Squatting on doorsteps, following footsteps Squatting on doorsteps, following footsteps Agachados junto as porta, seguindo os passos Nocturnal habits are surveyed with interest Nocturnal habits are surveyed with interest Hábitos noturnos são examinados com juros So we crawl into corners, ignore any callers So we crawl into corners, ignore any callers Então nos rastejamos nos cantos, ignoramos os que chamam And imagine our radiators clang for our neighbours And imagine our radiators clang for our neighbours E imaginamos nossos radiadores ressoando para os nossos vizinhos When we crawl on all fours upon the cushioned floor When we crawl on all fours upon the cushioned floor Quando rastejamos de quatro no chão amortecido Still they cling to the walls and knock on our doors Still they cling to the walls and knock on our doors Ainda agarram-se às paredes e batem em nossas portas And the tendency for tenants is tenacity And the tendency for tenants is tenacity E a tendência para os inquilinos é a tenacidade The paint is cracked and the paper peels The paint is cracked and the paper peels A pintura está rachado e as cascas de papel The plaster falls and a body reels (softly) The plaster falls and a body reels (softly) O gesso cai e um corpo cambalea (suavemente) Forty watt bulb swing from a light cloud Forty watt bulb swing from a light cloud Quarenta oscilações watt de uma nuvem de luz On lawnmower groan, the carpet has grown On lawnmower groan, the carpet has grown No gemido do cortador de grama, o tapete tem crescido But they have eyes at the keyholes and ears at the walls But they have eyes at the keyholes and ears at the walls Mas eles tem olhos nas fechaduras e orelhas nas paredes But they have eyes at the keyholes and ears at the walls But they have eyes at the keyholes and ears at the walls Mas eles tem olhos nas fechaduras e orelhas nas paredes And the tendency for tenants is secrecy And the tendency for tenants is secrecy E a tendência para os inquilinos é o sigilo