Music, vocals, piano & keyboards: Tiago Barbosa | Lyrics: Patrícia Cabrinha | Acoustic guitar: Miguel Baptista | Acoustic guitar & backing vocals: Pedro Soares | Drums: Nelson Caetano | Bass: Luís Pinto | Nickel harp: Vasco Ribeiro Casais | Flute & backing vocals: Ana Figueiredo | Mixed by Tiago Barbosa | Mastered by João Sanguinheira
I’m the juggler of life
walking on a tightrope
yours, mine and the world’s
I’m the juggler of life
walking on a tightrope
I juggle red herrings of hope
Keep them suspended in mid air
A million lives held in my hands
And balls may bounce but never fall
And that’s the mystery of it all
I defy gravity and its laws
A spin of worlds, of joys and sorrows
Tossing them ‘round and ‘round again
From yesterdays I build tomorrows
Mystical hands tossing destinies high
The random paths in which I walk
I put the chaos back in order
In windy storms I am the rock
I think too much depends on me
And if I tire how will it be
What will happen to each ball
Which ones will stand, which ones will fall?
I’m the juggler of life
walking on a tightrope
yours, mine and the world’s
I’m the juggler of life
walking on a tightrope
I juggle red herrings of hope
Never a reckless gesture
And never a failing thought
I never sleep, and never rest
And I can never be distraught
I think too much depends on me
And if I tire how will it be
What will happen to each ball
Which ones will stand, which ones will fall?
Keep them suspended in mid air
A million lives held in my hands
And balls may bounce but never fall
And that’s the mystery of it all
Based on concepts by Tiago Barbosa and Mónica Guerra Leiria