Amnesia
Sonora Skandalo Lyrics

The lyrics to Sonora Skandalo's song "Amnesia" are about a misunderstanding between two people. The first person recounts to the second person that they were lovers and lived together, but the second person is unsure as they have been without love for a long time and the last person they were with left a painful memory. The first person even tells the second person that they begged them not to leave and that their departure left their heart without any happiness. The second person then laments about how they have spent their time since then, going from bar to bar, unable to forget their former lover and wasting away in memories of their promises.

The second person apologizes for not wanting to hurt the first person, and though they acknowledge that perhaps what they have said is true, they cannot remember it. The chorus of the song repeats the description of the second person's agony - crying and spending all their time thinking about their former lover's promises - before the second person apologizes again, noting that they cannot recall the time they apparently shared together.

What's interesting about "Amnesia" is that it's based on a true story that the lead singer of Sonora Skandalo experienced personally. The song was written by the band and described as a tribute to the "cumbia colombiana" genre. It was actually one of the first cumbia songs to acknowledge a woman's side of the story as many other songs from the same genre have been criticized for being sexist. The song's popularity led it to become a viral hit on TikTok in 2020 with many people making dance videos to it, especially in Latin America. "Amnesia" was nominated for Best Tropical Song at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards.