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Music: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa
Production: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa
Violin: Eduardo Sousa
Guitar: Rafael Xavier

Lyrics: Rafael Xavier

Só hoje vi
O berço em que nasci
A vida que escolhi
E o tempo que passou

Só então vi
Que o que está p'ra vir
Não é senão um redimir
Do que ficou p'ra trás

Quer por dizer, quer por fazer
E o que já não vai voltar
Algo me diz
Que me perdi nesse lugar

Nesse lugar

E resolvi
Fechar a porta e fugir
Desenfreado por aí
Quis viver um outro lar

Tentei viver, tentei esquecer
Reivindicar o meu lugar
Algo me diz
Que eu nunca o vou achar

Onde é que eu o vou achar?

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Ode Moribunda

Só Hoje Vi

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Music: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa
Production: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa
Violin: Eduardo Sousa
Guitar: Rafael Xavier

Lyrics: Rafael Xavier

O caçador vigia do alto
Serão cinco da manhã
As horas vagas perduram
Pois nada há que as preencha

De mãos dadas com o diabo veio o ócio
E assombrou a minha alma

A noite cai pálida
E o frio atrás dela
Do poeta, sua cela, sua musa
Do refém, sua janela

De mãos dadas com o diabo veio o ócio
E assombrou a minha alma
De mãos dadas com o diabo veio o ócio
E assombrou a minha alma

O caçador vigia do alto
Sonha meu sonho, a minha valsa
E paira, desejoso,
Sua fome, minha carcaça

Demora-se o réu pelo átrio
Não fosse essa a rotina
Ao culposo serviu-lhe o pranto
E ao carrasco a guilhotina

De mãos dadas com o diabo veio o ócio
E assombrou a minha alma
Bebeu da minha sede e meus ossos
Deles fez a sua calda
De mãos dadas com o diabo veio o ócio
E assombrou a minha alma

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Ócio

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"Close your eyes, and you are in Heaven. Open your eyes, and you are in Hell.”

"With these intriguing words, Rafael Xavier introduces us to his thought-provoking composition, “Orion, Guide Me.” This Portuguese artist weaves a captivating narrative that delves deep into the realms of social critique and existential contemplation. The song’s enigmatic lyrics explore the seven deadly sins, navigating the fine line between good and evil, candid beauty, and timeless urban decay.

“Orion, Guide Me” is a mesmerizing fusion of melancholic Fado, as embodied in Rafael Xavier’s vocals and guitar, and the contemporary folk and modern influences summoned by violinist and composer Eduardo Sousa. This unique blend creates an evocative soundscape that resonates with nostalgia, the loss of innocence, the tumultuous routines of life, and the relentless pursuit of spiritual purification.

The dense, mysterious, and shadowy atmosphere crafted by Rafael Xavier and masterfully captured by artistatuga serves as a thought-provoking satire. It doesn’t shy away from critiquing themes such as bribery, addiction, clerical hypocrisy, corrupt politics, and societal indifference. At its core, the song culminates in a sublime act of redemption."

Music: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa
Production: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa
Violin: Eduardo Sousa
Guitar: Rafael Xavier

Lyrics: Rafael Xavier

Nas brumas de uma outrora encantada
Avenida, cantos, tons gentis
Das cores já não lhe sobra nada
E dos cantos nada sobra, enfim

Orion, guide me
Through the thousand miles away
Orion, guide me
Through the haze of routine's trail

Numa ilha, encalhada a jangada
De um náufrago que ali ficou
O mar levou o apelo d'ostras
Que na costa o pobre desenhou

Orion, guide me
Through the thousand miles away
Orion, guide me
Through the haze of routine's trail
Orion, guide me
Through the thousand nights awake
Orion, guide me
Through the sorrow that prevails

No leito de uma estação abandonada
Engolia a erva os carris
Se deambular é o meu fado
Com gratidão o tomarei, por fim

Orion, guide me
Through the thousand miles away
Orion, guide me
Through the haze of routine's trail
Orion, guide me
Through the thousand nights awake
Orion, guide me
Through the sorrow that prevails

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Orion, Guide Me

“Close your eyes and you'll see Heaven. Open your eyes and you'll find Hell.”
 
It is in this limbo that "Orion, Guide Me" emerges as a scathing social critique contemplating the seven deadly sins in an allegory between Good and Evil: a passage from the candid, the light and the beauty to a timeless city decadence.
 
The song is a fusion between the fado melancholy in the voice and guitar of the author Rafael Xavier and the folk and modern influence invoked by the violinist and composer Eduardo Sousa.
The lyrics explore nostalgia, longing and the sense of loss, the desire for guidance and the search for a path that brings solace and meaning amidst the prevailing sorrow.
 
The dense, dark and mysterious environment created by Rafael Xavier and captured through artistatuga's lens is an intriguing satire that discloses a sharp critique about bribery, vice, clerical hypocrisy, corrupt politics and social indifference, but culminates in a sublime act of redemption and liberation.

Provided to Soundcloud by Almas Penadas

Music: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa
Production: Rafael Xavier, Eduardo Sousa

Lyrics: Rafael Xavier

Nas brumas de uma outrora encantada
Avenida, cantos, tons gentis
Das cores já não lhe sobra nada
E dos cantos nada sobra, enfim

Orion, guide me
Through the thousand miles away
Orion, guide me
Through the haze of routine's trail

Numa ilha, encalhada a jangada
De um náufrago que ali ficou
O mar levou o apelo d'ostras
Que na costa o pobre desenhou

Orion, guide me
Through the thousand miles away
Orion, guide me
Through the haze of routine's trail
Orion, guide me
Through the thousand nights awake
Orion, guide me
Through the sorrow that prevails

No leito de uma estação abandonada
Engolia a erva os carris
Se deambular é o meu fado
Com gratidão o tomarei, por fim

Orion, guide me
Through the thousand miles away
Orion, guide me
Through the haze of routine's trail
Orion, guide me
Through the thousand nights awake
Orion, guide me
Through the sorrow that prevails

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Rafael Xavier

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