The song "İhanetten Geri Kalan" by Emir Can İğrek is about a person who has been betrayed in a relationship and has decided to move on. The lyrics express the narrator's strong determination to not go back to the past or be hurt again. The song begins with the lines "İstemem artık, Geriye dönme" which mean "I don't want it anymore, Don't turn back." The narrator is firm in their decision to not go back to the past or reconcile. They emphasize that even if the person tries to come back, their presence will extinguish in the house, indicating that their love has turned cold. The lyrics mention that the narrator has heard that the person who betrayed them has quickly grown tired and is desperately searching for a way to return. However, the narrator reveals that they too have changed. They compare themselves to a strong wind, cutting through the fresh blossoms of spring, turning them into frost, symbolizing their transformation after the betrayal. The chorus repeats the lines "İstemem artık, Geriye dönme, Dönersen bile, Bu evde sönme" which mean "I don't want it anymore, Don't turn back, Even if you come back, Don't burn in this house." These lines emphasize the narrator's resolution to not let the person back into their life, even if they try to return. The song further emphasizes the consequences of the betrayal. The lyrics describe love as something that has ended and compares the feeling to icy cold water. No matter how much salt is applied to the wound, it cannot be healed. The person who betrayed is portrayed as neither tender nor treacherous, loyal nor cruel, but simply a longing and revenge that remains after the betrayal. In summary, "İhanetten Geri Kalan" is a song about moving on from a betrayal and refusing to let the person back into the narrator's life. The lyrics express determination, transformation, and the aftermath of the betrayal.
