Tocado Y Hundido paints a vivid picture of a love story in its final, sinking moments. Melendi – a Spanish singer known for blending pop, rock, and rumba – slips into the role of a weary captain navigating a wrecked relationship. Through striking nautical images (a broken ship, an orbiting satellite, the icy sea), he confesses that he feels useless, invisible, and painfully aware that his partner has already sailed away emotionally. Every tick of the clock torments him, and even simple routines like sharing a bed or buying medicine have become silent battles against distance and jealousy.
The title literally means “hit and sunk,” a naval term that sums up the narrator’s state: wounded, defeated, yet still floating in memories of a love that once felt priceless. Clever self-deprecating metaphors – “the bastard heart of Cupid,” “the idiot you find lacking,” “wind that no longer ruffles your voice” – reveal his frustration and self-blame. In the end, Melendi’s voice is a poignant reminder that sometimes the hardest part of heartbreak is realizing you are still fighting for a ship that has already gone under.