The Brazilian

this song is so beautiful

i think it is about a man from england who becomes a missionary. he travels to peru to aid the struggling people there, but they capture him and torture him instead. as time passes by, neighboring tribes and villages learn of the captive in the peruvian town. this song chronicles his epic struggle for survival as he endures lashings, floggings, lynchings, and the firing squad every day. towards the end of the song, which the lyrics clearly illustrate, he escapes to neighboring brazil. but he is still so used to the harsh and primitive lifestyle of the mud-covered world that he assimilates to the less-than-favorable conditions

jk:)