Crimen Lyrics in English Gustavo Cerati
Crimen literally means "crime". While it can refer to an illegal act, in this iconic rock ballad, Gustavo Cerati uses it as a powerful metaphor for a painful breakup.
He sings, "Y otro crimen quedará sin resolver" (And another crime will remain unsolved), comparing the unresolved feelings and unanswered questions at the end of a relationship to a mystery that will never be solved. This poetic twist turns a common heartbreak into a profound and haunting enigma.
“Crimen” feels like walking through a neon-lit Buenos Aires at 3 a.m., trench coat collar up, trying to solve a mystery that keeps slipping through your fingers. Cerati turns a breakup into a noir thriller: sleepless nights blur into days, the city offers “no guarantees,” and love’s collapse is treated like a case file filled with clues, betrayals, and dead ends.
Behind the detective imagery lies raw heartbreak. The singer is consumed by memories—“If I do not forget, I will die”—yet the investigation goes nowhere because the real culprit is intangible: ego, jealousy, and the painful knowledge of having lost someone for good. In the end, the sirens fade, the city keeps buzzing, and another crimen (an unresolved love) is left in the cold case drawer of his mind.
