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This was the second single released from the Pet Shop Boys‘ 1996 album Bilingual. It was released in the U.K. on 12 August 1996 (and on April 1, 1997 in the U.S.) and peaked at #8 on the U.K. Singles Chart.
The video for the song, directed by Bruce Weber, was filmed at the Wet ‘n Wild water theme p...
[Verse 1]
Come outside and see a brand new day
The troubles in your mind will blow away
It's easy to believe they're here to stay
But you won't find them standing in your way
[Chorus]
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Come outside and feel the morning sun
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Life is much more simple when you're young
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
[Post-Chorus]
Come on, essa vida é
That's the way life is
That's the way life is
[Verse 2]
Although we see the world through different eyes
We share the same idea of paradise
So don't search in the stars for signs of love
Look around your life, you'll find enough
[Chorus]
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Come outside and feel the morning sun
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Life is much more simple when you're young
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
[Post-Chorus]
Come on, essa vida é
That's the way life is
That's the way life is
[Bridge]
Why do you want to sit alone in gothic gloom
Surrounded by the ghosts of love that haunt your room?
Somewhere there's a different door to open wide
You gotta throw those skeletons out of your closet and come outside
[Verse 3]
So you will see a brand-new day
The troubles in your mind will blow away
It's easy to believe they're here to stay
But you won't find them standing in your way
[Chorus]
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Come outside and feel the morning sun
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Life is much more simple when you're young
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
[Post-Chorus]
Come on, essa vida é
That's the way life is
That's the way life is
Come on, essa vida é
That's the way life is
That's the way life is
[Chorus]
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Come outside and feel the morning sun
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
Se a vida é, I love you
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Life is much more simple when you're young
(Aah-aah-aah-aah)
Se a vida…
Se a Vida É (That’s the Way Life Is) was written by Ademário & Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe & Nego do Barbalho & Wellington Epiderme Negra.
Se a Vida É (That’s the Way Life Is) was produced by Chris Porter & Pet Shop Boys.
Pet Shop Boys released Se a Vida É (That’s the Way Life Is) on Mon Aug 12 1996.
Via the official PSB website:
Having mistranslated the phrase as ‘that’s the way life is’ it means something like ‘if life is’ in Brazilian Portuguese dialect – I was thinking what the lyric was going to be about”, says Neil, “and a friend of mine at the time of writing this was very depressed abou...