Crime and Punishment

The song 'Crime and Punishment' by VOCALOID, a singing voice synthesizer software, delves into the depths of unrequited love and the emotional turmoil that accompanies it. The lyrics express a longing for the beloved to have the ability to hear and feel so that they could understand the depth of the singer's affection. The repeated 'if only' phrases highlight a sense of desperation and wishful thinking, emphasizing the gap between the singer's feelings and the beloved's awareness or reciprocation.

The song's title, 'Crime and Punishment,' suggests a dramatic and perhaps self-deprecating view of love, where the singer feels that not being loved back is a punishment for their feelings, which they see as a crime. The lyrics 'If you're going to hate me, then kill me' and 'I don't need a me that isn't loved by you' convey a dramatic, all-or-nothing stance on love, indicating that the singer's existence is meaningless without the beloved's affection. This hyperbolic sentiment is common in many love songs, where love is portrayed as the end-all and be-all of existence.

The song also touches on the theme of visibility and acknowledgment, with the singer feeling invisible to their beloved. The lines 'You won't look at me' and 'I don't exist anywhere' express a deep sense of neglect and the pain of being unseen. The singer's desire for the beloved's suffering face suggests a twisted satisfaction in knowing that the beloved is also experiencing pain, possibly as a form of connection or acknowledgment of the singer's own suffering.