Tusa Lyrics in English Karol G , Nicki Minaj

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tusa by Karol G from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
She doesn't have an excuse anymore
Today she went out with her friend supposedly to kill the heartache
That because a man treated her badly
She's tough and abuses
Or: She's tough and takes advantage
She got tired of being good
Now she's the one who uses them
That because a man treated her badly
She's not seen as sentimental anymore
She says that for another man she doesn't cry
Chorus 1
But if they play the song for her
It gives her a silly depression
Crying she starts to call him
But he left her on voicemail
Is it because he's with someone else
Pretending that he can love another?
But I did all this crying for nothing
Now I'm a bad girl
Chorus 2
But if they play the song for her
It gives her a silly depression
Crying she starts to call him
But he left her on voicemail
Is it because he's with someone else
Pretending that he can love another?
Verse 2
One shot for the deep sorrow
And we keep spending the funds
Another shot for the mind
So that the memory doesn't torment her
She doesn't copy anything anymore
Her ex now isn't worth anything
She goes out to the club and just wants to dance
But she gets confused when she starts to drink
She cures herself with partying
And love is dead
Lit: And love (is) for the grave
All the men buzz around her
Or: All men hit on her
Chorus 3
But if they play the song for her
It gives her a silly depression
Crying she starts to call him
But he left her on voicemail
Is it because he's with someone else
Pretending that he can love another?
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SONG MEANING

Tusa is Colombian slang for a love hangover, the stubborn heartache that sticks around long after the breakup. Karol G steps into the song as a woman who swears she is over her ex: she gets dressed up, hits the club with her friends and downs shots “pa’ matar la tusa,” trying to dance the pain away. But the moment their song comes on, the façade cracks — tears flow, she reaches for her phone, and the cycle of “I’m fine… actually, I’m not” begins again. The lyrics capture that tug-of-war between fierce independence and the sudden punch of nostalgia that a single melody can trigger.

Then Nicki Minaj swoops in with a bilingual verse that flips the script. She trades vulnerability for swagger, calling out the ex as an “epic fail” and declaring herself the “baddest” in the room. Her cameo turns the track into an anthem of reclaiming power: yes, heartbreak hurts, but confidence and self-worth hit harder. Together, Karol G’s emotive chorus and Nicki’s unapologetic rap paint a relatable picture of moving on — crying one minute, conquering the world the next — all wrapped in an infectious reggaeton beat that makes “getting over it” sound like a party.

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