The World is A Vampire, Memento Mori

Why father can’t save me Forgive father for I have sinned Forgive me for not caring about how things will work here as soon as I’m gone. Forgive me for turning to solutions that can never be undone I know I never mentioned about feelings till this point But my heart has been trampled thousand times and repeatedly replaced by a tombstone It seems a bit late to give up, but this time around I can feel it in my bones Since all affections and passions have escaped to an unknown zone There’s nothing else left and no salvation intends to come Forgive me for taking measures which are definitive, unpredictable and harsh Forgive me for seeing life as an unavoidable plane crash. Forgive me for chasing my own humble tragedies Forgive me for forsaking my own blood and the strongest memories Forgive me for not playing the impeccable role model Forgive me for not expecting things to go well I never meant to let you down or allow this vicious cancer to dispel Disg

Serenata Serenade Permita que eu feche os meus olhos, Allow me to close my eyes pois é muito longe e tão tarde! For it’s too late and too far Pensei que era apenas demora, I thought it was only lateness, e cantando pus-me a esperar-te. and singing I decided to wait for you Permite que agora emudeça: Allow me to become mute now: que me conforme em ser sozinha. That I comply with loneliness Há uma doce luz no silencio, There’s a sweet light within the silence e a dor é de origem divina. And the pain descends from the divine Permite que eu volte o meu rosto Let me turn my gaze para um céu maior que este mundo, To a sky bigger than this world, e aprenda a ser dócil no sonho And learn to be docile within the dream como as estrelas no seu rumo. As the stars in your route. piece by Cecília Meireles translation by Vanessa de Assis Cântico VI Canticle VI Tu tens um medo: You have one single fear: Acabar. To perish. Não vês que acaba todo o dia. You do not