Imagine rain drumming on the window while a suitcase snaps shut. That is the scene Irina Rimes paints in “Ce S-a Întâmplat Cu Noi,” a pop ballad that asks the aching question What happened to us? The singer has already slipped away from a love that once felt limitless, telling her ex not to look for her because she is “no longer yours.” Every chorus turns the sound of falling rain into the ticking of a clock: time cries, time hurts, time flies.
Why did it all crumble? The lyrics hint at emotional bruises (“when you threw me to the ground… first time, second time”) and the quiet wilting that follows. Yet beneath the heartbreak is a quiet victory. She has no more tears to waste, her silence is her shield, and remembering the early, unreal spark helps her accept that it is far too late to fix what broke. The song becomes a melodic goodbye letter, teaching listeners that sometimes the healthiest move is to walk away before the storm swallows you whole.
Irina Rimes is a Moldovan singer-songwriter born on August 22, 1991, in Izvoare, Moldova. Since launching her career in 2016, she has become one of the most influential voices in Romanian and Moldovan pop music. Known for her emotive songwriting and captivating performances, Irina gained widespread recognition with her hit single "Visele," which topped the Romanian charts.
Beyond her music career, she serves as a coach on the popular Romanian talent show Vocea României, inspiring new generations of artists. Irina splits her time between Bucharest, Chișinău, and Paris, and is multilingual, speaking Romanian, Russian, English, and French. She continues to evolve as an artist, recently releasing her 2024 album Origini and expanding her musical expression into French-language songs.