America where are you now? America where are you now? América onde você está agora? Don't you care about your sons and daughters? Don't you care about your sons and daughters? Você não se preocupa com seus filhos e filhas? Don't you know we need you now Don't you know we need you now Você não sabe que precisamos de você agora We can't fight alone against the monster We can't fight alone against the monster Não podemos lutar sozinhos contra o monstro Once the religious, the hunted and weary Once the religious, the hunted and weary Outrora o religioso, o caçado e cansado Chasing the promise of freedom and hope Chasing the promise of freedom and hope Perseguindo a promessa de liberdade e esperança Came to this country to build a new vision Came to this country to build a new vision Vim a este país para construir uma nova visão Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope Longe do alcance do reino e do papa While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland Enquanto intimidávamos, roubamos e compramos nossa terra Natal We began the slaughter of the red man We began the slaughter of the red man Começamos a matança do homem vermelho But still from near and far to seek america But still from near and far to seek america Mas ainda, de longe e de perto à América vêm They came by thousands to court the wild They came by thousands to court the wild Eles vêm aos milhares para cortejar a natureza And she just patiently smiled and bore a child And she just patiently smiled and bore a child E ela apenas sorri pacientemente, e cede uma criança To be their spirit and guiding light To be their spirit and guiding light Para ser o espírito e luz guia The blue and grey they stomped it The blue and grey they stomped it O azul e o cinza eles pisotearam They kicked it just like a dog They kicked it just like a dog Eles o chutaram como um cachorro And when the war over And when the war over E quando a guerra acabou They stuffed it just like a hog They stuffed it just like a hog Eles o empalharam como um javali And though the past has it's share of injustice And though the past has it's share of injustice E embora o passado tenha sua parcela de injustiça Kind was the spirit in many a way Kind was the spirit in many a way Meio que era o espírito de muitas maneiras But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping Mas seus protetores e amigos estão dormindo Now it's a monster and will not obey Now it's a monster and will not obey Agora é um monstro e não vai obedecer Our cities have turned into jungles Our cities have turned into jungles Nossas cidades se transformaram em selvas And corruption is stranglin' the land And corruption is stranglin' the land E a corrupção está estrangulando a terra The police force is watching the people The police force is watching the people A força policial está vigiando as pessoas And the people just can't understand And the people just can't understand E as pessoas simplesmente não conseguem entender We don't know how to mind our own business We don't know how to mind our own business Não sabemos como cuidar da nossa vida 'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us 'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us Porque todos os mundos têm que ser como nós Now we are fighting a war over there Now we are fighting a war over there Agora estamos lutando uma guerra lá No matter who's the winner No matter who's the winner Não importa quem é o vencedor We can't pay the cost We can't pay the cost Não podemos pagar o custo 'Cause there's a monster on the loose 'Cause there's a monster on the loose Porque há um monstro à solta It's got our heads into a noose It's got our heads into a noose Tem nossas cabeças em uma corda And it just sits there watching And it just sits there watching E fica lá observando (America) (America) (América) America where are you now? America where are you now? América onde você está agora? Don't you care about your sons and daughters? Don't you care about your sons and daughters? Você não se preocupa com seus filhos e filhas? Don't you know we need you now Don't you know we need you now Você não sabe que precisamos de você agora We can't fight alone against the monster We can't fight alone against the monster Não podemos lutar sozinhos contra o monstro