the cup is not half empty as pescimists say the cup is not half empty as pescimists say O copo não está meio vazio, como dizem os pessimistas as far as he's sees nothings left in the cup as far as he's sees nothings left in the cup Até onde ele vê, não há mais nada no copo a whole cup full of nothing for him to induldge a whole cup full of nothing for him to induldge Um copo inteiro cheio de nada para ele entregar-se since the voice of ambition has long since been shut up since the voice of ambition has long since been shut up Desde que a voz da ambição há muito calou-se a singer, a writer, he's not dreaming now of going nowhere a singer, a writer, he's not dreaming now of going nowhere Um cantor, um escritor, Ele agora não sonha em ir para lugar algum he gave heed to nothing, and all that he was.... he gave heed to nothing, and all that he was.... Ele se importou com nada, e tudo que ele era... is just a tragedy is just a tragedy É só uma tragédia so he voyages in circles so he voyages in circles Então ele anda em círculos succeeds getting nowhere succeeds getting nowhere E não chega a lugar algum and submits to the substance and submits to the substance E se submete à substância that first got him there that first got him there Que o levou ali pela primeira vez than in violent, frustration he cries out to God or just no one than in violent, frustration he cries out to God or just no one Depois em violenta frustração, ele questiona a Deus ou ninguém is there a point to this madness and all that he was.... is there a point to this madness and all that he was.... Há algum sentido naquela loucura e em tudo que ele era? is just a tragedy is just a tragedy É só uma tragédia he feels alone he feels alone Ele se sente sozinho his heart in his hand his heart in his hand Com seu coração nas mãos he's alone he's alone Ele está sozinho he feels alone he feels alone Ele se sente sozinho I feel.... I feel.... Eu sinto... then on that last day he breaks then on that last day he breaks Então naquele último dia ele acaba com tudo and he stood tall and he stood tall Ele ergueu alto and he yelled... and he takes his life and he yelled... and he takes his life E gritou... e ele tira sua própria vida