Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: forro
Song Meaning of “NEM AS PAREDES CONFESSO” by Zezo
“Nem as Paredes Confesso” is a heartfelt ballad about the pain of losing someone that you love and trusting that someday you will find the strength to move on. In the song, the narrator is confessing his sorrow to the walls around him, wishing that they would understand his anguish, taking comfort in the idea that no one else can know exactly how he feels. He acknowledges that time will eventually heal and the closure he needs will come eventually.
The lyrics make the narrator’s anguish palpable, with phrases like, “Me escondesse no meu canto, no meu fundo triste, dai tristezas que nao mais me consola” (I hide in my corner, in my deepest sadness, that sadness that no longer consoles me). The sense of helplessness and loneliness emerges from lines like, “Quem disse que o sol te conhece ninguem nunca me ouviu assim” (Who said that the sun knows you? No one ever heard me like this). By confessing his pain to the walls, the narrator is seeking an understanding of–and a way out of–his pain.
The song is ultimately about the strength that one can find to carry on in the face of loss, a sentiment echoed in the closing lines: “E a vida que ainda é digna de cantar, na alma quero ter/É o teu amor aqui, que me ensina a sonhar” (And life is still worthy of singing, I want it in my soul/It’s your love here that teaches me to dream). Despite his present pain, the narrator finds hope in the future, trusting that love will carry him through in time.