Titãs — Autonomia song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Autonomia" by Titãs.

Lyrics

O que eu queria, o que eu sempre queria
Era conquistar a minha autonomia.
O que eu queria, o que eu sempre quis
Era ser dono do meu nariz.
Os pais são todos iguais
Prendem seus filhos na jaula
Os professores com seus lápis de cores
Te prendem na sala de aula.
O que eu queria…
Ia pra rua, mamãe vinha atrás.
Ela não me deixava em paz.
Não aguentava o grupo escolar,
Nem a prisão domiciliar.
O que eu queria…
Mas o tempo foi passando.
Então eu caí numa outra armadilha,
Me tornei prisioneiro da minha própria família,
Arranjei um emprego de professor,
Vejo os meus filhos, não sei mais onde estou!

Lyrics translation

What I wanted, what I always wanted
It was gaining my autonomy.
What I wanted, what I always wanted
It was owning my nose.
Parents are all the same
They trap their children in the cage
Teachers with their color pencils
They're holding you in the classroom.
What I wanted…
I was going to the street, mom was coming in the back.
She wouldn't leave me alone.
I couldn't stand the school group.,
Or house arrest.
What I wanted…
But time went by.
So I fell into another trap,
I became a prisoner of my own family,
I got a teacher's job.,
I see my children, I don't know where I am anymore!