Misery
Before You Leave
Lost in the Dark
The Soldier
A Cold Night
Soul Taker
Painting the Future
My King
Running Against the Time
Behind my Black Walls
No Wrong Path
Pain
Date: Jun 26, 2021
Label: Independent
Mixing, mastering and graphic art: Marcos Garcia
Paula Bitondi was light in human form.
A boundless heart, made of love and courage, overflowing with joy and companionship. She was a presence that turned silence into laughter, that filled every space with warmth and hope, as if she carried within her the gift of making life brighter and more beautiful.
In December 2020, cancer tried to silence her voice… but it could never erase her essence. What remained was an immeasurable void, and a longing that stretches endlessly, like the horizon.
Perhaps this album is a bridge to feel her close once more, even if only for a few minutes. A chance to hear her doing something she loved so deeply — singing — and to feel again the strength of her soul resonating in every note.
Paula walked alongside Vartroy from the very beginning. She was voice and melody, critic and inspiration, the attentive eye behind the camera, the caring hands that refined and shaped lyrics, the presence that gave meaning and sustained dreams.
More than part of the story, she was — and always will be — the very heart that made this project beat and endure.
Paula Bitondi foi luz em forma de gente.
Um coração imenso, feito de amor e coragem, que transbordava em alegria e companheirismo. Era presença que transformava silêncios em risos, que enchia os lugares de calor e esperança, como se carregasse dentro de si o dom de fazer a vida mais leve e mais bonita.
Em dezembro de 2020, o câncer tentou calar sua voz… mas não conseguiu apagar sua essência. Ficou um vazio sem medida, uma saudade que se estende como o horizonte, infinita.
Talvez este álbum seja a ponte para tê-la novamente por perto, mesmo que por alguns minutos. A chance de ouvi-la fazendo algo que tanto amava — cantar — e de sentir outra vez a força da sua alma ecoando em cada nota.
Paula caminhou com a Vartroy desde o início. Foi voz e melodia, crítica e inspiração, olhar atento por trás das câmeras, mãos que corrigiam e lapidavam letras, presença que dava sentido e sustentava sonhos.
Mais do que parte da história, ela foi — e sempre será — o coração que fez este projeto pulsar e resistir.
Released as a single: Mar 22, 2016
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi & Matheus Calache
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Paula Bitondi & Matheus Calache
Graphic art: Estevan Soares
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: rhythm & solo guitars
Performer - Matheus Calache: rhythm & solo guitars
Performer - Estevan Soares: bass
Performer - Gabriel Soares: drums
Sweet refuge for creation
The last page, a relief
A sip on my champagne
And just one cigarette
It's time to go home
With my new masterpiece
So much snow, I did not know
How can I flee from this?
Down into the deep
How could I survive?
I'm not alone in this storm
Look out the door, there’s no one
Hurry, the danger may come
There’s nothing outside to save you
So gather your strength and just run
Esteem and passion, now pure bizarre obsession
Control your destiny or she controls your mind
Esteem and passion, now pure bizarre obsession
Control your righteous mind or she controls your fate
I love you, my hostage, I am like two in one
I’m climbing to the top, no matter who I will dethrone
Don’t you dare to kill my friend, she’s with me untill the end
In the darkest hours, you gave me all the power
Misery, I will give you life
Misery, I want you back, you’re mine
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
There’s a reason people say it’s not the end but the whole trip
It doesn’t matter if you win if no one else will meet you there
Once you begin your brand new journey, be prepared, don’t miss a thing
And off you go, don’t be afraid, your time is now and you know
Feel the wind against your face, would you think it’s just a dream
Have a nice chat on a porch, the greatest place you’ve ever been
Fade away in here and hope for the better
Life will set you free and later send me a letter
A day to leave a life to live, don’t miss the chance to be yourself
Don’t need to tell me where you are just let me know when you come back
No one can tell you who you are and even less where you might be
The fate is yours and yours to trace you've got no time for it all
Released as a single: Sep 22, 2016
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
Whispers in my head
Evil in my hands
Distortions in my life
I can’t see what is wrong and what is right
I need some time to close my eyes
And dream again to stay alive
Forget the past, live it now
Look ahead and fight for life
The day before, the rain that fell
Another one has lost his light
Blood in my hands, pain in my heart
This world is mad, crazy and dark
Mistakes and lies
Wrong call in life
No black, no white
The end of line
Desires
And regrets
Love
And hate
I have no friends
No one to help me with this hate
I open my eyes, the sky is dark
The city is quiet, I just hear my breath
I hear footsteps, and distant whispers
They are coming, they want me dead
Nowhere to run, I’m stuck up high
I wish it’d been just a bad dream
Some tears that fall, I ask god
Would I live another life?
