A luz de Lisboa

The light of Lisbon

When Lisbon darkens
And slowly falls asleep
The guiding light wakes up
I look at the city and it seems
That it's dawn in the afternoon
That in Lisbon it's always day

Surviving city
of a future always absent
of a harsh and silent past
The more you fill with people
The more transparent you become
The more you redeem everything

You wake me up by falling asleep
And from the dreams you have
I make my reality
And it's at night that I light up
The daylight that I learn
With your clarity