Da Lama Ao Caos Lyrics in English Sepultura

From mud to chaos, from chaos to mud – Sepultura’s explosive cover of this Manguebeat anthem drags you straight into the steamy mangrove swamps of Recife, Brazil. Picture sun-scorched riverbanks where crabs scuttle, vultures circle, and hungry locals hustle for stolen tomatoes and onions. The imagery is earthy, almost cinematic, yet it is really a raw social snapshot: poverty is everywhere, but so is resilience. In a place where “a robbed man can never be fooled,” survival sharpens the mind and sparks a rebellious creativity that turns desperation into powerful rhythms.

At the song’s core lies a clever paradox: to organize is to disorganize, and vice versa. The narrator’s empty stomach forces him into small acts of chaos—swiping veggies at the market—yet that very disorder helps him regain a sense of order in his life. By cycling between mud (the literal mangrove sludge) and chaos (the urban struggle), the lyrics declare that life’s dirtiest moments can fertilize change. What sounds like a gritty street tale is also a manifesto of hope: even when you are knee-deep in silt, you can still leap toward transformation, creativity, and self-determination.