Since her early childhood She demonstrated her talent for music, winning one of the first prizes of the Zecchino d'Oro Festival, a version for children of the famous Sanremo Festival, when she was only 2 years old. In her childhood, she moved to Southern Brazil with her parents and kept in touch with music, singing in local choruses and covering famous Italian singers from the 1970s. At just eleven, she recorded her first album, Giovanna – Alegria da Gente, with Italian songs. In her teens, Deborah joined the Brazilian theater company Os Menestréis, which has revealed many promising singers in Brazil, and started touring the country acting and singing in their musicals.
In 1989 she met producer David Wolff who, impressed by her musical talent, invited her to record an album in English. In 1991, A Different Story was released. Its first single, "Boy (Why do you wanna make me blue?)" hit American dance charts and was featured in a worldwide TV ad for Diet Coke. The English version of the ballad "Innocence", written by Deborah herself when she was 18, conquered hearts throughout the world, especially in Brazil, where it stayed for 13 weeks on top of the charts and received a Special Edition in 1993, and in Europe.
In 1995, Deborah Blando was featured in B-Tribe's album Suave Suave, singing the B-Tribe hits "Nanita" and "Que mala vida", among others. Her second solo album, Unicamente, was released by Virgin Records in 1996 and went gold. In addition to David Wolff and Deborah herself, it was produced by Patrick Leonard and David Foster. The track title "Unicamente" was a major hit in Brazil, as well as "Gata". According to various critics, it's Deborah's best album to date.
Her next album, Deborah Blando, was released in 1998, prompted by the success of "Somente o Sol", a Portuguese version of "I'm not in Love" which was sung by Blando for the opening credits and the soundtrack of Brazilian soap opera Corpo Dourado. Throughout her career, most of her hits were featured in Brazilian soap operas.
In early 2001, she released Salvatrice, covering contemporary Italian hits, as though revisiting the beginning of her career. In that same year she recorded the Brazilian version of “Where the dreams take you” ("Junto com teu Sonho") for Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire soundtrack.
In 2002, Blando released A Luz que Acende o Olhar, her greatest hits album. The title track received important critical and popular awards and the album sold around 100,000 copies. She also sang a “Portuglish” version of When you say nothing at all (O Amor fala por nós) in duet with Ronan Keating.
Walk On Fire
Deborah Blando Lyrics
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I'm sailing away
If waves are a bed of dreams
Use me as your pillow
Lost I am in a deep blue sea
On a Boat to Heaven
Wind to carry me
And I knew you were gonna be
Extraordinary
I knew you were supernatural
Say I'm not a sinner
Cause of the way you know I want to
Watch you, watch you
Walk on fire
The fear is not belief
(And the anger) Anger is defeat
Do-don't you know you gotta
Walk on fire
Can you go in spite of danger?
Don't you believe in galaxies
That you can't see with your eyes
Out of this world?
We have a job big dreams
We don't face the things that can burn us
And the time flies
As we circle the midnight sky
Do we see the real world?
Or is the real world inside?
Walk on fire
The fear is not belief
(The defeat) The anger is defeat
Do-don't you know you gotta
Walk on fire
Forget what you learned
(To take) To take a different turn
You left in glow
Love is an ocean
I'm sailing away
If waves are a bed of dreams
Use me as your pillow
Lost I am in a deep blue sea
On a Boat to Heaven
Wind to carry me
So leave the rain to wash the ashes
Of the past that no longer matters
(Walk on fire)
What if you woke up with your life on fire?
(The fear is not belief)
Burning, burning all around you
(The anger is defeat)
Had to face an unknown desire
(Walk on fire)
Who wins in love and desire
Can you bear the tension?
(Let it go us familiar)
Have to face the demon's inside you
To save your angels
(Walk on fire)
Today I will let desire
Lead my senses and take me higher
Let the fear, leave my body
Find out what the unknown can inspire
(Can you walk on fire?)
What's the difference in love and desire?
Touch my body, take me higher
(Can you go in spite of danger?)
Fly into the space where there is no line
Until all of me becomes one
And I can walk on fire
"Walk On Fire" is a song by Deborah Blando, which appears on her 1995 album A Different Story. The song is all about testing your limits and taking risks in life, letting go of fears and insecurities and pursuing your wildest dreams. The ocean is used as a metaphor for love, and Blando urges her listeners to sail away on it, keeping faith that they will reach their destination. The song emphasizes the importance of stepping outside one's comfort zone, living in the moment, and defying obstacles no matter how daunting.
