The Cruellest Embrace.... Lament for Jean Charles De Menezes

my living room lament for Jean Charles De Menezes

Lyrics:

Pursued by the dogs of war
They were never told they had the wrong scent
Seems the law of the streets has become common law
That the scales of justice have been twisted & bent

Perhaps you hummed a merry tune
Had a heart of dreams and a head to fill
Innocent, bravely you took the tube
No one knew they would shoot to kill
Just a passenger, just a passenger, just a passenger, just a loving son

A different day, a different way,
Wrong colour, wrong time, wrong place,
A different day, another way
Felled by the cruellest embrace

In the smoke that rises, we watch and wait
For the mirrors of power to deflect the blame
Seems that fear of assassins versus fear of the state
To the common man they're one & the same.


em português:

O abraço mais cruel - Lamento a Jean Charles de Menezes

Perseguido pelos cães de guerra
Não lhes disseram que que seguiam a trilha errada
Parece que a lei da rua se tornou a lei comum
Que as escalas de justiça foram reviradas e retorcidas

Talvez você tenha assobiado uma melodia
Tinha um coração de sonhos e uma cabeça a construir
Inocente, bravamente entrou no vagão
Quem saberia que atirariam para matar
É só um passageiro, só um passageiro, só um passageiro, apenas um filho amoroso

Um dia diferente, um caminho diferente
Cor errada, hora errada, lugar errado
Um dia diferente, outro caminho
Abatido pelo cruel abraço

Na fumaça que sobe, observamos e esperamos
Pelos espelhos do poder a refletirem a culpa
Parece que o medo de assassinos e o medo do estado
Ao homem comum, são um só e são o mesmo.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Folk
• lament
• song
• about
• jean
• charles
• de
• menezes
• shoot
• to
• kill
• political
• state
• murder
• brazilian
• brasileiro
• inocente
• original

[isoldecld]

any racist & jingoistic comments will not be published. not interested in your hate-filled right-wing views!

[Dexxxtroyer]

moving...i didn;t know there was an incident like this. it's great how you infuse strong words to a melancholic tune. you're a great artist.

[icnclt]

Triste fim do menino Jean Charles...

[angelita14179]

nunca vou te esquecer eu lembrarei de vc pra sempre deixou marcas em minha vida!!!

[pollyanassilva]

O filme sobre a história de Jean Charles e mt lindo

[TheJejeshaolin]

CADE A JUSTIÇA ???

[SYLVIACOHEN]

heartbreaking

[gayrobot100]

Thanks for this moving song and footage. My sons are half Spanish and one of them looks very "foreign".

[janderconchon]

To show that injustice and prejudice is a global scourge, without exclusivity. What distinguishes a terrorist from a crazy police with a license to kill?

[G43i]

Men you are an ashole... You do not have a heart (feelings) It could happen with someone from your family, don't be cruel!!

[acla9000]

I don't often smell racism in any cases, but about J.C. that's what happened! If he was a blue-eyed blond the police wouldn't have distrusted and took him for an "Arab terrorist". All of this is vey sad; but sadder is Mr. Clark congratulating the murderers for "having done the right thing" and people like 762SLR762 seeing them as heroes.

[jaranega]

@762SLR762

for me both policies are fucked and unprepared (if we want to call them intelligence police, the least they can be is intelligent) .