Letras

Escrever sobre as letras do REUNION é algo que realmente me instiga. Eu sempre gostei de saber o significado das letras de bandas que eu gosto; posso passar horas lendo textos na net ou fuçando nas "liner notes" dos encartes. Mas agora eu tenho que escrever sobre as letras
que eu escrevi ou que pelo menos eu canto.

Antes, cabe uma explicação sobre a autoria das letras: as que estão creditadas a mim, eu escrevi e compus a melodia vocal; as creditadas ao Ricardo e a mim foram escritas, em sua maior parte, por ele e eu modifiquei algumas coisas para poder "caber" na música, adicionando uma ou outra estrofe.

Eu costumo também mexer no sentido das letras, quando sinto que a música passa uma sensação e a letra outra. E o Ricardo é campeão em fazer letras tristes e eu sou mestre em torná-las letras de música de festa :-)

Virtual Lovers
L: França
M: França

I woke up this morning feelin` numb
Where`s the room service? It never comes!
Trying to lift my body from bed
Only way I feel is tired instead

I turn on the lights and what do I see?
I couple of papers my printer just bleeds
Awake all night, is it right or is it wrong?
I`m tired to death soon it`ll be gone

On the net all night long
On the net all night long
On the net all night long
We are virtual lovers, can this be so wrong?

We chatted, we talked through ICQ
Oh God! How can I find someone like you?
We traded our pix and you looked fine
Then I found out that girl will be mine

On the net all night long
On the net all night long
On the net all night long
We are virtual lovers, can this be so wrong?

Finally we met the day in the park
Near the post office, beside the mark
When you came close, you looked that bad
Better go home than goin` mad

I said "girl, I think it is my time"
Oh God! that girl isn`t worth a dime
And I thought that you`d never be the one
Now I`m safe, now I`m gone

On the net all night long
On the net all night long
On the net all night long
We are virtual lovers, can this be so wrong?

On the net all night long
On the net all night long
On the net all night long
We are virtual lovers, can this be so wrong?

Bom, eu lembro que um dia, muito tempo atrás, eu conheci uma garota pela internet. Minha vizinha, morava na minha rua! Pensei que ia ser baba! Ao chegar lá, vi que teria que ser muito macho para agüentá-la!

A letra fala um pouco da relação das pessoas com a internet, de ficar acordado até altas horas e ter que acordar no dia seguinte. É um pouco da realidade de muitas das pessoas com as quais eu convivo.

Metropolis
L: Vicalvi/França
M: França

Walking around just standing on my own
I wonder how can youstill be alone
In such a city, in such a night
You looking at me, baby shining eyes

Just take a good look, lotsa broken hearts
Girl, I`ll never take you apart
You feel alone even inside the crowd
You silly thoughts have made me a clown

I`m not alone
I ain`t afraid
I`m not lost
And I am not scared

I`m not alone
I ain`t afraid
I`m not lost
And I am not scared

We`ve got lotsa fun in the Metropolis
So many girls in the Metropolis
Full of lights our Metropolis
Yeah, we rock our Metropolis

Another girl? Just go ahead.
You will find them, listen to what I say
There`s one more coming here, baby
Don`t wanna talk? That`s ok

I`m not alone
I ain`t afraid
I`m not lost
And I am not scared

I`m not alone
I ain`t afraid
I`m not lost
And I am not scared

We`ve got lotsa fun in the Metropolis
So many girls in the Metropolis
Full of lights our Metropolis
Yeah, we rock our Metropolis

Esse é um excelente exemplo de música que a letra do Ricardo era deprê e eu mudei :-) A letra original falava de um cara triste, deprimido numa cidade grande. A atual fala de um cara alegre, contente, indo atrás de garotas numa cidade grande. Uma mudança um pouco radical.

Take me Home
L: França
M: França

We spent nights together more than anyone
We`ve rocked down the house, you know
But now, what can I do? If I just can`t stand you
I think now you better go

Somebody please just take me home
The only place where I belong
Somebody please just take me home
The only place where I belong

Hey girl, what can I say? You just threw me away
Nobody knows what I have felt
But now, what can I do? If I just can`t stand you
I think now you better go

Somebody please just take me home
The only place where I belong
Somebody please just take me home
The only place where I belong

We`re gonna rock the house and beat down everyone
If you don`t like, you better go
But now, what can I say? To god you better pray
Cause now, you bitch, I`ve found my way

Somebody please just take me home
The only place where I belong
Somebody please just take me home
The only place where I belong

O refrão de Take Me Home surgiu quando eu tava tomando banho :-P Eu comecei a cantar "Somebody please take me home" ou qualquer coisa do tipo, imaginei os acordes e criei o refrão. Depois foi só adicioná-lo ao riff que eu tinha feito um tempo antes.

