[Intro]
MALE VOCALS: Before the road, before the moon had a name for us
FEMALE VOCALS: Antes da estrada, antes da lua nos dar um nome
MALE VOCALS: There was a beginning — quiet, ordinary, then not
FEMALE VOCALS: Um começo simples que virou tudo que eu tenho
[Verse 1 — MALE VOCALS, English — The First Meeting]
Wasn't looking for nothing that day, just moving through
Then something stopped the room, and it was you
No script, no plan, just a moment I couldn't explain
Californian standing still — that never happens, but it did that day
[Verse 1 — FEMALE VOCALS, Portuguese — O Encontro]
Eu também não esperava, tava só de passagem
Mas teve um segundo que travou minha viagem
Um olhar que ficou, um silêncio que falou
Não sabia ainda, mas o destino já marcou
[Pre-Chorus — Starbucks, both trading]
MALE VOCALS: Coffee going cold, forgot it in my hand
FEMALE VOCALS: Café esfriando, e eu nem percebi, não entendi
MALE VOCALS: Small talk turned to real talk, I don't know when it changed
FEMALE VOCALS: Conversa fácil, como se já tivesse acontecido antes
[Chorus]
MALE VOCALS: Before the road, you were already home
FEMALE VOCALS: Antes da estrada, você já era meu lar
BOTH VOCALS: Cali sun found a star that wasn't looking to be found
MALE VOCALS: Slow beginning, but it never let me down
FEMALE VOCALS: Começo devagar, mas foi o mais real
[Verse 2 — Mixed, the walks]
MALE VOCALS: Wildlife preserve, quiet trail, just us and the trees
FEMALE VOCALS: Pássaros no céu, o vento entre as folhas, uma paz que eu não conhecia
MALE VOCALS: Didn't need to fill the silence, it filled itself
FEMALE VOCALS: Caminhando devagar, sem pressa, sem relógio
MALE VOCALS: Then the park — slower walk, longer talk, golden light
FEMALE VOCALS: E foi aí — o sorriso. O primeiro sorriso de verdade
MALE VOCALS: Stopped me cold, that smile, changed the whole day
FEMALE VOCALS: Um sorriso que eu não sabia que tava esperando pra dar
(Chorus repeats — softer, warmer)
[Bridge — Tattoos, ink as permanence]
FEMALE VOCALS (PT): Minhas mãos fazem marcas que ficam pra sempre na pele
MALE VOCALS (EN): Your hands leave marks that never fade or let go
FEMALE VOCALS (PT): Mas você marcou algo que eu não desenhei
MALE VOCALS (EN): You marked me too — no needle, no ink, just you
BOTH VOCALS: Some things don't need a machine to stay / Algumas marcas não precisam de agulha pra ficar
[Final Chorus — trading full lines]
MALE VOCALS: Before the road, before the miles, before the moon
FEMALE VOCALS: Antes da estrada, antes das milhas, antes da lua
BOTH VOCALS: There was a smile that started everything
MALE VOCALS: Cali sun, standing still for the first time
FEMALE VOCALS: Uma estrela que parou de viajar, só um instante
BOTH VOCALS: O começo — this is where it began
[Outro]
MALE VOCALS (PT): Foi ali que tudo começou, meu amor
FEMALE VOCALS (EN): That's where it all began, before we ever knew
BOTH VOCALS (fading): O começo... the beginning of us