Virando A Mesa Lyrics in English Rashid

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Virando A Mesa by Rashid from Portuguese to English.

First they gave dreams

Then they gave misery out of spite

On the city’s edge, check the community

Second, they dumped the responsibility on us

To have what they don’t, that thing called honesty

Chill, they barely taught me to read

I put together letter by letter of that ABC

Now I calmly write the route to change

My pen tattoos your soul

We were like clouds around here

Today we’re stars that shine

Yet so ready to explode

If needed, don’t test my worth

Self-taught, renew your love by this method

The drum here doesn’t spin, it rocks flows

Hands up in a frisk

Now it’s hands up at shows

But don’t forget

More important than raising a hand

Is making the people lift their heads

Sooner or later the game flips

Don’t say I didn’t warn you

That where I come from there’s no law

That can shut me up

Sooner or later the table turns

Don’t say I didn’t warn you

On this land there’s no king

Who can command me

I was a kid sitting in the living room, no future

Fed on faith and hard toast

The month was so rough till the alimony check

Made me a student with attention deficit

Mom’s prayers were blessings, they set directions

In a century where ideals act like hookers

My roots are in the street

I learned that lies and cowardice

Are what cause the worst scars

My eyes mirror my soul and yours

My speech mirrors the street

Call me ill-mannered

If the school system’s cousin of that other system

You feel me?

Even so we learned the hard way

That you don’t punch glass

My ways might scare you

But the only thing I’ll steal

Is your vibe if you stop to listen to me

Sooner or later the game flips

Don’t say I didn’t warn you

’Cause where I come from there’s no law

That can shut me up

Sooner or later the table turns

Don’t say I didn’t warn you

On this land there’s no king

Who can command me

My brothers are pieces of me out there

Strength to rebuild what neglect destroyed

Knock one Rashid down and ten more will rise

Knock one of us down and ten times ten will rise

The multiplying of the faithful

Our alliance way beyond rings

I don’t want charity, keep your few bucks

Just dignity wherever my feet go

I see war like PES and FIFA

And our labor raffled for peanuts, like a draw

May the times change, seriously, bro

I came to grab every corrupt one by the brain

No mystery, man, through the stereo

I’m sharing this action

For those who believe and those who don’t

For them I can only mourn

We’re your biggest headache

And your pack of Dorflex won’t help

Sooner or later the game flips

Don’t say I didn’t warn you

’Cause where I come from there’s no law

That can shut me up

Sooner or later the table turns

Don’t say I didn’t warn you

On this land there’s no king

Who can command me

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SONG MEANING

“Virando A Mesa” (which means “Turning the Tables”) is Rashid’s rallying cry for anyone who has ever been handed scraps and dared to dream bigger. Over a pulsing beat, the Indian wordsmith tells the story of growing up on the rough outskirts of the city, where society first sells you fairy-tale hopes, then serves you real-world misery. Instead of surrendering, Rashid teaches himself to read, turns his pen into a weapon of change, and reminds the crowd that the most powerful raised hand isn’t for a police search or a concert cheer—it’s for lifting heads high with dignity.

By the chorus, Rashid flips the script completely: the game will switch sides, the table will spin, and no king, law, or corrupt system can keep him silent. He salutes the unity of his “manos,” promises that knocking one of them down only multiplies their numbers, and swaps charity for self-worth. “Virando A Mesa” is part autobiography, part motivational speech, and part social-justice manifesto—a fiery mix of grit, intellect, and hope that invites listeners to sit up, learn the beat, and get ready for the revolution of raised voices.

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