In the opening sets of lyrics, Deborah Blando compares love to the ocean and sets sail, using the ocean as a metaphor for the lover's journey. The song suggests that the lover follows a path set by a supernatural figure, leaving behind any anger and fear, and encourages the listener to take risks and pursue their goals even when the odds are stacked against them. The song goes on to talk about the nature of the real world we see, how it may or may not be at odds with the world that lies within us. The chorus asks rhetorical questions that encourage us to aspire to higher goals such as walking on fire, going in spite of danger, and acting on our desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Love is an ocean
Love is vast and encompassing
I'm sailing away
I am escaping from something
If waves are a bed of dreams
If waves are the foundation of what we desire
Use me as your pillow
Let me support and comfort you
Lost I am in a deep blue sea
I am adrift in a situation beyond my control
On a Boat to Heaven
Heading towards an ideal destination
Wind to carry me
Guided by something greater than myself
And I knew you were gonna be
I had a premonition that you were extraordinary
Extraordinary
Exceptionally special
I knew you were supernatural
You possess extraordinary abilities beyond the natural world
Say I'm not a sinner
Affirm that I am not guilty of wrongdoing
Cause of the way you know I want to
Because you understand my desires
Watch you, watch you
I want to observe you closely
Walk on fire
Take bold risks and overcome fear
The fear is not belief
Fear is not the same as conviction
Anger is defeat
Being angry leads to failure
Do-don't you know you gotta
Don't you realize that you must
Can you go in spite of danger?
Are you willing to take risks despite potential hazards?
Don't you believe in galaxies
Don't you acknowledge the vastness of the universe
That you can't see with your eyes
That which is beyond the realm of the visible
Out of this world?
Beyond the known realm of existence
We have a job big dreams
We have a responsibility to fulfill our ambitious aspirations
We don't face the things that can burn us
We avoid confronting the things that can hurt us
And the time flies
Time passes quickly
As we circle the midnight sky
As we orbit the nighttime atmosphere
Do we see the real world?
Do we perceive the objective reality?
Or is the real world inside?
Does the true nature of reality lie within us?
Forget what you learned
Disregard previous assumptions and knowledge
To take a different turn
To choose a new direction
You left in glow
You departed with a radiant aura
So leave the rain to wash the ashes
Let the rain clean away the remnants of the past
Of the past that no longer matters
Of things that are no longer important
What if you woke up with your life on fire?
What if your existence sparked with passionate intensity?
Burning, burning all around you
Flames engulfing everything in your vicinity
Had to face an unknown desire
Had to confront a mysterious longing
Who wins in love and desire
Who emerges victorious in the battle between affection and yearning
Can you bear the tension?
Can you handle the stress?
Let it go us familiar
We are accustomed to letting go
Have to face the demon's inside you
Must confront your inner fears and insecurities
To save your angels
To protect the positive influences in your life
Today I will let desire
Today I will allow my yearning
Lead my senses and take me higher
Guide me towards greater fulfillment
Let the fear, leave my body
Let go of the anxiety
Find out what the unknown can inspire
Discover the potential of the unfamiliar
Can you walk on fire?
Are you willing to take risks and pursue your dreams?
What's the difference in love and desire?
What distinguishes affection from yearning?
Touch my body, take me higher
Physically connect with me and elevate me
Fly into the space where there is no line
Enter a dimension that lacks barriers
Until all of me becomes one
Until I am unified
And I can walk on fire
And I can bravely pursue my goals
Contributed by Callie M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Vanessa C. Monsores
A Deborah tem músicas antigas muito boas e pouco conhecidas aqui no Brasil.
Allex Xandy
Precisamos de ouvir Essas músicas nos próximos shows .as de novela da Globo já conhecemos de trás pra frente
Alex Calmon
Eu te amo! Obrigado por ter feito minha adolescência muito mais feliz! <3
Rafael Augusto
Eu AMO essa música de paixão
danpsicologo
Tb amo querido!!!
Douglas Bragança
Memória afetiva 1992🇧🇷ativada…
Bruno Rodrigues de Oliveira Pereira
Vocês tem a letra dessa música?
Beautiful Nature
Love is an ocean
I'm sailing away
If waves are a bed of dreams
Use me as your pillow
Lost I am in a deep blue sea
On a Boat to Heaven
Wind to carry me
And I knew you were gonna be
Extraordinary
I knew you were supernatural
Say I'm not a sinner
Cause of the way you know I want to
Watch you, watch you
Walk on fire
The fear is not belief
(And the anger) Anger is defeat
Do-don't you know you gotta
Walk on fire
Can you go in spite of danger?
Don't you believe in galaxies
That you can't see with your eyes
Out of this world?
We have a job big dreams
We don't face the things that can burn us
And the time flies
As we circle the midnight sky
Do we see the real world?
Or is the real world inside?
Walk on fire
The fear is not belief
(The defeat) The anger is defeat
Do-don't you know you gotta
Walk on fire
Forget what you learned
(To take) To take a different turn
You left in glow
Love is an ocean
I'm sailing away
If waves are a bed of dreams
Use me as your pillow
Lost I am in a deep blue sea
On a Boat to Heaven
Wind to carry me
So leave the rain to wash the ashes
Of the past that no longer matters
What if you woke up with your life on fire?
(The fear is not belief)
Burning, burning all around you
(The anger is defeat)
Had to face an unknown desire
Who wins in love and desire
Can you bear the tension?
(Let it go us familiar)
Have to face the demon's inside you
To save your angels
Today I will let desire
Lead my senses and take me higher
Let the fear, leave my body
Find out what the unknown can inspire
(Can you walk on fire?)
What's the difference in love and desire?
Touch my body, take me higher
(Can you go in spite of danger?)
Fly into the space where there is no line
Until all of me becomes one
And I can walk on fire