LA MEMORIA Lyrics in English by Jessie Reyez
Gemela literally translates to "twin sister". It's a unique word to find in a song about heartbreak, which makes it very memorable.
Jessie Reyez sings, "Te hace falta encontrar una gemela que te quiebre el corazón" (You need to find a twin who will break your heart). She uses it metaphorically to wish that her ex meets someone exactly like her—a "twin"—who will give him a taste of his own medicine. This clever desire for karmic justice gives the word a powerful, biting meaning in the song.
Canadian-Colombian singer Jessie Reyez does not sugarcoat a breakup in "LA MEMORIA". Instead of crying quietly, she is furious that an ex still lives rent-free in her head. She complains, "No escapo tu memoria / Te apareces en mis canciones" ("I can't escape your memory / You show up in my songs"), admitting that even when she tries writing about someone else, he sneaks right back in. Her obsession runs deep enough that she ignored family warnings: "Este amor me dejó sorda / Los consejos de mi madre no me llegan" ("This love left me deaf / My mother's advice doesn't reach me"). The relationship was toxic, and she wants out of her neighborhood just to shake the misery.
Her revenge fantasy is deliciously blunt. She wishes karma on him with "Te hace falta enamorarte de una perra" ("You need to fall in love with a bitch"), hoping he meets a ruthless match who breaks his heart so he finally learns how it feels. Toward the end, she flips into English to deliver a deliciously moody visual: "When the red is almost black / And the rose is almost dead / That is my favorite color". She knows she gravitates toward love only when it is rotting and painful, and she owns that dark habit completely.
