Well, we all need someone we can lean on
Well, we all need someone we can lean on
Song translation
Let It Bleed
Caetano Veloso
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About this song
Let It Bleed by Caetano Veloso is a great song to learn Portuguese through music. This page breaks down 23 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as well, someone, lean. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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And if you want it, baby, then you can lean on me
And if you want it, baby, then you can lean on me
Well, we all need someone we can lean on
Well, we all need someone we can lean on
And if you want to, then you can lean on me
And if you want to, then you can lean on me
She said, "My breasts, they will always be open
She said, "My breasts, they will always be open
You can rest your weary head right on me
You can rest your weary head right on me
And there will always be a space in my parking lot
And there will always be a space in my parking lot
When you need a little coke and sympathy"
When you need a little coke and sympathy"
Well, we all need someone we can dream on
Well, we all need someone we can dream about
And if you want it, baby, well you can dream on me
And if you want it, baby, well you can dream on me
Well, we all need someone we can cream on
Well, we all need someone we can cream on
And if you want to, well you can cream on me
And if you want to, well you can cream on me
I was dreaming of a steel guitar engagement
I was dreaming of a steel guitar engagement
When take my health in scented jasmine tea
When take my health in scented jasmine tea
But you knifed me in my dirty filthy basement
But you knifed me in my dirty filthy basement
With that jaded, faded, wild junky nurse
With that jaded, faded, wild junky nurse
Oh, what pleasant company
Oh, what a pleasant company
Well we all need someone we can feed on
Well we all need someone we can feed on
And if you want it, baby, well you can feed on me
And if you want it, baby, well you can feed on me
Well, we all need someone we can bleed on
Well, we all need someone we can bleed on
And if you want to, well you can bleed on me
And if you want to, well you can bleed on me
Take my arm, take my leg, oh baby, don't you take my head?
Take my arm, take my leg, oh baby, don't you take my head?
Let it bleed
Let it bleed
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
well
well
someone
someone
lean
lean
bleed
bleed
always
always
head
head
dream
dream