O Reggae [English translation]

I still remember when I was 3-years old

My first time as a prisoner

My first day at school

How I felt like going home

I did all they wanted

I believed in everything they told me

They asked me to be patient

I failed, they yelled: Rise and shine!

I rose and shone and saw nothing

I learned what was right with the wrong person

I watched the news on TV

And learned to steal to win

Nothing was like I imagined

Not even the people I loved so much

But so what, if that’s how it is

I’ll try to take the best for me

Help me if I need, do me what I ask you

Don't do as I do

But don't leave me here

No one asked me if I was ready

And I felt completely dizzy

Trying to find the truth

Amongst the lies of the city

I tried to see what was wrong

How many children God had killed

They drank my blood and didn’t let me live

They had my destiny chosen and didn’t let me pick

They speak about freedom to then lock me up

They ask for ID to then beat me up

They take away all my weapons

How can I defend myself

You won this battle

As for the war, we shall see

• Artist:Legião Urbana
• Album:Legião Urbana