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I am here in Almada, or here in Fogueteiro
Seixal is right there, I am a traffic policeman
That way is Barreiro, Montijo and Alcochete
Where is Freeport, which was a big ***-up
Props for my people, who live in this bank
That spend 1,30E when passing the toll booth
Whenever I walk around here, I tremble like gelatin
This is the corner where I was first mugged
Second on this street, and the third was here
The fourth was now, while I am in this garden
I swagger in my mother's Octavia
I hear 'you the man', I say 'alright'!
I am multilingual, in languages I am strong
I speak Portuguese with an african accent
I speak in Brazilian, from the Coast of Caparica
And in Creole while eating a rich 'cachupa'
(What are you saying about South Bank?) South Bank, the place where dreams are made
(Here there's nothing going on)
Because here you can only sleep
You're on the South Bank
(Here it is good, very good.)
Come walk in the concrete jungle
(You live alright. Alright.) And be mugged.
Welcome to South Bank South, South, South...
I can dance kizomba, learned from a neighbor
The brother didn't like, almost broke my spine
When I get from the disco, at seven 'de la mañana'
I see the bus stops full of people in conga line
South Bank is graffiti on walls and fences
Enter a shop, listen to hip-hop and kuduro
Seeing cops and muggers playing hide-and-seek
Having to complain at the police station
It was here that they've beaten the crap out of me
Mistook for a *** that left jail on probation
Here I used to play ball, outdoors and at daytime
Now the square is for car parking
Here was the first time I went to the movies
I saw Neverending Story and Karate Kid
(Wax on ... Wax off ... Wax on ... Wax off)
South Bank
Place where dreams are made
Because here you can only sleep
You are on the South Bank
Come walk in the concrete jungle
And be mugged
Welcome to South Bank South, South, South...
Here we're all healthy, we only have two hospitals
And purchasing power, new shopping centers
To buy a DVD or that bike
Staple goods such as a hat from Nike
Look there is a wedding, it's all expensive clothes
Men with suits from H&M, ladies wear Zara
South Bank is culture, I'm not sure you know
Rute Marlene, Os Anjos, Soraia Chaves
I picnic on the grass and also do the handstand
This is not wilderness, f-f-*** Mário Lino
We have lots of green, but here we are all red
The Avante is here every year
Speaking of colors, there are also yellows
The Chinese shop where I used to buy caramels
- "Now there is a Chinese shop?" - "Yes"
- "I want candy please" - "Not available"
- "What?" - "Not available!"
South Bank
Place where dreams are made
Because here you can only sleep
You are on the South Bank
Come walk in the concrete jungle
And be mugged
Welcome to South Bank South, South, South...
If you need emotional support
Cross the bridge and go to Christ in Pragal
Built in the time of Salazar
His arms open wide to shout
Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!
South Bank
Place where dreams are made
Because here you can only sleep
You are on the South Bank
Come walk in the concrete jungle
And be mugged
Welcome to South Bank South, South, South...
South Bank...
Rui Unas
Diana Piedade