Below, I translated the lyrics of the song O Imperador by Capital Inicial from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Ele era independente
He was independent
Sabia o que queria e seguia em frente
I knew what I wanted and i moved on
Não queria ajuda
I didn't want any help
Não precisava de ninguém
I didn't need anyone
Ia fazer tudo sozinho
I was going to do it all by myself
Um dia ia ser alguém
One day i was going to be somebody
Ele era diferente
He was different
Falava o que ninguém diz
He said what no one says
E todo mundo sente
And everybody feels
Da garagem para a multidão
From garage to crowd
Só com palavras e uma guitarra na mão
Only with words and a guitar in hand
Não havia nada de errado
There was nothing wrong
Não queria nada demais
I didn't want anything too much
Só queria ser amado
I just wanted to be loved
E ter seu dia de verão
And have your summer day
Mais ele se achava demais
But he thought he was too much
O que eu faço ninguém mais faz
What I do no one else does
E seus novos amigos achavam lindo
And your new friends thought it was beautiful
Qualquer coisa que ele fizesse
Anything he did
E concordavam com tudo
And they agreed with everything
Que ele dissesse
That he said
E seus fãs não reconheciam mais
And his fans didn't recognize anymore
Olhem só o que a fama traz
Look what fame brings
O cara parecia ter ficado cego
The guy seemed to have gone blind
Apaixonado pelo próprio ego
Passionate about one's own ego
Não havia nada de errado
There was nothing wrong
Não queria nada demais
I didn't want anything too much
Só queria ser amado
I just wanted to be loved
E ter seu dia de verão
And have your summer day
E de repente começou a dar errado
And suddenly it started to go wrong
Mas ele não se achava o culpado
But he didn't think he was guilty
No começo era tudo divertido
At first it was all fun
Agora parecia só mais um perdido
Now it seemed just another lost
E simplesmente é assim
And it's just like that
Tudo na vida tem começo, meio e fim
Everything in life has beginning, middle and end
E seu plano de mudar o mundo
And your plan to change the world
Foi pra última gaveta, lá no fundo
It went to the last drawer, deep down
E acabaram os dias de calor
And the hot days are over
E todos puderam ver a roupa nova do ex-imperador
And everyone could see the former emperor's new clothes
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