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Bala de Menta

Elis Reggio
Artist
Elis Reggio
Acoustic / Folk3:17April 29, 2026
0:00 3:17

Influenced by Elis Regina, Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia. Elis Reggio was raised in the working-class Lagoinha neighborhood of Belo Horizonte, the eldest of six children. While her father worked the iron ore mines and her mother sewed late into the night, Elis's powerhouse voice became the soundtrack to her siblings' childhoods, sung over stovetops and bedtime stories. Her songs, steeped in the theatricality of Brazilian MPB, are letters to the family she raised, exploring the fierce, complicated love that holds a house together. She found her stage late, in a smoky jazz club, finally singing for herself.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Tiago, a fila na Guajajaras dobrava a esquina às duas.
O ar pesado, o cheiro de papel velho e má vontade.
O chão de granito, polido por mil esperas, gelava a sola do pé.
Minhas mãos, no balcão, desenhavam um mapa pra casa.

[Chorus]
Eu tinha uma bala de menta no bolso
E um sorriso de quem não deve nada.
Troquei por um carimbo, um 'volte amanhã'
Que virou 'resolvido' antes do fim da tarde.

[Verse 2]
O homem do guichê disse "não tem previsão"
Com a cara de um tecido áspero, sem remendo.
Ele folheava o processo com a paciência de pedra.
E eu ali, costurando um plano com o fio do silêncio.

[Chorus]
Eu tinha uma bala de menta no bolso
E um sorriso de quem não deve nada.
Troquei por um carimbo, um 'volte amanhã'
Que virou 'resolvido' antes do fim da tarde.

[Bridge]
Ele leu meu nome, depois olhou nos meus olhos.
Eu empurrei a bala, um pingo de cor na tarde cinza.
Por um instante, o tempo se desfez na repartição,
E o barulho do carimbo foi a única canção.

[Chorus]
Eu tinha uma bala de menta no bolso...
E um sorriso de quem não deve nada.

[Outro]
Guarda isso, meu bem.
Tem guerra que a gente ganha com um doce.

About Elis Reggio

Elis Reggio was raised in the working-class Lagoinha neighborhood of Belo Horizonte, the eldest of six children. While her father worked the iron ore mines and her mother sewed late into the night, Elis's powerhouse voice became the soundtrack to her siblings' childhoods, sung over stovetops and bedtime stories. Her songs, steeped in the theatricality of Brazilian MPB, are letters to the family…

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