19 Rebellions

19 Rebellions

19 Rebellions

[News 1:][News 1:]
In the detention center, the blood trail raised fearsNa casa de detenção o rastro de sangue aumentava o receio
especially among the families of the inmates, of a violent takeover.principalmente das famílias dos presos, de que ocorresse uma invasão violenta.
In October '92, 340 men from the São Paulo police SWAT teamEm outubro de 92, 340 homens da tropa de choque da polícia militar de São Paulo
stormed cell block 9 of the detention center.invadiram o pavilhão 9 da casa de detenção.
They were trying to control a riotEles tentavam controlar uma rebelião
that started after a fight between rival gang leaders.que começou depois de uma briga entre chefes de quadrilhas rivais.
111 inmates were executed.111 presos foram executados.
The images of the massacre were seen worldwide.As imagens do massacre foram vistas em todo o Mundo.

[News 2:][News 2:]
At that time, 111 inmates were executed.Naquela ocasião 111 presos foram executados
Today's rebellion hit 17 prisons across the state.A rebelião de hoje atingiu 17 presídios em todo o estado

[Rap:][Rap:]
...? with me, in the faith of a thug...? comigo, na fé bandido
The black man always has the enemy in frontO preto sempre tem na frente o inimigo
The racist cops, more than anyoneA polícia racista, mais do que ninguém
The favela's a hell, Oh JerusalemA favela um inferno, Oh Jerusalém
Mourn, endure, face the battleLamenta, aguenta, enfrenta a batalha
Life's violent, walking on a razor's edgeViolenta é a vida no fio da navalha
The flaw, the gap always existedA falha, a brecha sempre existiu
In all power, all over BrazilEm todo o poder, em todo o Brasil
I don't know how to express, don't know how to speakNão sei como expressar, não sei como falar
The hate stuck inside makes you cock your gunO ódio entalado te faz engatilhar
And aim at the head of those who always robbed youE mirar na cabeça de quem sempre te roubou
Always humiliated you, the son of a doctorSempre te humilho no filho do doutor
Only if it's my way, my point of viewSó se for meu modo, meu ponto de vista
I don't want anything of yours, just ask for justiceNão quero nada teu, só peço a justiça
If you want to find me, you can separate, you can prepareSe quiser me encontrar, pode se separar, pode se preparar

[Chant:][Chant:]
Hey! Damn goodEi! Bom p'a caralho
Hey! Damn goodEi! Bom p'a caralho

[Instrumental][Instrumental]

... ... ... ?... ... ... ?

It's really significant that people inside Brazilian prisonsIt's really significant that people inside Brazilian prisons
who live in horrific overcrowded conditionswho live in horrific overcrowded conditions
were able to organize massive simultaneous rebellionswere able to organize massive simultaneous rebellions
in 19 different prisons.in 19 different prisons.
In '92, 111 inmates were massacred by the Brazilian policeIn 1992, 111 inmates were massacred by the Brazilian police
during a rebellion attempt.during a rebellion attempt.
9 years later, no one has been held responsible for those deaths.9 years later no one as yet be held responsible for those death.
These new rebellions in 2001These new rebellions in 2001
clearly demonstrate the weakness of the stateclearly demonstrate the weakness of the state
and the power people have when they organize.and the power people have when they organize
Now we wait for the inmates and other BraziliansNow we wait for the inmates and other Brazilians
to further direct this power to raise radical social change.to further direct this power to raise radical social change

[Chant:][Chant:]
Hey! Damn good Hey!...Ei! Bom p'a caralho Ei!...
Hey! Damn goodEi! Bom p'a caralho
Hey! Damn goodEi! Bom p'a caralho

So, if we look at the power we have in our handsAí, se a gente for ver o poder que a gente tem na mão
It's like the inmates in São Paulo who showed the state's weaknessÉ igual a dos detentos de São Paulo que mostraram a fraqueza do estado
Now we just need to want to use this power out here throughBasta agora querer usar este poder aqui fora através
radical organized social action, organized, organized, organized, organizedde uma ação social radical organizada, organizada, organizada, organizada, organizada

organized! organized! organized! organized! organized!...organizada! organizada! organizada! organizada! organizada!...