João Martins was born in 1977 and studied saxophone in his teenage years. Read Full Bio ↴João Martins was born in 1977 and studied saxophone in his teenage years.
At a mid-point of his formal musical studies he started experimenting with non-classical music: some jazz, rock and popular music, and some contemporary and avant-garde academic stuff.
He started playing freely improvised music in 1998 in a project called Ohmalone. Since then, he has played in many ensembles and also in solo performances, using saxophones, some live electronics and instruments that he builds himself, studying the work of several instrument builders.
He's also a sort of a composer, mainly doing music for theatre, film and other media. It's not strict composition, because there's a lot of improvisation and experimentation going on all the time, but it requires some structural work and some compositional techniques.
Some related projects: F.R.I.C.S., Lost Gorbachevs, Red Albinos, Klank Ensemble, amog others.

O Pacto
João Martins Lyrics

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12. O PACTO (participação especial João Martins)
Fred Camacho / João Martins

QUEM TE CONTOU
QUE A TI QUE EU QUIS
TE CONTACTOU PRA SER FELIZ
DIZ QUE GOSTOU E EMBARCOU TAMBÉM
LEU E BEIJOU MINHA MÃO

ME LEVANDO ALÉM

CORRI DA CORRENTE DA DOR
PRO PACTO QUE IMPACTOU
PARTI PRA TRATAR MAIS DE MIM
COLEI NO TEU COLO E JÁ TÔ
SE O TIME PERDIA, EMPATOU
ESQUINA QUE NADA ENSINOU
FOI RUIM
É RUIM

SER ASSIM
SEM NINGUÉM

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to João Martins's song O Pacto describe a transformative experience in which the singer has found happiness and escape from pain by making a pact with someone they love. The song opens with a question, asking who told the person they love that the singer wanted to be with them, and how this person came to be in the singer's life. The lyrics suggest that this person not only responded positively to the singer's affections, but also showed them a new level of love and tenderness. The singer describes feeling lifted beyond their previous suffering by this person's love, which has given them a reason to be happy.

The second verse describes the singer's decision to improve their life and take control of their own happiness. They have left behind the pain of their past and turned to the person they love for support. The singer describes leaning on this person for comfort, and becoming invested in their shared experiences, such as supporting a sports team. However, the final line of the song suggests that the singer still feels some loneliness, even with their partner by their side. The song ends with the bittersweet admission that it's difficult to be alone, even when surrounded by love.

Line by Line Meaning

QUEM TE CONTOU
Who told you?

QUE A TI QUE EU QUIS
That I wanted you?

TE CONTACTOU PRA SER FELIZ
Contacted you to be happy?

DIZ QUE GOSTOU E EMBARCOU TAMBÉM
Said you liked it and also got on board?

LEU E BEIJOU MINHA MÃO
Read and kissed my hand

ME LEVANDO ALÉM
Taking me beyond

CORRI DA CORRENTE DA DOR
I ran from the current of pain

PRO PACTO QUE IMPACTOU
For the pact that had an impact

PARTI PRA TRATAR MAIS DE MIM
I left to take care of myself more

COLEI NO TEU COLO E JÁ TÔ
I snuggled up to your lap and I'm already here

SE O TIME PERDIA, EMPATOU
If the team lost, it tied

ESQUINA QUE NADA ENSINOU
Corner that didn't teach anything

FOI RUIM
It was bad

É RUIM
It is bad

SER ASSIM
To be like this

SEM NINGUÉM
Without anyone

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: FREDERICO FAGUNDES FERNANDES CAMACHO, JOAO MARTINS

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