Ian Escobar sings ‘De Cero,’ a heartfelt song about love and loss. The performer teams up with Jeybeat and others to create a tropical melody that mixes emotion with rhythm. The lyrics writer pens a story of starting over while holding onto memories of a past relationship.
Released: July 15, 2025
De Cero
Ian Escobar
De Cero Lyrics English Translation by Ian Escobar
The songwriter mentions a voice echoing in the mind, a powerful image of lingering memories. He describes the struggle of moving on, saying, ‘Being without you just doesn’t work for me.’ The tune balances the pain of separation with the rhythm of a tropical trip.
Estoy lejos y tocó empezar desde ceroI’m far away and forced to start from scratch,
Al cerrar los ojos te veo, esto de seguir sin ti no es tan fácilclosing my eyes I see you, moving on without you isn’t that easy.
Tan lejos y no se me acaba el deseoI’m so far away and my desire hasn’t faded,
Trato de olvidarte y me niego, porqueI try to forget you but I refuse, because…
Estar sin ti no me da-da-daBeing without you just doesn’t work for me,
Me va a ganar la ansiedadanxiety is going to take over.
Si no estoy contigo, no veo la necesida’-da’-da’If I’m not with you, I don’t see the point,
No hay nada más que buscarthere’s nothing left to search for,
Si no estoy contigo, uh-uhif I’m not with you, oh.
¿Por qué no vi la fecha de vencimiento?Why didn’t I see the expiration date?
Si sabía que esto no iba a durarIf I knew this wasn’t going to last,
No le fuera metido sentimientoI wouldn’t have caught feelings for you.
Pero cada historia tiene su finalBut every story has its end.
Desde cero empezamosWe started from scratch,
Y ahora desde cero es que estamosand now starting from scratch is where we are.
¿Cómo hacemos si no avanzamos?What do we do if we aren’t moving forward?
Tú sabes queYou know that…
Estar sin ti no me da-da-daBeing without you just doesn’t work for me,
Me va a ganar la ansiedadanxiety is going to take over.
Si no estoy contigo, no veo la necesida’-da’-da’If I’m not with you, I don’t see the point,
No hay nada más que buscarthere’s nothing left to search for,
Si no estoy contigo, uh-uhif I’m not with you, oh.
Tengo tus voces en mi menteI have your voice echoing in my mind,
Tengo, pero solo quedan recuerdosI do, but only the memories remain.
Yo me quedo con lo mejorI’m keeping the best of what we had,
Pero ahora solamentebut right now I just
Tengo tus voces en mi mentehave your voice echoing in my mind,
Tengo, pero solo quedan recuerdosI do, but only the memories remain.
Yo me quedo con lo mejorI’m keeping the best of what we had.
Estar sin ti no me da-da-daBeing without you just doesn’t work for me,
Me va a ganar la ansiedadanxiety is going to take over.
Si no estoy contigo, no veo la necesida’-da’-da’If I’m not with you, I don’t see the point,
No hay nada más que buscarthere’s nothing left to search for,
Si no estoy contigo, uh-uhif I’m not with you, oh.
This is a tropical, tropical trip, tropicalThis is a tropical, tropical trip, tropical.
Ian, JeybeatIan, Jeybeat.
SNDY, yeah, ohSNDY, yeah, oh.
De Cero Music Video
The meaning behind ‘De Cero’ is the struggle to move on after love ends. Ian Escobar’s collaboration with Jeybeat offers a mix of heartache and tropical vibes in this Spanish track.