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“Sentido Vago” [Vague Sense] is the first single from the album “Reenvolver”, a future release by Brazilian composer and writer Rafael Senra. The song, composed in 2015 by Senra and lyricist Kadu Mauad, is set in an epic ballad style, similar to Elton John, with hints of progressive rock a la Supertramp and Guilherme Arantes. The lyrics bring an existentialist view of love, in which the lyrical self seeks to improve his own feeling, but the lack of references prevents him from leaving the place.
As the lyrics speak of the impossibility to move (and the anguish that this inertia brings), Rafael chose to launch “Sentido Vago” in June 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The initial plan to release his album in full this year was provisionally thwarted by the chaotic situation experienced around the world. The “vague sense” that he sings is, in a way, almost universal today, given the uncertainties we have about the present and the future. The current context brings extra meaning to the song, and what the artist expects is that it will serve as a kind of encouragement, by telling each listener that discouragement is not individual - we are suffering together and we will get out of this situation together.
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“Sentido Vago” é o primeiro single do disco “Reenvolver”, futuro lançamento do compositor e escritor brasileiro Rafael Senra. A canção, composta em 2015 por Senra e pelo letrista Kadu Mauad, se situa em um estilo de balada épica, nos moldes de Elton John, com pitadas de rock progressivo a la Supertramp e Guilherme Arantes. A letra traz uma visão existencialista do amor, em que o eu-lírico busca aprimorar seu próprio sentimento, mas a falta de referências o impede de sair do lugar.
Como a letra fala da impossibilidade de sair do lugar (e a angústia que essa inércia traz), Rafael escolheu lançar “Sentido Vago” nesse mês de Junho de 2020, em meio à pandemia do coronavírus. O plano inicial de lançar seu disco na íntegra esse ano foi provisoriamente frustrado pela situação caótica vivida em todo o mundo. O “sentido vago” que ele canta é, de certa maneira, algo quase universal na atualidade, diante das incertezas que temos sobre o presente e o futuro. O contexto atual traz um significado extra para a canção, e o que o artista espera é que ela sirva como uma espécie de alento, ao dizer para cada ouvinte que o desalento não é individual – estamos sofrendo juntos e sairemos dessa situação juntos.
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released June 14, 2020
Music: Rafael Senra
Lyrics: Kadu Mauad
Line up:
- Rafael Senra / vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
- Forlan Gomes / drums
Produced by Alan Flexa e Rafael Senra
Mixed and mastered by Alan Flexa at Estúdio Zarolho (Macapá/Brazil)
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