Rehacer means "to remake" or "to redo." It's an interesting word because it implies rebuilding or starting over after something has been broken or lost.
In the song, the artist sings, "Yo sé que vas a rehacer tu vida, lo único que quiero que tú sepas es que yo no puedo rehacer la mía" (I know you're going to remake your life, the only thing I want you to know is that I can't remake mine). This highlights the pain of moving on after a breakup, where one person is able to rebuild their life while the other feels unable to do so.
Have you ever felt like the sky itself cried when your heart broke? Yiyo Sarante's "Manos De Tijeras" [Scissor Hands] starts right there, with the powerful line "Le dije al cielo que te fuiste y empezó a llorar" [I told the sky you left and it started to cry]. It's a really emotional song about a breakup, looking back at the beginning of a relationship with such fondness: "Tú con el pelo suelto / Y yo con esas ganas de hacerte reír" [You with your hair down / And me with that desire to make you laugh].
But that sweetness quickly turns to pain. He sings, "Me duele, cada que me acuerdo de tus besos / Me duele, porque el tiempo va de ida / Y va sin ruta de regreso" [It hurts, every time I remember your kisses / It hurts, because time goes one way / And has no return route]. He's clearly struggling to move on, asking his ex, "Dime si me echas de menos, tan solo un poquito" [Tell me if you miss me, just a little bit] and admitting, "yo, no puedo respirar, sin ti" [I can't breathe, without you]. It's a raw look at regret, missing someone, and the fear of seeing them with someone new: "en cualquier momento subes una foto / En los brazos de un extraño / Eso sí va a hacerme daño" [any moment you'll upload a photo / In the arms of a stranger / That will really hurt me]. He knows she'll move on, but he can't, saying, "yo no puedo rehacer la mía" [I can't remake mine]. It's a really honest and heartbreaking song about the lasting impact of a lost love.
Yiyo Sarante, born Eduardo Sarante in the Dominican Republic, is a bachata and salsa singer known for his deep, expressive voice. The seventh of nine children born to Ángel Sarante and María Perdomo, he got his start as a percussionist before making his solo singing debut in 1999, performing in the tourist town of Bávaro.
He built his career through the 2000s and 2010s, with his 2011 single "Tierra Mala" landing at number two on the Dominican Republic's annual Top 50 Salsa list. Yiyo comes from a musical family: his older brother, the late Yoskar Sarante, was one of the most celebrated bachata singers of his generation.
Today, Yiyo Sarante continues to record romantic bachata like "Corazón de Acero," building his own following among fans of the genre.