Contramão Lyrics in English Pitty , Tássia Reis, Emmily Barreto

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Contramão by Pitty from Portuguese to English.

There's another side to the damage that's done

When what's sold as perfect gets bought

Idolized with blind eyes, no salt or yeast

On the outside, a pretty guitar

On the inside, moldy bread

You come in thinking you'll help put

All these things in place

You insist on believing you're playing the game and when you see

It's the game that's playing you

You try to hang around without judging

To walk among snakes, you start making venom

The game is treacherous, it twisted my faith

I no longer knew if I was part of the cure or the sickness

Where are they?

If the sham is being so perfect

I want what's mine whole

Wrong way

I refuse that handout and wait

The world spins and passes here

Spins, spins, spins

Everyone is amazed

Whoever's not conspires and freaks out

Trying to drag us down

Rage, rage, rage

Whoever can, shoots

But if they miss the aim, they pull back

Or get ready for the roasting

Not that I think I'm all that, I don't

I won't serve as a doormat

I don't give room for some dude to try to define me

I write my own lines and send them out

To some it's even outrageous

But I'm in my lane and chill

The world spins and passes here

Compromises and choices to survive

It might not look like it

But life here, friend, has often proved hard

Times when only rats know abundance

And if it shines sometimes, it blinds the sight

You fall for the trap that this is being an artist

It glimmers a bit and you already think it's gold

But Raul already said, that's fool's gold

Where are they?

If the sham is being so perfect

I want what's mine whole

Wrong way

I refuse that handout and wait

The world spins and passes here

And I'm not even from here

I'm from all the ground

That embraces skin and soul

Lonely sailor

Cultural refugees from the drought back there

From back there

Only those who've never been there laugh at war

The one who shows fire how to burn laughs best

Only those who've never been there laugh at war

The one who shows fire how to burn laughs best

I don't know how to deal with restriction

This submission thing breaks my dynamics

Get off my back, no

What's saving is botany and nobody messes with me

It's in my nature to walk the tightrope

But this rope's been way too loose

I cut the trail with a machete, flesh, bone and heart

Mother Stella passed the vision and told me

'My daughter, listen to your oyá'

Where are they?

If the sham is being so perfect

I want what's mine whole

Wrong way

I refuse that handout and wait

The world spins and passes here

Where are they?

If the sham is being so perfect

I want what's mine whole

Wrong way

I refuse that handout and wait

The world spins and passes here

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SONG MEANING

Contramão is a fiery wake-up call where Pitty, Tássia Reis, and Emmily Barreto rip the shiny wrapping off everything that looks “perfect.” With sharp wordplay they expose a world that sells glitter but delivers moldy bread, a game that pretends to reward you while actually using you. The trio refuses to play along, choosing the so-called “wrong way” to stay true to themselves, sidestep poisonous egos, and dodge the trap of fame’s fool’s gold.

At its heart, the song is an anthem of self-worth and rebellion. It pushes you to question idols, shrug off patriarchal labels, and wait patiently for the world to spin back in your favor instead of settling for crumbs. “I want what is mine in full,” they declare, turning Contramão into a pulse-raising reminder that real success means integrity, resilience, and walking your own path even when everyone else says you’re headed the wrong way.

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