burning desire to destroy everything in his path. In the end, he decides it's better to resist, even if it means going against the grain.

Line by Line Meaning

Como bala de canhão
This feels like getting hit by a cannonball

Isso pesa na consciência
It weighs on my conscience

Tenho bronca da rotina
I'm fed up with the routine

Com vontade de agredir
I feel like lashing out

Eu já repeti demais
I've repeated myself too much

E a minha decisão
And my decision is

É voltar a dizer não
To say no once again

Demais, já repeti, já esperei
Too much, I've repeated, I've waited

Já me cansei demais...
I'm already too tired...

Isso é vida de animal
This is the life of an animal

E assim não é legal
And that's just not cool