Nos antigos rincões da mata virgem
Foi um sêmen plantado com meu nome
A raiz de tão dura ninguém come
Porque nela plantei a minha origem
Quem tentar chegar perto tem vertigem
Ensinar o caminho, eu não sei
Das mil vezes que por lá eu passei
Nunca pude guardar o seu desenho
Como posso saber de onde venho
Se a semente profunda eu não toquei?

Esse longo caminho que eu traço
Muda contantemente de feição
E eu não posso saber que direção
Tem o rumo que firmo no espaço
Tem momentos que sinto que desfaço
O castelo que eu mesmo levantei
O importante é que nunca esquecerei
Que encontrar o caminho é meu empenho
Como posso saber de onde venho
Se a semente profunda eu não toquei?

Como posso saber a minha idade
Se meu tempo passado eu não conheço
Como posso me ver desde o começo
Se a lembrança não tem capacidade
Se não olho pra trás com claridade
Um futuro obscuro aguardarei
Mas aquela semente que sonhei
É a chave do tesouro que eu tenho
Como posso saber de onde venho
Se a semente profunda eu não toquei?

Tantos povos se cruzam nessa terra
Que o mais puro padrão é o mestiço
Deixe o mundo rodar que dá é nisso
A roleta dos genes nunca erra
Nasce tanto galego em pé-de-serra
E por isso eu jamais estranharei
Sertanejo com olhos de nissei
Cantador com suingue caribenho
Como posso saber de onde venho
Se a semente profunda eu não toquei?

Como posso pensar ser brasileiro
Enxergar minha própria diferença
Se olhando ao redor vejo a imensa
Semelhança ligando o mundo inteiro
Como posso saber quem vem primeiro
Se o começo eu jamais alcançarei
Tantos povos no mundo e eu não sei
Qual a força que move o meu engenho
Como posso saber de onde venho
Se a semente profunda eu não toquei?

E eu
Não sei o que fazer
Nesta situação
Meu pé...
Meu pé não pisa o chão


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