Escorpião plunges us into a dizzying Rio-by-night where desire, danger and daydreams collide. Xamã raps with a street-poet swagger, mixing English hooks sung by Agnes Nunes with rapid-fire Portuguese verses full of pop-culture shout-outs, birthday confessions and smoky balcony musings. The repeated invitation to “Touch me, say my name” paints a scene of raw attraction, yet the scorpion image hints at hidden stingers: emotional games, prideful bluffs and the thrill of getting burned while playing.
Beneath the sensual surface, the lyrics juggle contrasts—Rio versus Miami, reality versus imagination, tough bravado versus secret loneliness. Xamã admits to mistakes, gambles with love like a poker hand and asks for change in late-night prayers, while Agnes’s silky chorus keeps tempting the listener back into the dance. The result is a hypnotic portrait of modern relationships: risky, spontaneous and irresistibly alive, much like the sting of a scorpion that both hurts and awakens.