Mentalidade (part. Cleff, Paula Cavelho e Steve)

Yannick Afroman

Mindset (feat. Cleff, Paula Cavelho, and Steve)

Uh
Yeah

The country's changing, but the mindset ain't
Just look around today
People don’t run from cars anymore
Cars are the ones that run from them
If you're getting robbed or attacked, they just stare
No one comes to help you
After they wear you down, they come back
And what? They stole what?
Mwangolé is all about solidarity
Someone's car broke down in the middle of the road
Instead of helping or waiting, they just honk (beep beep)
(Get that junk outta here, man!)
Today if your neighbor's crying or sick
No point in asking what’s wrong
They won’t tell the truth, but in their heart, they’ll speak
You gossiping, wanna know why?
That’s the problem with our people
Just a little success, and we forget to be humble
It’s kinda funny
Just because you spent some time in Portugal, now it’s all about the little things
(We back in Portugal)
Even the way we talk changes
(Hey, but I talk like this now, man)
Since when, if you grew up with me?
What for, my friend?
You see? That’s how it is
Living for appearances, they forget who they really are
Even water from funge, fish scales thrown in the street
(Don't mind it, that’s Angola)
Is that really a place to pee?
(Don't mind it, that’s Angola, eh)
If you, the landowner, think like that
Imagine those coming from outside
Hit someone, the guy's still alive
At least take him to the hospital
Nope, they just run
Now it’s like this
Every long-term illness, they think it’s AIDS, eh

Mindset (yeah), attitude (yeah)
Behavior needs to change
To a change of consciousness
To a change of consciousness
Mindset (yeah), attitude (yeah)
Behavior needs to change
To a change of consciousness
To a change of consciousness

Did you go to that funeral?
(I did, but I didn’t like it, it was bad)
Was there a lack of drinks, food, or music? (I don’t know)
Look, it went wrong
Right from the start, it was bad
You’re honking or scolding
Just to offend
Some just signal
Drive right over
The skin complex is still our curse
When a Black person rises in life or gets famous
No longer Black, just mulatto is a woman
Takes her from here, there, to show off for everyone to see
(Whoa, she’s got a can)
It’s sad, so young, so drunk
(And she’s on duty)
Young people are drinking a lot now
Not because of life’s frustrations
It’s just the love for drinking
We’re not united
Here, the mwangolé closes its own mwangolé, it’s true
Then we sit around complaining
(Foreigners here have it easy)
Of course
The elders complain that today’s youth don’t listen
And they should set an example
They just compete with the young
(Didn’t you see another guy?)
(But, dad, I love him)
(Love doesn’t fill your belly and beauty doesn’t feed you)
So, how can the daughter not be materialistic?
Just kidding
Everything here is a reason to party
We only think about eating, drinking, and chilling
If it’s about envy, cursing, sabotaging, anyway
No one wants to see the other progress
How do you expect the country to improve like this?
(I can’t stand this guy)
(Why? What did he do to you?)
(Didn’t do anything, I just don’t like him)

Before they said Angolans didn’t study much
Now it’s trendy, almost everyone’s in school
Even so, we still feel the absence of civility and ethics
Is our ignorance chronic? (I don’t know)
They love art, but don’t respect it
Don’t value those who create it
(Besides music, you do nothing else?)
Trivial questions
We’ll come back, but we’re always moving forward
It’s good to criticize
But it’s also important to know how to praise (praise)
When something good is done, no matter how small
It gives encouragement
If you want a better Angola, you gotta think positively
Beyond the ignorance complex
We live in illusion and appearances
Our big problem lies in consciousness
We need to change our mindset
It’s true we’re always rising
But if we don’t change our consciousness, we’ll always fall

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