Coisa certa
Lulu Santos Lyrics

The opening lines of Lulu Santos's song "Certas coisas" ("Certain Things" in English) suggest that the existence of sound is reliant on the absence of sound, in other words, that silence is necessary to appreciate sound. Similarly, the existence of light is dependent on the presence of darkness, emphasizing the duality of life. Throughout the song, Lulu Santos contrasts the importance of verbal communication with its limitations, especially when expressing strong emotions like love. He suggests that silence is often more evocative and powerful than spoken words, and that there are some things we simply cannot articulate through language. The chorus repeats the phrase "Eu te amo calado" ("I love you in silence"), which encapsulates the song's theme of the unspoken, using music to express what words cannot.

Lulu Santos's lyrics suggest that the human experience is inherently complex, encompassing both light and dark, joy and sorrow, speech and silence. He acknowledges that language is often inadequate, unable to fully express the depth of our emotions. In contrast, music has a unique power to convey what words cannot. The song's final line, "Tem certas coisas que eu não sei dizer e digo" ("There are certain things that I don't know how to say, yet I say them"), is a poignant acknowledgement of the limitations of language, even while attempting to transcend them.