Imagine standing on a windswept pier, cold waves crashing below, yet feeling an irrepressible urge to sprint toward the horizon. That is the heartbeat of "Ir" ("To Go") by the German artist ARPEN, who sings in Portuguese to celebrate motion, courage, and wanderlust. The song paints winter scenes of broken love, moments where fear almost wins by a hair, and chests that feel hollow as the future slips away like a runaway kite. Still, a vibrant refrain urges us not to leave behind a vontade de ir—the will to go.
ARPEN’s lyrics follow a small traveler who dares to “run the world in one gust” until only a happy ending remains. Along the journey we grip tomorrow’s reins with one hand while grabbing the world with the other, tasting wars and peace, light and darkness, hurt and rebirth. Even when destiny seems reduced to scraps after disappointment, the song insists that we can scoop up what is left and forge ahead. "Ir" is a rhythmic pep-talk that turns emptiness into open road, reminding every listener that progress starts the moment we decide to move.