The first is a Indie R… Read Full Bio ↴There are 4 groups with the name of Scalene.
The first is a Indie Rock brazilian band.
The second has the description: Stoner rock. Similar to Clutch, Rollerball.
The third is a folk group.
The fourth was a pop/rock group from Brisbane, Australia.
O Peso da Pena
Scalene Lyrics
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Quando o tempo chegar?
Eu sou
Peça pra se julgar
A pena e o coração serão pesadas, então
Sem meu corpo
O meu destino será confabulado assim
Por meu passado
Quanto bem
Fiz por assim querer
Ou fiz para eu não sumir
Deixar de existir
A pena e o coração serão pesadas, então
Sem meu corpo
O meu destino será confabulado assim
Por meu passado
É o sangue que cai
Na plateia de que vê
Com o prazer de julgar
Babam como animais
The lyrics of "O Peso da Pena" by Scalene seem to be reflecting upon the concept of judgment after death. The singer is asking where they will go when their time comes to be judged. They seem to have a sense of acceptance, willing to accept whatever verdict is given to them. The singer also mentions the weighing of their heart and soul, indicating an Egyptian belief in the afterlife.
The lyrics continue to explore the idea of past actions and how they will be judged. The singer questions whether they had done good in their life out of a desire to do so or simply as a means of avoiding disappearing or being forgotten. The lines "a pena e o coração serão pesadas" (the feather and the heart will be weighed) allude to Egyptian mythology where the dead would have their heart weighed against the feather of truth.
The final lines of the song talk about the audience being pleased with the act of judgment, "babam como animais" (they drool like animals). This could be interpreted as a criticism of those who find pleasure in judging others.
Line by Line Meaning
Pr′onde vou
Where am I going?
Quando o tempo chegar?
When will the time come?
Eu sou
I am
Peça pra se julgar
Ask to be judged
A pena e o coração serão pesadas, então
The feather and the heart will be weighed, then
Sem meu corpo
Without my body
O meu destino será confabulado assim
My fate will be plotted this way
Por meu passado
By my past
Quanto bem
How much good
Fiz por assim querer
I did it because I wanted to
Ou fiz para eu não sumir
Or I did it to not disappear
Deixar de existir
Cease to exist
É o sangue que cai
It's the blood that falls
Na plateia de que vê
In the audience that watches
Com o prazer de julgar
With the pleasure of judging
Babam como animais
Drool like animals
Writer(s): Gustavo Bertoni Jardim, Tomas Bertoni Jardim
Contributed by Tyler G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.