Índios Lyrics in English Legião Urbana

Imagine discovering that all the mirrors you have ever looked into were actually windows into a broken world. Índios invites listeners on a poetic treasure hunt for innocence that was traded away for fool’s gold. Over a hypnotic guitar, Renato Russo strings together wishes—always beginning with “Quem me dera” (If only I could)—that expose how consumerism, blind faith, and empty talk have stolen our sense of wonder. The lyrics question everything from the value of friendship to the mystery of a God who is three in one, while mourning the way colonizers dazzled Indigenous peoples with shiny trinkets and left them—and us—with spiritual emptiness.

Yet the song is not just a lament; it is a yearning for real connection. Russo admits he flirted with danger and bled alone so he could bring a loved one—and maybe all of us—back to what truly matters. Each refrain circles back to the image of “espelhos” (mirrors) and a “mundo doente” (sick world), reminding us that healing starts when we stop staring at reflections and start seeing one another. By the final line, where tears refuse to fall, the listener is left both haunted and hopeful, ready to question their own mirrors and search for the unseen beauty that still exists beyond them.