Deixe Como Está

Song Meaning

The lyrics open with a resigned plea to "Deixe como está" (Leave it as it is), setting a tone of cautious patience. There's an immediate sense of waiting, a pause in a relationship or situation. This stasis is contrasted with a past ease, where "num segundo se encontrar" (find each other in a second) was the norm. This central tension drives the piece: the memory of an almost automatic connection clashes with a present reality requiring careful handling. The speaker acknowledges a history of quick reconciliations, "Como sempre" (As always), yet now defers to a future where resolution "leve tempo" (takes time). It suggests a relationship accustomed to bouncing back, but currently facing an obstacle that demands more than instant fixes. A striking element is the personification of time, which becomes the primary agent of resolution. The lyrics repeatedly urge, "Deixe que o tempo mostre / Que o tempo trate" (Let time show / Let time deal with it). This passive surrender to time's will highlights the speaker's inability or unwillingness to actively intervene, perhaps overwhelmed by "tantas voltas pra se retratar" (so many turns to retract or reconcile) that complicate the path forward. The emotional core deepens with the conditional longing in the final stanza. The speaker muses, "Bem que a gente poderia se deixar levar / Se o tempo se esquecesse desse lugar" (We could well let ourselves go / If time forgot this place). This isn't just about waiting for time to heal; it's a yearning for time itself to release its grip on the current, perhaps painful, reality. It implies that the present "place" is so entangled with past events that only a complete erasure by time could offer true freedom.