Once Upon a Time, a Case

Uma Vez, Um Caso

It was a thought that stuck to the nightFoi um pensamento que varou a noite
It was a steam train that vanished into the nightFoi um trem-de-ferro que sumiu na noite
It was a swordfish that wounded the nightFoi um peixe-espada que feriu a noite
It was a pain that pummelled the nightFoi um sofrimento que bateu na noite

Once upon a time there was once a caseEra uma vez um caso
Of a privateUm soldado raso
Who killed his ownQue matou seu bem
Who's for sure certainDo que se sabe ao certo
Someone was nearbyTeve alguém por perto
But doesn't know whoNão se sabe quem
It was an enslaving love chained to anotherEra um amor escravo preso em outro amor
A lesson of pain and passion as wellUma lição de dor uma paixão assim
It was a love as wild as it was endlessEra um amor tão bravo que não tinha fim

It was a crazy wind that danced in the nightFoi um vento doido que dançou na noite
It was death itself that danced in the nightFoi a própria morte que dançou na noite

There was a betrayal in the caseTinha traição no caso
There was disillusionTinha desengano
There was a gossiperTinha leva-e-trás
A closed off heartUm coração calado
A broken off intentionUma intenção partida
Even more disagreementUm desencontro a mais

And the painful decision to never go backE decisão de dor nunca se volta atrás
The tip of the sword's blade etching into airPonta de faca espada rabiscando o ar
An enslaved passion wanting to soarUma paixão escrava querendo voar

One, two, three, four and whoever wants to tellUm, dois, três e quatro e quem quiser que conte
One, two, three and whoever wants to tell anotherUm, dois, três e quem quiser que conte outra
One, two, three, four and whoever wants to singUm, dois três e quatro e quem quiser que cante
One, two, three and whoever wants to sing anotherUm, dois, três e quem quiser que cante outra vez