Key To My Happiness
The Charades Lyrics


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Finjo ser invisível
Pra não ter que te encarar
Afogo na piscina
Pra você me salvar

Tropeço na escada pra você me pegar
Crio mil feitiços pra tentar te conquistar
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você

Tenho todos que quero
Mas perco o ar quando te vejo
Saio com seus vizinhos
Só pra você me notar

Tropeço na escada pra você me pegar
Crio mil feitiços pra tentar te conquistar

Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero, quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você

Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero, quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você

Não me despreze
Eu sou pior que você




Não tenha medo
Eu só quero brincar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Charades's song "Key To My Happiness" speak of infatuation and the lengths a person will go to get the attention of the one they desire. The singer pretends to be invisible and even goes as far as to drown in the pool just to be saved by the desired person. The singer trips on the stairs, hoping to be caught by the desired person, and creates "a thousand spells" in an attempt to win their affection.


The singer seems to be consumed by their desire for this one person, as they lose their breath just by seeing them and even go on dates with the person's neighbors just to get noticed. Despite admitting that they are "worse" than the person they desire, the singer asks not to be rejected and only wants to play with them.


Line by Line Meaning

Finjo ser invisível
I pretend to be unseen to avoid confronting you


Pra não ter que te encarar
So that I don't have to look at you


Afogo na piscina
I drown in the pool


Pra você me salvar
So that you can save me


Tropeço na escada pra você me pegar
I stumble on the staircase so that you can catch me


Crio mil feitiços pra tentar te conquistar
I create a thousand spells to try to win you over


Eu só quero brincar com você
I just want to play with you


Tenho todos que quero
I have everyone I want


Mas perco o ar quando te vejo
But I lose my breath when I see you


Saio com seus vizinhos
I go out with your neighbors


Só pra você me notar
Just so you can notice me


Não me despreze
Don't reject me


Eu sou pior que você
I'm worse than you


Não tenha medo
Don't be afraid


Eu só quero brincar
I just want to play




Writer(s): Rodrigo O'reilly Brandao, Bianca Maria Rodrigues De Mir Jhordao

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@paulwwwynne

one of the best northern tunes EVER!!!!! the energy and electricity that runs through the track, right from the get-go, the piano riff, the rolling bass, the cymbals coming in at the perfect time, and the vocals pumping out all that energy. awesome one of the very very finest songs ever committed to vinyl. can't get enough of it - wish it was 10 minutes longer. i believe this is a certain ian levine's fave NS tune

@iainstewartstewart9749

It really don't get any better than this. Each time I hear I am taken back to station road Wigan and the first time I heard it. It took my breath away and it still does

@chess1458

Here In The States In My Hometown Of Baltimore,This Was A Common Record,My Uncle Was A DJ In Washington D.C In The 60's,And He Gave Me All Of His DJ Copy 45's,And This Was One Of Them,Great Post!!!!!

@andywilley3041

You lucky devil...... These would fetch a fortune on the northern soul cct in UK.

@chrisgraham9778

What a time to live through...ktf

@jonnyrocket3659

One of my NS top ten ever... a fantastic 60/70's crossover happy tune from the Mecca days. My MGM "for DJ's only" pressing has pride of place in my collection. If anyone's planning to play this in their set at any of the North West venues, please let me know so I can be first on the floor.

@alniter1000

its northern not crosso

@regjames3450

Absolute classic😊... in my top 10 all time NS favs.. takes some doing with 100s of worthy tracks about

@MJ.71

If I had a broken leg, I'd still have to dance to this KTF....

@WestfaliaStuff

Fun fact - I once broke a toe dancing to this very song. :--)

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