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.
This classic bachata track lays out a dramatic tug-of-war between infatuation and reality. Romeo Santos plays a guy losing his mind at five in the morning, singing "El insomnio es mi castigo" (Insomnia is my punishment). He drives by the woman's school in his Lexus, sweet-talks her friend to get her phone number, pages her beeper, and admits he even made an appointment with a psychiatrist because his friends are sick of hearing about her. He trash-talks her current boyfriend as short and unattractive, claiming "el no da la talla" (he doesn't measure up), an everyday Spanish idiom for someone who falls short of expectations.
Every time he begs for a chance, guest vocalist Judy Santos cuts in with cold common sense: "No, no es amor / Lo que tú sientes se llama obsesión" (No, it's not love / What you feel is called obsession). He tries to justify his over-the-top antics by admitting he might seem "privón" (stuck-up or pretentious, a classic Dominican slang word) and crazy, but promises fantasies involving chocolate cream and wild adventures. She is not buying any of it, firmly reminding him that an illusion in his head is driving him off the deep end while she already has a boyfriend.
