Um Minuto Para O Fim Do Mundo – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: CPM22
• Album: Extra

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw emotional landscape of CPM 22's hit 'Um Minuto Para O Fim Do Mundo.' This song, rooted in melodic hardcore, delves into themes of love, loss, and the frantic passage of time. By understanding its lyrics and the metaphors used, you can gain insights into the universal anxieties of relationships and the human experience of vulnerability, making it a powerful entry point to understanding Portuguese lyrical expression.

[English]

I feel so alone

But who has never felt this way?

Looking for a way to go on

A direction, answers!

One minute until the end of the world

Your whole life in 60 seconds

A turn of the clock hand, to live

...

Time is racing against me

It’s always been like this and it always will be

Living just to win

How much I miss you

With my eyes closed

I try to hide the pain now

Please understand

I need to leave because

When I’m with you

I feel my world ending

Falling apart under my feet

I can’t breathe

And just thinking

About losing you for a second

I know this is the end of the world

I turn back the clock trying to delay the end

...

Trying to hide the fear of losing you

When I feel like this

With my eyes closed

I try to fool my heart

Escape to another place

In a different direction because

When I’m with you

I feel my world ending

Falling apart under my feet

I can’t breathe

And just thinking

About losing you for a second

I know this is the end of the world

When I’m with you

I feel my world ending

Falling apart under my feet

I can’t breathe

And just thinking

About losing you for a second

I know this is the end of the world

...

I know this is the end of the world

...

I know this is the end

I know this is the end

I know this is the end of the world

...

[Portuguese]

Me sinto só

Mas quem é que nunca se sentiu assim?

Procurando o caminho pra seguir

Uma direção, respostas!

Um minuto para o fim do mundo

Toda a sua vida em 60 segundos

Uma volta no ponteiro do relógio, pra viver

O tempo corre contra mim

Sempre foi assim e sempre vai ser

Vivendo apenas pra vencer

A falta que me faz você

De olhos fechados

Eu tento esconder a dor agora

Por favor, entenda

Eu preciso ir embora porque

Quando estou com você

Sinto o meu mundo acabar

Perco o chão sob os meus pés

Me falta o ar pra respirar

E só de pensar

Em te perder por um segundo

Eu sei que isso é o fim do mundo

Volto o relógio para trás tentando adiar o fim

Tentando esconder o medo de te perder

Quando me sinto assim

De olhos fechados

Eu tento enganar meu coração

Fugir pra outro lugar

Em uma outra direção porque

Quando estou com você

Sinto meu mundo acabar

Perco o chão sob os meus pés

Me falta o ar pra respirar

E só de pensar

Em te perder por um segundo

Eu sei que isso é o fim do mundo

Quando estou com você

Sinto meu mundo acabar

Perco o chão sob os meus pés

Me falta o ar pra respirar

E só de pensar

Em te perder por um segundo

Eu sei que isso é o fim do mundo

Eu sei que isso é o fim do mundo

Eu sei que isso é o fim

Eu sei que isso é o fim

Eu sei que isso é o fim do mundo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sentir /sẽˈtʃiʁ/ A2	verb - to feel
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time, pace
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A2	noun - life
acabar /a.baˈkaʁ/ B1	verb - to end, to finish
fim /fĩ/ A2	noun - end, finish
mundo /ˈmũ.du/ A2	noun - world
relógio /ʁɛˈloʒu/ B1	noun - clock; watch
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time, pace
perder /peʁˈde/ B1	verb - to lose
coração /ko.ɾaˈsãw/ B2	noun - heart
esconder /es.kõˈdeʁ/ B2	verb - to hide
medo /ˈmɛ.du/ B2	noun - fear

Key Grammar Structures

• Mas quem é que nunca se sentiu assim?

  ➔ Relative Pronoun + Verb in Interrogative Form + Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ The sentence uses the relative pronoun "quem" (who) in an interrogative structure to express the idea that everyone has felt this way. "Se sentiu" uses a reflexive pronoun, indicating that the action is performed on oneself.

• O tempo corre contra mim

  ➔ Preposition "contra" indicating opposition

  ➔ The preposition "contra" means "against". The sentence means time is running against me.

• Sempre foi assim e sempre vai ser

  ➔ Future tense using "ir" + infinitive

  ➔ "Vai ser" is the future tense of the verb "ser" (to be), formed using "ir" (to go) + infinitive. It indicates a future action or state.

• A falta que me faz você

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun + Verb + Subject with inverted order

  ➔ The literal translation would be "The lack that you make to me." It's a construction where "você" (you) is the subject, "faz" (makes) is the verb, and "me" (to me) is the indirect object pronoun. The inverted order emphasizes the feeling of missing the person.

• De olhos fechados, Eu tento esconder a dor agora

  ➔ Preposition + Noun (Adverbial Phrase of Manner) + Pronoun + Verb

  ➔ "De olhos fechados" describes how the action of trying to hide the pain is being performed. It is an adverbial phrase of manner.

• Eu preciso ir embora porque Quando estou com você sinto o meu mundo acabar

  ➔ Conjunction "porque" introducing a cause, Subjunctive mood implied in "sinto" when considering a potential negative outcome of being with the person.

  ➔ "Porque" (because) indicates the reason for needing to leave. While "sinto" is in the indicative mood, the context suggests a hypothetical or unwanted outcome of being with the person which aligns with the sentiment often associated with the subjunctive mood.

• Volto o relógio para trás tentando adiar o fim

  ➔ Verb + Direct Object + Prepositional Phrase indicating direction + gerund indicating manner.

  ➔ "Volto" (I turn) is the verb, "o relógio" (the clock) is the direct object. "Para trás" (backwards) is a prepositional phrase showing direction. "Tentando adiar o fim" (trying to postpone the end) is a gerund phrase indicating the manner in which the action is performed.