Desconstruindo Amélia Lyrics in English Pitty

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Desconstruindo Amélia by Pitty from Portuguese to English.
It's already late, everything's alright
Everything set in its place
Son's asleep, she fixes the uniform
Everything ready for when he wakes
Circumstance has made her so skilled
She was raised to care and serve
As usual she forgot herself
Always the last to leave
She pretends and moves on
Every day, till she's worn out
And then, suddenly, she decides to change
Turns the table, takes the game
Makes a point of looking after herself
Neither servant nor object
She doesn't want to be 'another' anymore
Today she's an 'also'
Despite all her master's degrees
She earns less than her boyfriend
And can't understand why
She's got a tightrope walker's talent
She's many, if you wanna know
Today at thirty she's better than at eighteen
She never could have foreseen it
After the home, the job and the kids
She still goes out to party
She pretends and moves on
Every day, till she's worn out
And then, suddenly, she decides to change
Turns the table, takes the game
Makes a point of looking after herself
Neither servant nor object
She doesn't want to be 'another' anymore
Today she's an 'also'
She pretends and moves on
Every day, till she's worn out
And then, suddenly, she decides to change
Turns the table, takes the game
Makes a point of looking after herself
Neither servant nor object
She doesn't want to be 'another' anymore
Today she's an 'also'
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SONG MEANING

Desconstruindo Amélia paints the portrait of a woman who has always followed the script that society wrote for her. We meet her while she quietly performs her nightly routine — tidying the house, preparing school uniforms, putting everyone else first. She is talented and educated, yet she earns less than her boyfriend, and her own dreams keep getting postponed. This opening scene shows the pressure on many women to be perfect caretakers while staying invisible.

Suddenly the beat shifts and so does she: Amélia flips the table, claims the game, and decides that from now on she will care for herself as much as she cares for everyone else. No longer a servant, no longer an object, she refuses to be “the other” and proudly becomes “also.” Pitty’s lyrics celebrate reinvention, empowerment, and the courage to say “enough” in a society that still underestimates women. The song is both an anthem and a wake-up call, reminding listeners that it is never too late to rewrite the rules of your own life.

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