Apelido Carinhoso Lyrics in English Gusttavo Lima

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Apelido Carinhoso by Gusttavo Lima from Portuguese to English.
Love, it's no secret between us
That my breakup's recent
And you're fixing
What she messed up
And this unresolved feeling
That keeps messing up
My mind
Will go away someday
But it hasn't yet
I know you could've
Picked someone less complicated
Who doesn't have right now
A person from the past
Accepting this situation
Is a kind of love
But I need you to
Do me just one more favor
Don't call me honey yet
Don't call me baby yet
Because that's how she called me
And a pet name
Is the hardest to forget
Don't call me honey yet
Don't call me baby yet
Because that's how she called me
And a pet name
Is the hardest to forget
I know you could've
Picked someone less complicated
Who doesn't have right now
A person from the past
Accepting this situation
It's proof of love
But I need you to
Do me just one more favor
Don't call me honey yet
Don't call me baby yet
Because that's how she called me
And a pet name
Is the hardest to forget
Don't call me honey yet
Don't call me baby yet
Because that's how she called me
And a pet name
Is the hardest to forget
Don't call me honey yet
Don't call me baby yet
Because that's how she called me
And a pet name
Is the hardest to forget
Don't call me honey yet
Don't call me baby yet
Because that's how she called me
And a pet name
Is the hardest to forget
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SONG MEANING

“Apelido Carinhoso” paints the picture of someone trying to move on from a fresh breakup while tip-toeing into a new romance. The singer is grateful that his new partner is “fixing what the ex messed up,” yet his heart is still cluttered with leftover feelings. He admits the confusion will fade eventually, but right now even a sweet pet name like “meu nego” or “bebê” is enough to yank him back to memories of the past.

The chorus is both a plea and a confession: Please don’t call me by those nicknames yet; they are the hardest souvenirs to forget. In just a few lines, Gusttavo Lima captures how powerful small words can be when they carry emotional history. The song blends honesty, vulnerability, and hope, reminding us that healing often means setting tiny boundaries until the heart feels ready to rename love.

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