“Balada do Louco” (Os Mutantes, 1972)
Today is the birthday of Arnaldo Baptista, one of the co-founders of Os Mutantes, along with Sérgio Dias and Rita Lee. This song, “Balada do Louco”/“Ballad of the Madman,” is from the band’s fifth album, “Mutantes e seus Cometas no País do Baurets”/“Mutants and their Comets in the Land of Baurets” (1972).
“Ballad of the Madman”
They say that I’m crazy for thinking this way
If I’m totally crazy for being happy
Crazier is anyone who calls me that
And isn’t happy, isn’t happy
If they’re pretty, I’m Alain Delon
If they’re famous, I’m Napoleon
But crazier is anyone who says I am
And isn’t happy, isn’t happy
I swear that it’s better
Not being normal
If I can think that God is me
If they have three cars, I can fly
If they pray a lot, I’m already in heaven
Yes, I’m very crazy, I’m not going to heal myself
I’m not the only one who found peace
Crazier are the ones who say I am
And aren’t happy; I’m happy