My body is burning
My heart is freezing
Am I living life or
Having a dream
I don’t feel my legs
I don’t feel my arms
I see nobody
Don’t know where I stand
Released as a single: Jun 04, 2016
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi & Matheus Calache & Estevan Soares
Original idea: Matheus Calache
Lyrics: Estevan Soares
Graphic art: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: rhythm & solo guitars
Performer - Matheus Calache: rhythm & solo guitars
Performer - Estevan Soares: bass
Performer - Gabriel Soares: drums
Eyes will tell everyone
What a war may become
Get your share, no one cares
There’s no easy way out
This is war, smell the blood
Like before, not the first
Get your gun, you’ll get hurt
Can’t you tell?
Some tear gas will halt the crowd
One more death, a thousand more
Can you see the smoke ahead
I’m not scared
Feel the blood go down your cheek
Don’t you let them feel you’re weak
Hear the noise blow up your ears
The soldier that lies within me
He doesn’t carry guns, he carries pictures
The soldier that lives inside me
He doesn’t wave his guns, he shares his ideas
There’s no nation
That you can’t save
So much passion
You’re on your own
There’s no mission
That you can’t win
So much passion
You’re all alone
Get back to the field
All the others are fighting
Turning back is not something you will see
Watch the city collapse as you attack
Get your shit, put it back, get your best shot
Don’t you dare be afraid, no one else is
Point it up, hit his head, feel your heartbeat
Hold it up, the next one, someone’s family
Carry on, it’s your job
It’s your duty
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
I never believed
Life was so short
Everything passed so fast through my eyes
When you realize
That everything is gone
And you are alone in this world
Waiting
For your time
With no courage to fight for something
Looks like
No one cares
If you will live or die
I’m sitting alone
In a cold night
Hearing the noise of the cars
Feeling the beat
Of the city’s heart
It seems it’s the one thing alive
And I pray
I cry
I hope someone wakes up one day
And do
What I could not
Show the world we are still human beings
One tear for life
One toast to the stars
The last drop of wine
The last shine of light
We need a war to see what we have done
We need to kill one another to know what is peace
We need to lose everything to know what is right
But you could start right now, just open your eyes
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
Here comes the madman knocking at your door
Showing what he’s here for, claiming all that’s yours
You can’t feel your knees now, your hands are numb and still
He knows what you’ve done
You’ve just signed your will
You don’t know if it’s real
His own heart is made of steel
He knows you can’t tell, that’s your biggest fear
He casts a soul spell and you won’t see it clear
It’s when he comes and takes your soul, an easy task
It’s time to meet your maker, drop this fake old mask
Forget the good deeds you may’ve done
Confess your sins, every single one
Never forget what you did
You’re just a part of it
Don’t get to choose your last wish
Will you remember this?
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
Curtain of dust
Collapsing buildings
A sole machine, a lot of garbage, no life just memories
They left behind
Their own neglect
It’s only because they think the world revolves around them
There are no limits for mankind
Only destruction, frozen hearts
No way to paint a brighter future
Because they lost the spark of life
They don't give a damn
But there's still hope now
One single leaf, the Mother Nature’s born again
But how to change
The mind of men
Who couldn't see the world before their eyes
Released as a single: Sep 01, 2017
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Matheus Calache: solo guitar
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
Excuse me sir, I see you’re there
Now take your time, and begin to tell
The world will know, it needs to feel
The pain is yours now it’s time to heal
Some man will bow, the goods will kneel
You’ll get your crown, no need to fear!
