Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: forro
Song Meaning of “Só Vou Beber Mais Hoje – Ao Vivo” by Humberto & Ronaldo
Só Vou Beber Mais Hoje (I’ll Only Drink More Today), by Humberto & Ronaldo is an upbeat samba song. Its lyrics tell the story of a man who’s had a bad day and is using alcohol to drown his sorrows.
The song paints a vivid image of the narrator holed up in a bar, drowning his pain in an increasingly large number of drinks. He talks to the bartender, with whom he has a friendly relationship, almost as if they were old friends. But his sadness is still apparent, as he expresses his feeling of exhaustion and despair.
The chorus makes it clear that this isn’t a one-time event: he has the intention of drinking more and more every day. The song encourages the listener not to fall into a pattern of unhealthy coping mechanisms. The narrator knows that he is only losing control a little bit more each time, but still can’t seem to get out of that downward spiral.
The ending of the song is a reminder of how easy it is to become addicted to alcohol and to other substances, as well as how hard it can be to break free from these patterns of behavior.