Imagine your heart as a dazzling, whirring machine: it spins with excitement when love is in full swing, then sputters to a halt when things go wrong. In A Máquina, Portuguese group Amor Electro invite us into that mechanical metaphor, telling the story of someone who is bursting with affection "to give and to sell," yet suddenly faces an emotional breakdown. The singer pleads with the heavens—"to me, to you, and to God"—looking for the courage to keep believing in happiness even when life feels like a hopeless tangle of gears.
By the second half of the song, the once-silent machine flickers back to life. Tears dry, apologies are ripped apart, and instead of running away, the protagonist chooses to embark on a new journey of self-discovery and love. The chorus shifts from "the machine stopped" to "the machine woke up," capturing that exhilarating moment when hope reignites. In short, A Máquina is an energetic anthem about rebooting after heartbreak, trusting in love’s power to restart the engine, and daring to celebrate the sweet relief of realizing it isn’t over after all.