A letra fala daquela sensação de você estar em um lugar que você não se sente muito bem. Fala daqueles momentos que você pensa "meu, o que que eu tô fazendo aqui?"

Silent Screamin`
L: França
M: França

Time has only brought me pain
Inside
I can`t feel it once again
Silence only screams my pain
It hurts
I can`t feel it once again

Sorrow has devastaded my mind
Sorrow has taken all my pride

Scream in silence
Scream inside us
Life is being insane

Scream in silence
Scream inside us
Now I`ve said my prayers

Eu fiz a letra e a música ao mesmo tempo, em uma madrugada, depois de chegar da balada. A letra fala da sensação de se estar deprimido, triste, querendo fugir e não tendo o que fazer. É interessante como o silêncio pode gritar mais do que as palavras...

Life to the Edge
L: Vicalvi/França
M: França

When I look back to what I had
I realize that I was mad
Used to be awake all night long
Working on papers they told me were wrong

Hey you guy, don`t you see you`re insane
You spent your time and played no games
You life is crazy don`t you understand?
You better walk away and try to live your life to the edge.

Yesterday I woke up late
Slept all night and felt ok, Yeah!
Dreamed of girls, of beach and food
That`s the dreamlife for me too

Hey you guy, don`t you see you`re insane
You spent your time and played no games
You life is crazy don`t you understand?
You better walk away and try to live.

I`m living my life to the edge
no one can take me away from my goal
I`m living my life to the edge
Gonna live it till the day I fall dead

Outra da série 'Vicalvi Deprê' que eu mudei :-P. Uma música que surgiu de uma maneira muito simples. Eu estava tocando guitarra e gravando o que tocava numa fita. Tive a idéia de juntar uns três acordes e resolvi cantar em cima. A letra que eu cantei era uma que o Ricardo tinha me mandando uns dias antes (bom, pelo menos era o que eu lembrava dela).

You`re Mine
L: Vicalvi/França
M: França

What I looked for all my time
Remember days passing by
Couldn`t stay one more day alone
I knew I should find the one

And when I thought there was no hope
My eyes grew large, my hands went strong
Sitting in the bar
Waiting for the time
There you were, you should be mine

C`mon baby, you know you`re mine
I`ll follow you down to hell, or heavens high
`Cause you know how good were those times
I`ll follow you down to hell, or heavens high

You know you are the only one baby
And for you I won`t be lazy
You know you have driven me crazy
And for all that, I won`t get no maybes

Baby I`ll give you everything
Sweet moments, the wild thing
Sitting in the bar
Waiting for the time
There you were, you should be mine

C`mon baby, you know you`re mine
I`ll follow you down to hell, or heavens high
`Cause you know how good were those times
I`ll follow you down to hell, or heavens high

Essa letra é uma exceção à regra das letras deprê.

Fire on a TV Screen
L: França
M: Vicalvi/França

You spent your night chatting
You spent your night alone
Don`t you care of your own?

You woke up tired and numb
Can`t do anything now
Have you always been alone?

Plenty of information
Brings you down to your knees
Searching for an explanation
But let me connect please

Fire on a TV Screen
Living as a machine
Pictures that have burned your brain
All your prayers have been in vain

Dark thoughts rule your mind
You can`t even star to cry
Guy, your brain will be blown

Another day, another night
Live yourlife without a fight
Now your heart is cold as stone

Plenty of information
Brings you down to your knees
Searching for an explanation
But let me connect please

Fire on a TV Screen
Living as a machine
Pictures that have burned your brain
All your prayers have been in vain

Fire on a TV Screen
Living as a machine
Pictures that have burned your brain
Fire on a TV Screen

Outra letra sobre a internet. Eu a escrevi numa época em que não ia dormir antes das 4:00 da manhã. Eu escrevi numa mesinha da lanchonete da faculdade antes de entrar para dar aula no Projeto de Educação de Adultos.