I heard your truth and now it’s time to begin
Build up your army and then soon you’ll be king
Make them fall down, make them die out, give in
Advance your troops and you are ready to shout
They’re not expecting you, there’s nowhere to run
Kill the bad ghosts, find the lost souls, dying out
And I’ll stay by your side
Fight them with all my heart
Your reign, your soul and kindness
Your men will do it all
I heard your truth and now it’s time to begin
Build up your army and then soon you’ll be king
Make them fall down, make them die out, give in
Advance your troops and you are ready to shout
They’re not expecting you, there’s nowhere to run
Kill the bad ghosts, find the lost souls
Dying out
Running out
Falling out
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
The watch hands walk faster and faster to me
Everything passes right before my eyes
Like I were traveling against the time
Watching everything again in my life
I look ahead, and I see cold and silence
Just a one way path and two choices to face
The blood running fast in my veins now I have
To believe that the rush is now coming to me
Fight time with time
To live your life
One day you will believe that
You can't fight against the time
Infinite dreams
Take over my head
I have only one choice
Running against the time
Run against the time
It's time to think
I have no time
Running, running fast
Blood in my veins
I'm running against the time
Released as a single: Dec 03, 2016
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
Performer - Matheus Calache: solo guitar
Performer - Matheus Bitondi: orchestra
Saw the day went by it
Washed away, so did the rain
It came the night all bright it
Let it’s darkness set the pain
Watched you say goodbye and
Let the tears fall down my face
Closed the door behind me
This is me, I know my fate
There’s no rush to fight it
No one else, no shining knight
No black wall will hide me
Keep me safe in this cold night
I will make my fortress
Build each peace of these tall walls
Let no easy way in
Your success will be my fall
I’ll raise my flags all night and
Hold my fort till morning light
Leave all fears behind me
My eyes will keep you in sight
Never set foot right here
Don’t you dare cross my way
My black walls will hide me
I won’t have to run away
Come what may
I won’t run away from this war
Show your guns
I will make a toast after you’re gone
Time to wave my past goodbye
To clear this path and fly
To leave this place and try
To keep and guard what’s mine
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Paula Bitondi
Original idea: Marcos Garcia
Lyrics: Marcos Garcia
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, drums
Performer - Samuel Henrique: bass
A brand new start, a life beginning
Another path, all you can do
Day and night you dream alone
A chance to thrive, a game to win
The time is coming to find your way
The world is ours, we can be anywhere
No strings attached, just go your way
Can you forgive your own mistakes?
Can you stand strong, no matter what?
It takes too long to find your soul
I'm alive
Here to fight
Day and night
We are heroes of the damned
No wrong path
Keep on walking
Cause the sun, it still shines
No excuses
It's your own fault
It's your chance to fight back
Face your fears
Kill your demons
And your soul will still shine
No one
Not even god
Will take this away
Composition: Marcos Garcia & Matheus Calache
Original idea: Matheus Calache
Lyrics: Matheus Calache
Video production: Marcos Garcia
Performer - Paula Bitondi: vocals & backing vocals
Performer - Marcos Garcia: backing vocals, rhythm and solo guitar, bass, drums
Performer - Matheus Calache: solo guitar
All my hopes are melting down
What for I have lived all this years?
The flame of my heart still burns
Not for you, not for me
Sometimes you’re so close to me
You always look into my eyes
And tears go down in your face
You’re so far, you’re so distant
Nothing can defrost my love
Once in flames, now in pain
I’m not a prisoner anymore
You have to face your mistakes
And we cannot live in our past
No matter what we’ve been doing
No matter what we are going through
You’re always looking for someone
Someone to blame, someone to hurt
You will never understand
Living in your little world
Running Against the Time · Soul Taker · Painting the Future · A Cold Night · Lost in the Dark · No Wrong Path · Before You Leave · Behind My Black Walls
These songs are part of the album SOME YEARS LATER (2012).
Between 2018 and 2019, they were re-recorded and gave birth to the album SOME 8 YEARS LATER (2020).
This material carries deep sentimental weight, as it features Paula’s last vocal recordings, captured during her treatment and the beginning of a new chemotherapy.
Recording the vocals for S8YL was an immense challenge for Paula — and also a great victory.
Misery · The Soldier
The result of a reunion of Vartroy’s original members, these tracks featured Paula on vocals and marked the band’s return to the studio together.
My King
Made possible through crowdfunding, this song symbolized Vartroy’s definitive return.
More than just music, it was the announcement of a new beginning.
Pain
Recorded between 2007 and 2008, this track had remained forgotten in the band’s archives.
Although it was not originally intended for release, it found new life through a fresh arrangement — and here it is.
Matheus Bitondi
Estevan Soares
Gabriel Soares
Felipe Barione