Ciega, Sordomuda Lyrics in English by Shakira
Desquiciada means 'unhinged' or 'deranged'. It's a fantastic descriptive word that comes from the verb desquiciar, which literally means to knock a door off its hinges!
In the song, Shakira uses this word to paint a picture of how love has made her lose her mind, describing herself as completely out of control. This powerful imagery of being 'unhinged' perfectly captures the chaotic and maddening side of a passionate romance.
Have you ever been so in love that you feel like you've lost your mind? That's exactly what Colombian superstar Shakira is singing about in this classic pop-rock track. She describes a love so overwhelming that all logic and reason fly out the window whenever the other person is around. She says, "Se me acaba el argumento / Y la metodología / Cada vez que se aparece / Frente a mí tu anatomía" (My argument and my method run out / every time your body appears before me). This love is completely out of control, and she knows it.
Shakira uses a long list of self-insults to describe what this love has turned her into. It's a bit dramatic, but also incredibly relatable. She sings that she has become "Bruta, ciega, sordomuda, torpe, traste, testaruda" (Crude, blind, deaf-mute, clumsy, a piece of junk, stubborn). She feels she has been reduced to "una cosa que no hace otra cosa más que amarte" (a thing that does nothing but love you). It's a powerful, almost desperate, admission of how completely this person dominates her thoughts, making her feel useless for anything else.
