Horrível

Song Meaning

The lyrics paint a stark picture of a love that is both intensely desired and deeply unsettling. The opening lines immediately establish a sense of loneliness, "Meu amor não aparece, ê, solidão," which then morphs into a paradoxical description of this absent love. It's presented as "sol, é sangue, é solidão," a potent mix of life, violence, and emptiness, before being labeled "vampiro pra vocês," suggesting a perception of this love as monstrous or dangerous to others, culminating in the visceral "É horrível!" with its imagery of "dente de ouro, sua boca vermelha / Sangrando na noite. The narrator's obsession, "Mas eu sou louco por ela," clashes with the unsettling nature of the beloved. This tension is amplified by the contrasting descriptions. She is associated with primal, earthy scents like "terra molhada" and "rosa encarnada," and the vastness of the "Mar." Yet, her appearance is described with a stark, almost impoverished "mulambo," while her actions are simple pleasures like "chupa morango" and chewing "chicletes / De Hortelã." This juxtaposition of the profound and the mundane, the natural and the artificial, creates a complex portrait. The most striking element is the repeated declaration of being "louco por ela" despite the unsettling imagery. The narrator acknowledges the dark, vampiric aspects – the "dente de ouro," the "boca vermelha / Sangrando na noite," and her drinking "sangria" – yet remains captivated. This isn't a simple love song; it's an admission of an all-consuming passion for someone who embodies a dangerous allure, a love that is "horrível" yet irresistible. The repetition of "Mas eu sou louco por ela" after each potentially off-putting detail underscores the narrator's complete surrender to this complex, perhaps destructive, affection.