A Mão que Enxuga

Some have made it this far
By pure adventurous impulse
By the scent of the road that seduces so many

Not me! I got here pushed by circumstance
Pain dragged me here, around me there's peace
A cold wind shivers when it touches my uneven face
I rarely go out to witness the trees shedding their autumn leaves
But today I came!
I don’t know why

So much peace and serenity should calm me down
But instead, this prosperous silence
Opens fire against the longing that bleeds in my chest!

I remember the other life I had
And the second time I had to be born
Learning to speak and walk all over again
But now, without the sweet comfort of a mother's embrace to soothe me
A tear made of memories traces my face
The hand that wipes it away isn’t mine