Born in Ri… Read Full Bio ↴Marina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, she moved to Washington, in the United States, at the age of 5, due to her father's work at the Inter-American Development Bank. She began her musical career in 1977, when she had a song recorded by Brazilian musician Gal Costa. In 1978, she was introduced as a singer and released her debut studio album, Simples Como Fogo, in 1979.
In 1984, she released her fifth studio album, Fullgás, which brought her great success thanks to the title song. Her song "Pra Começar" became the opening theme of the Brazilian telenovela Roda de Fogo in 1986. Marina also participated in the Nordeste Já project, which supported the cause of the northeastern drought.
In the early 1990s, Marina faced depression due to the death of her father and separation from the woman she loved. She released her twelfth studio album, Registros à Meia-Voz, in 1996 and returned to the stage in 2000 with Síssi na Sua, a musical show with theatrical influence.
Marina Lima continued her career, going through ups and downs in her voice due to medical problems. In 2013, she released her memoir Maneira de Ser. In 2015, she released her fourth live album No Osso (Ao Vivo). In 2021, she released the EP Motim.
Admito Que Perdi
Marina Lima Lyrics
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Se tudo tanto faz, nada tem finalidade
Então prá que viver comigo?
Eu não vou ficar prá ver nossa ponte incendiada
Nossa igreja destruída, nossa estrada rachada
Pela grande explosão que pode acontecer
No nosso abrigo
Olhei pro amanhã e não gostei do que vi
Sonhos são como deuses:
Quando não se acredita neles, deixam de existir
Lutei por sua alma mas admito que perdi
E agora vou me perder nesse planeta conhecido
Intuir novos mistérios, descobrir outros sentidos
Naquelas palavras marcadas na carta de adeus
Meu corpo vai sobreviver mesmo estando ferido
E até na hora de morrer eu não vou me dar por vencido
Porque sei que meus perdões vão estar bem
Ao lado dos teus
Olhei pro amanhã e não gostei do que vi
Sonhos são como deuses:
Quando não se acredita neles, deixam de existir
Jurei por sua alma mas... perdi
The song "Admito Que Perdi" by Marina Lima explores themes of disillusionment, loss, and the end of a relationship. The lyrics suggest a person who is tired of living in reality, where nothing seems to matter anymore. The singer questions the purpose of continuing a relationship with someone who feels this way. The lines "Se tudo tanto faz, nada tem finalidade / Então prá que viver comigo?" (If everything is all the same, nothing has meaning / Then why live with me?) suggest a sense of hopelessness and apathy.
The lyrics also contain references to potential destruction and conflict, with the lines "Nossa ponte incendiada / Nossa igreja destruída, nossa estrada rachada / Pela grande explosão que pode acontecer no nosso abrigo" (Our bridge set ablaze / Our church destroyed, our road cracked / By the huge explosion that could happen in our shelter). This imagery suggests that the relationship is at risk of collapsing, and the singer does not want to be around for the fallout.
The chorus of the song, which repeats the lines "Sonhos são como deuses / Quando não se acredita neles, deixam de existir" (Dreams are like gods / When you don't believe in them, they cease to exist) suggests that the relationship failed because they stopped believing in their dreams together. The line "Lutei por sua alma mas... perdi" (I fought for your soul but... lost), implies that the singer tried to save the relationship but ultimately failed.
Line by Line Meaning
Se você não suporta mais tanta realidade
If you cannot bear any more reality
Se tudo tanto faz, nada tem finalidade
If everything seems meaningless and pointless
Então prá que viver comigo?
Then why live with me?
Eu não vou ficar prá ver nossa ponte incendiada
I will not stay to witness our bridge burning
Nossa igreja destruída, nossa estrada rachada
Our church destroyed, our road cracked
Pela grande explosão que pode acontecer
Because of the big explosion that might happen
No nosso abrigo
In our shelter
Olhei pro amanhã e não gostei do que vi
I looked at tomorrow and didn't like what I saw
Sonhos são como deuses:
Dreams are like gods
Quando não se acredita neles, deixam de existir
If you don't believe in them, they cease to exist
Lutei por sua alma mas admito que perdi
I fought for your soul but I admit that I lost
E agora vou me perder nesse planeta conhecido
And now I will get lost on this familiar planet
Intuir novos mistérios, descobrir outros sentidos
To sense new mysteries, to discover other meanings
Naquelas palavras marcadas na carta de adeus
In those words marked on the farewell letter
Meu corpo vai sobreviver mesmo estando ferido
My body will survive even if wounded
E até na hora de morrer eu não vou me dar por vencido
And even at the time of death I will not give up
Porque sei que meus perdões vão estar bem
Because I know my forgivenesses will be alright
Ao lado dos teus
By your side
Jurei por sua alma mas... perdi
I swore for your soul but... lost
Writer(s): ARAUJO PAULO CORREA DE
Contributed by Emma L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.