Trégua paints a cinematic battle between numbness and vitality. Tiago Bettencourt watches someone he loves retreat beneath a never-ending “rain” – a metaphor for sadness, doubt, or depression – where sleep, darkness, and silence feel safer than facing the day. The narrator feels that person’s cold distance (“Talvez por dentro não bata um coração”) yet refuses to surrender to the same lethargy. Instead, he listens to the drum-like thump of his own heart and vows to stand his ground, trusting its rhythm to keep him clear-headed, upright, and alive.
The song’s title means “Truce,” hinting that the singer is not looking for outright victory over despair but a pause, a breathing space where hope can sneak in. Rain may keep falling, doubts may keep whispering, but every “bate, bate dentro de mim” is a reminder that life still pulses with stubborn resilience. In short, “Trégua” is an anthem for anyone trying to shake off inertia: it invites us to call a temporary cease-fire with our struggles, feel our heartbeat, and rise before we hit the ground.