Faltas Tú Lyrics in English by Morat
Un cero a la izquierda literally translates to "a zero on the left". It's a fantastic Spanish idiom used to describe feeling worthless or insignificant.
Just like how a zero placed to the left of a number (e.g., 07) has no value, the singer feels completely unimportant without his love. He sings "soy un cero a la izquierda" (I'm a nobody) to express the depth of his sadness and how the breakup has shattered his sense of self-worth.
Morat's "Faltas Tú" is a classic heartbreak song, but it's full of funny and super direct comparisons that show just how lost the singer feels. He says that without his person, he's like a "galaxia sin estrellas" [galaxy without stars] or, even better, a "zapato sin su media" [shoe without its sock]. It's a simple, perfect image of feeling incomplete. He feels so useless that he calls himself a "cero a la izquierda" [a zero on the left, meaning worthless] and says that going out to parties "me sabe a mierda" [tastes like shit to me]. It's blunt, but it gets the point across!
Even though he's tired of writing sad songs and living on "diez por ciento de energía" [ten percent energy], he's not giving up. He refuses to be the "perdedor que no te insiste" [loser who doesn't insist]. The song ends with him absolutely convinced she'll come back, because she's "una en un millón" [one in a million] and he just can't accept that it's over. He's decided to wait for her, no matter what.
