Francesco Gabbani turns love into a playful puzzle in “Viceversa.” The lyrics juggle contrasts: up with a bit of down, fragile yet strong, dictators in the head and partisans in the heart. Gabbani sings that a relationship is an ever-shifting balance between reason and emotion, solitude and togetherness, abundance and lack. Even when two people argue or feel lost, they remain “books left open,” accepting each other’s bright pages and ink blots alike.
At the song’s core lies a simple revelation: “You make me feel good when I feel bad, and vice versa.” All the philosophical questions, family expectations, and inner revolutions shrink to that one line. “Viceversa” reminds us that love does not need grand explanations; it thrives in mutual care, in letting contradictions coexist, and in choosing, again and again, to be the reason the other person smiles when life gets rough.