Alexandria Lyrics in English Tiago Iorc
Alexandria refers to the ancient city in Egypt, famous for its Great Library, which was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The destruction of the Library of Alexandria is often seen as a symbol of immense loss of knowledge and culture.
In Tiago Iorc's song, the phrase "Mil bibliotecas de Alexandria" (A thousand libraries of Alexandria) is a powerful metaphor. It suggests a daily, continuous loss of knowledge, reason, and perhaps even wisdom, implying that humanity is constantly destroying its own intellectual heritage, much like the historical loss of the great library.
Tiago Iorc’s “Alexandria” is a reflective anthem about the noise of modern life. The singer watches crowds of people with “time demais” (too much time) talking “alto demais” (too loudly) and warns that, in the heat of so many voices, we all risk getting burned. His advice is playful yet serious: if you drop something precious, retrace your steps and look down, not up at the chaos around you. The repeated call to “presta atenção” (pay attention) invites us to pause, tune out the chatter and rediscover what really matters.
The title and chorus compare our daily routine to the legendary Library of Alexandria—an immense storehouse of knowledge lost to flames. Every day, says Iorc, we “burn” countless libraries of our own: memories, ideas and bits of wisdom we once feared to lose but now casually discard. The song’s groove feels light yet its message is weighty: we overflow with information, yet we forget what we already knew. “Alexandria” ultimately urges listeners to step away from the clamor, reclaim lost insights and chase that elusive “pouco de paz” (little bit of peace).
