Cicatrizes Lyrics in English by Orochi, Sain, Caio Luccas
Cicatrizes ("Scars") opens with a tidy little philosophy: "Se a gente não pensasse em ver / Só o lado bom das coisas, evitaríamos cicatrizes" [If we didn't think about seeing / only the good side of things, we'd avoid scars]. In other words, the scars come from expecting only good things. Then Orochi flips into confidence: "Se a nossa história for escrita pela minha mão / Se prepare pra ter vários finais felizes" [If our story is written by my hand / get ready to have several happy endings]. Several, not one. That's a bold promise to make someone.
The verses get darker and messier. "Entorpecentes hoje me deixam sóbrio" [Narcotics today leave me sober] is a nice paradox: the drugs are what keep his head clear in a "mundo de ódio" [world of hate]. "Mais uma dose, ela fode minha mente" [One more shot, she f*cks with my mind] is blunt, and "fode" is a strong vulgar word, so don't use it with your teacher. He also calls her "Uma mulher de fases" [A woman of phases], right after "Seus olhos brilham como a Lua" [Your eyes shine like the Moon], so the moon image does double duty: she shines, and she changes. Then there's "Eu me sinto um astronauta" [I feel like an astronaut], which is a cheeky follow-up to "Quando eu 'to por cima dela" [When I'm on top of her].
Language tip: "'to" is a spoken shortcut for "estou" (I am), and "pra" is short for "para" (for, to). You'll hear both everywhere in Brazilian music. The dream section is pure rap wish list: "Vários milhão na conta, uma mansão em outra onda" [Several million in the account, a mansion on another level]. "Vários milhão" is deliberately casual grammar (standard would be "milhões"), and "outra onda" literally means "another wave" but here means a whole other vibe. It ends with "Ódio" [hate] and "Cicatrizes" [scars] repeated over and over, which tells you what's left once the party dreams fade.
