Sub.ver.si.va Lyrics in English Manu Gavassi

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sub.ver.si.va by Manu Gavassi from Portuguese to English.
Subversive
Verse 1
My maturity is selective
I test you just to see if you stay, and you stay
Doesn't matter what I do, you stay
And if you wanna talk about craziness
Mine is clear and matches yours
You say you don't want trouble
So why look for it?
Verse 1
If you don't want trouble
So why look for it?
Tonight I'll give you my heart
And we'll forget the toxin of this relationship
It makes no sense, none
This obsession
This obsession
Verse 2
No
And
Tell me why you come back?
If I'm crazy then let me go
Tell me why you come back
And you come back
And you come back
And
Tell me why you come back?
If I'm crazy then let me go
Tell me why you come back
And you come back
And you come back
Subversive
And I usually nail it, intuitive
I test you just to see if you stay, and you stay
Doesn't matter what I do, you stay
And if you wanna talk about craziness
Mine is clear and matches yours
You say you don't want trouble
So why look for it?
If you don't want trouble
So why look for it?
Tonight I'll give you my heart
And we'll forget the toxin of this relationship
It makes no sense, none
It's just for the attention
It's just for the attention
And
Tell me why you come back?
If I'm crazy then let me go
Tell me why you come back
And you come back
And you come back
And
Tell me why you come back?
If I'm crazy then let me go
Tell me why you come back
And you come back
And you come back
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SONG MEANING

Sub.ver.si.va is Manu Gavassi’s witty confession about a love story that feels more like a dare than a romance. She plays the role of the subversive girl who openly experiments with boundaries, “testing” her partner just to see if he will stay. Spoiler: he always does. The lyrics swing between flirtation and frustration, highlighting how both lovers claim they “don’t want problems” yet keep running back to the same magnetic, slightly toxic dynamic.

Underneath the playful tone, Manu spotlights the contradiction at the core of many modern relationships: craving stability while feeding off the thrill of chaos. She admits her “maturity is selective,” embraces her own dose of “madness,” and calls out her partner for loving it just as much. In the end, their endless loop isn’t about logic at all—it’s about attention, obsession, and the excitement of breaking the rules together.

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