Existe Uma Voz Lyrics in English by Rogê
Encruzilhada literally means "crossroads" or "intersection." It's a vivid and evocative word that goes beyond a simple street crossing.
In the song, it's used metaphorically to describe a critical moment of decision or a dilemma in life: "Às vezes no meio da jogada, tem uma encruzilhada" (Sometimes in the middle of the game, there's a crossroads). This makes it a compelling word that speaks to universal experiences of choice and consequence.
Rogê builds the whole song on one idea: "Em cada um de nós / Existe uma voz" (In every one of us / There is a voice). Not a mystical voice, a practical one: the gut feeling that already knows which way to go when you reach a fork. He sets it up as a card game. "Às vezes no meio da jogada, tem uma encruzilhada" (Sometimes in the middle of the game, there's a crossroads), and the options come out in one breathless run, "Se faz, se corre, simplifica / Se pega, se pica, se paga pra ver" (Whether you act, whether you run, keep it simple / Whether you grab it, take off, or pay to see). That last bit is gambler's Portuguese: pagar pra ver is calling someone's bluff.
The advice that follows is blunt and very carioca. "E segue em frente de faca no dente" (And push on with a knife between your teeth) is how you are meant to face it, "Sabendo que a vida nunca tem replay" (Knowing that life never has a replay). The person who loses is the one who cannot hear themselves: "Quem não sabe o que quer / Quando encontra, se perde na conta" (Whoever doesn't know what they want / When they find it, they lose count). Which makes Rogê's actual instruction the simplest line in the song and the hardest to follow: "Para pra poder escutar" (Stop so you can listen). The voice is already shouting; you just have to stop long enough to hear it.
