“Não Há Estrelas No Céu” (“There Are No Stars in the Sky”) is Rui Veloso’s heartfelt portrait of teenage restlessness. The lyrics follow a young narrator who wanders cafés, avenues, and back-alleys, pockets nearly empty and mind overflowing with questions. He feels lost in a crowd, noticing his body change, worrying about the future, and sensing that even the skies have switched off their guiding lights. In one breath he celebrates “the springtime of life,” in the next he shivers through a metaphorical January, convinced the whole world is out to get him.
Yet amid the gloom a spark remains. Rock and Roll becomes his lifeline, the loud anthem that drowns out loneliness and turns uncertainty into possibility. Veloso captures that roller-coaster phase when the sun can shine and rain can pour in the very same minute, reminding every listener that youthful confusion is universal and that music can be the compass when the stars refuse to shine.