Sabrettim (English translation) – Semicenk
[Verse 1]
I was patient.
Tonight, I ruined myself.
Put only me in my place—I made it tight.
I made the night a lover to the day.
I made you forbidden.
[Verse 2]
Come on, let’s look at the skies.
Let me be your horse and prance around with you.
Erase and discard all the bad memories.
Let’s light a cigarette and watch a series.
I imagined you always by my side.
You ruined everything with one word.
[Bridge]
Don’t go on, don’t do it, stop—
The matter is closed between us.
I’m aware of everything.
You can’t see, I’m behind you.
The road ended, I’m in darkness.
I lost the ability to sleep soundly.
[Chorus]
I was patient.
Tonight, I ruined myself.
Put only me in my place—I made it difficult.
I made the night a lover to the day.
I made you forbidden.
[Interlude]
(Ooh…)
(Ooh…)
[Verse 3]
Believe me, nothing matters to my heart anymore.
It can’t break now.
I left the past behind, came dreaming of tomorrow,
And tossed it aside.
I wrote my anxiety onto the shore.
I understood—I can’t go any deeper.
[Refrain]
In my longing, with your words…
If I were to lose myself in your eyes,
I couldn’t find my way without touching your skin.
Hide me in your heart, deep down with your hands.
Imprison me in your skin.
[Outro]
All those dreams in vain—
Let me wake up and go home.
Don’t look for me ever again.
Just let me be patient…
I was patient.
Lyrics Meaning
This song is a poignant exploration of self-sabotage, longing, and the conscious construction of emotional barriers. It portrays the narrator as an active agent in their own suffering, choosing to make love impossible as a form of painful control.
Key Themes & Imagery:
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Active Self-Destruction: The repeated line “Tonight I ruined myself” is a declaration, not an accident. The narrator “put only me in my place” and “made it tight/difficult,” suggesting a deliberate act of confining their own heart and creating their own hardship.
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The Forbidden Love: Central to the song is the idea of intentionally making the beloved “forbidden.” This could mean emotionally distancing them, ending things, or framing the relationship as impossible. It’s a preemptive strike against potential hurt, ensuring the pain is on their own terms.
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Night & Day: The metaphor “I made the night a lover to the day” is powerful. It speaks to blurring boundaries, finding intimacy in darkness, and perhaps trying to unite opposing forces within oneself (sadness with hope, secrecy with openness).
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Longing & Imprisonment: Despite the barriers, longing persists. The desire to be “imprisoned in your skin” and hidden in the beloved’s heart reveals a deep craving for fusion and security, contrasting sharply with the earlier acts of isolation.
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Resignation & Emotional Exhaustion: The latter verses show a turning point—a heart that “can’t break now” because it’s numb, and the realization they “can’t go any deeper.” The final plea is not for connection, but for release from the cycle: “Let me wake up and go home… just let me be patient.”
Emotional Core: This is the sound of someone who loves so intensely it terrifies them. Their response is to orchestrate the heartbreak themselves, to “ruin” the possibility before fate or the other person can. It’s a song about choosing the kind of pain you can control, while secretly yearning for the very closeness you’re destroying. The patience mentioned is not for love to bloom, but for the self-inflicted wounds to finally stop aching.
