Loqueras comes from the root word loco (crazy) and translates to "craziness", "foolishness", or "wild behavior". It is a highly expressive slang term frequently used in Mexico and across Latin America to describe acting out or doing reckless things.
In this song, Gabito Ballesteros sings, "¿Como voy a explicar que me perdí en loqueras?" (How am I going to explain that I got lost in wild behavior?). He uses this memorable word to admit that he turned to partying and reckless choices as a distraction from the anxiety of a painful breakup.
Gabito Ballesteros and Tito Double P walk straight into the wreckage of a fresh breakup in "7 Dias". It has only been a week, and instead of taking the high road, the narrator admits he is completely consumed by stress and poor coping mechanisms. He bluntly complains, "Sólo somos yo y la puta ansiedad" ("It's only me and the fucking anxiety"), facing down "treinta llamadas perdidas" ("thirty missed calls"). To drown out the panic, he goes on a bender with his friends ("los panas") and other women, blowing money without caring. In Mexican slang, his exclamation "a la verga al final" is a crude, exasperated way of throwing his hands up and saying "to hell with it all."
Even while he insists he is trying to move on, his ego will not let the situation go. He claims that "el alcohol sabe mal" ("the alcohol tastes bad") and swears he will never look at her again, yet he immediately turns around to question her: "Dime qué tienes / Si tú al final no sabes ni qué quieres" ("Tell me what's wrong with you / If in the end you don't even know what you want"). He calls her out on what he sees as a bluff, insisting that despite her cold act, "en esos ojos se ve que aún me quieres" ("in those eyes it shows you still love me"). It is a messy, chaotic look at a guy whose pride is bruised while his life spins out of control.
Gabriel "Gabito" Ballesteros Abril, born on July 23, 1999, in Cumpas, Sonora, Mexico, is a rising singer-songwriter and record producer in the Regional Mexican and corridos tumbados genres. Raised in a musical family, he learned guitar at eight and performed in mariachi and choir groups from a young age. After pausing his early career to earn a degree in industrial engineering, Gabito returned to music with renewed energy, signing with Los CT Records and collaborating with major artists like Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano, Junior H, and Becky G.
Gabito Ballesteros gained notable recognition with the 2022 breakout single "El Chamán" and his 2022 collaboration "AMG" alongside Natanael Cano and Peso Pluma, which landed on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in Mexico. Known for blending traditional Mexican sounds with modern melodies, he continues to shape the future of Latin music and was named Billboard's Latin Artist on the Rise in July 2023. In 2024, he released his debut full-length album, The GB, marking his impressive arrival on the international stage.