Obsesion Lyrics in English by Aventura, Judy Santos
Siquiatra is the Spanish word for "psychiatrist". It’s a very unusual and memorable word to find in a pop song, making it stand out immediately.
In "Obsesión", the narrator is so consumed with his love for a woman that he sings, "Hice cita pa' el siquiatra a ver si me ayudaba" (I made an appointment with the psychiatrist to see if they could help me). This single line uses dark humor to reveal the true depth of his obsession, showing he's aware that his behavior isn't normal and setting the stage for the song's dramatic story.
Get ready for a story! "Obsesion" isn't your typical love song; it's a whole mini-drama about a guy who is completely, totally, and maybe a little scarily, obsessed with a woman who already has a boyfriend. He opens the song by telling us it's five in the morning and he hasn't slept at all, because he's just been "Pensando en tu belleza" (Thinking about your beauty). He's so fixated that he thinks he's going to go crazy and has even made an appointment with a psychiatrist!
He's also incredibly confident. He dismisses her current boyfriend as "pequeño y no buen mozo" (small and not good-looking) and insists the guy isn't good enough for her. The woman, voiced by Judy Santos, cuts in with the song's famous line, telling him straight up: "No, no es amor / Lo que tú sientes / Se llama obsesión" (No, it's not love / What you feel / Is called obsession). But he doesn't listen, instead telling her how he drove his Lexus to her school to find her and charmed her friend into giving him her phone number. It's a wild ride that perfectly captures that feeling of a crush turning into something way more intense.
