We were working secretly, We were working secretly, Estávamos trabalhando secretamente For the military, For the military, Para o exército. Our experiment in sound, Our experiment in sound, Nossa experiência em som Is nearly ready to begin, Is nearly ready to begin, Estava quase pronta para começar. We only know in theory, We only know in theory, Só sabíamos em teoria What we are doing, What we are doing, O que estávamos fazendo: Music made for pleasure, Music made for pleasure, Música feita por prazer, Music made to thrill, Music made to thrill, Música feita para emocionar. It was music we were making here until, It was music we were making here until, Era música que estávamos fazendo aqui até que They told us, They told us, Mas nos disseram What they wanted, What they wanted, Que tudo que queriam Was a sound that could kill someone, Was a sound that could kill someone, Era o som que poderia matar alguém From a distance, From a distance, De qualquer distância. So they go ahead, So they go ahead, Então fomos em frente, And the meters were over in the red, And the meters were over in the red, E os medidores no vermelho. It's a mistake in the making, It's a mistake in the making, É um erro na criação. From the painful cries of mothers, From the painful cries of mothers, Dos choros dolorosos das mães ao To the terrifying scream, To the terrifying scream, Estarrecedor grito We recorded each and put it into our machine, We recorded each and put it into our machine, Nós gravamos e pusemos em nossa máquina. But they told us, But they told us, Podia sentir como se se apaixonasse. What they wanted, What they wanted, Podia se sentir tão mal. Was a sound that could kill someone, Was a sound that could kill someone, Mas podia se sentir bem. From a distance, From a distance, Podia cantar pra você dormir... So they go ahead, So they go ahead, ("Apostarei que minha mãe me dará um instrumentinho de brinquedo!"). And the meters were over in the red, And the meters were over in the red, Mas aquele sonho é seu inimigo. It's a mistake in the making, It's a mistake in the making, Não estaremos lá para sermos culpados. You could feel, You could feel, Não estaremos lá para denunciar. Like falling in love, Like falling in love, Eu só rezo para que alguém lá It could be, It could be, Possa fazer a batida. So fast (fast, fast), So fast (fast, fast), Mas nos disseram It could feel so good, It could feel so good, Que tudo que queriam It could seem to sleep, It could seem to sleep, Era o som que poderia matar alguém But the dream is your enemy, But the dream is your enemy, De qualquer distância. We won't be there to be played, We won't be there to be played, Então fomos em frente, We won't be there, to smash, We won't be there, to smash, E os medidores no vermelho. I just pray that someone there can hit the switch, I just pray that someone there can hit the switch, É um erro que fizemos. But they told us, But they told us, E o público é avisado para ficar de fora. What they wanted, What they wanted, Podia se sentir tão mal. Was a sound that could kill someone, Was a sound that could kill someone, Mas podia se sentir bem. From a distance, From a distance, Podia cantar pra você dormir... So they go ahead, So they go ahead, ("Apostarei que minha mãe me And the meters were over in the red, And the meters were over in the red, Mas aquele sonho é seu inimigo. But they told us, But they told us, Não estaremos lá para sermos culpados. What they wanted, What they wanted, Não estaremos lá para denunciar. Was a sound that could kill someone, Was a sound that could kill someone, Eu só rezo para que alguém lá From a distance, From a distance, Possa fazer a batida. So they go ahead, So they go ahead, Mas nos disseram And the meters were over in the red, And the meters were over in the red, Que tudo que queriam It's a mistake we have made. It's a mistake we have made. Era o som que poderia matar alguém