“In the beginning, everything was beautiful. Everything is divine. It was wonderful.”
Hello and welcome to the Building A Memory. Here we care about music and their memories. Today I’m bringing a reflection that was a request done by Tiago Melo Jucá in “DC Talk – Colored People” video.
This song came and made some historical changes in Brazilian music during the 80s which, until that moment, was hampered and stuck to military dictatorship’s restrictions imposed to artists. The main changes were bringing irreverence and fun to the lyrics, the rock as media highlight once again and, as consequence, open the doors for bands like Paralamas do Sucesso, Legião Urbana, Ultraje a Rigor, Barão Vermelho, Titãs, and others.
Although the irreverence and fun this song brings, we can surely take a reflection.
“In the beginning, everything was beautiful. Everything is divine. It was wonderful.”
The story is, for short, a juvenile loving saga. That “cute” love which everybody looks and say that everything will work out. “La vie en rose” is vivid: honey here, babe there... But life demands responsibilities for you and for the other side.
“Suddenly, we got mad. I said it was here, she said it was me.”
Unfortunately, many believe and hope that their own happiness is tied to the other side, and that is unreal. First, you’ve got to be okay with yourself so that, finally, you can make the other happy. Also, it’s important to remember that both sides have got needs and, if they weren’t voiced, bigger problems pile up with time.
The book “Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life” (Marshall Rosenberg), which I’ve been reading these last days, is showing many examples of these situations. Communication, besides being a key-element for a good personal or professional sociability, it needs to be correctly expressed so neither sides get upset and, with this, the relationship ends.
The fault, quite often, isn’t in the other but in ourselves. It’s just like what my mother always told me: don’t expect from the other what he or she doesn’t have to offer.
“You didn’t know how to love me.”
Unfortunately, life has this fashion of bringing delusions and, oftentimes, we blame the other side for not corresponding to our feelings. The song itself, in its last chorus, show both characters blaming each other. Have you ever thought that, maybe, you’re the one not loving yourself, or that your actions repel you from the people you want to get involved? I’ve lived both situations.
But there is someone who will never let you down with the love He has to offer, because it’s the only pure and perfect love. This love comes from God. Although human race has warded in their desire to fulfil wishes and selfish feelings, He sent His only son to bring redemption.
And, if you ever felt disappointed with God, you surely were looking to the wrong side, because the True God brings love, peace, and solace, even when everything is hard. He won’t spoil you and fulfil all your wishes like genius in a lamp, but peace to the heart amidst the chaos, that is more than sure.
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You can read this lyric’s translation to English in this link here.
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Listen to this song on:
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.br/albums/B073JZZYSB?trackAsin=B073LQN9NM
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/track/3401132
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3bQmU3UGvZMsYZ13ffNyVf?si=NFhUGhfMQsWcW-72Qx4GEw
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7q8aaheHc
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7q8aaheHc
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