The song "Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım" by the band Gripin is about the heartbreak and longing felt after a breakup or separation. The lyrics describe the speaker's feelings of being indebted to words, as if they were a deaf person who had poured their heart out and had a conversation with their own emptiness. The speaker feels trapped, like a wreckage, and longs to be themselves again, so they open up and have a conversation with their own being. The line "Yüzünü ilk kez gören bir çocuk gibi" translates to "Like a child seeing your face for the first time." This metaphorical phrase represents the speaker's awe and excitement when seeing their loved one, as if it was the first time. The line "Kırıldı ayna paramparça" translates to "The mirror shattered into pieces." This line signifies the pain and destruction caused by the separation, as the speaker's reflection, represented by the mirror, is broken and fragmented. Throughout the song, the speaker emphasizes how shattered they are without their loved one. They express that every single thing in their life is broken, just like their own heart. The absence of their loved one causes numerous tears, and they plead for them to come back to Istanbul, the city they associate with their pain and animosity towards being without them. The speaker mentions that they tried to build sails from the hopes they cut, emphasizing their unsuccessful attempts to move forward or hold on in the absence of their loved one. They question whether their efforts to hold on were real or if they were just dressing up their separations as gifts. The speaker feels silent and blames themselves for what happened, as the shattered mirror represents their broken self-image. Overall, "Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım" portrays the emotions of heartache, longing, and the struggle to cope with the absence of one's loved one. It conveys the pain and devastation caused by separation and the desire to reconcile and find solace in the presence of the other person.
