“Andromeda” was the first album VC released on Grita Records in 1998.
“Luces” their second full album released on Warner Music Latin in 2002. The release of “Hollywood” the first single from this album, Volumen Cero, began their journey into becoming a successful band to break from the U.S. Latin Alternative scene. “Hollywood’s” video featuring Porn Star Ron Jeremy and Beto Cuevas was directed by Grammy nominated Simon Brandt. In just a few months, Volumen Cero, had its first #1 on radio in Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico. The single “Hollywood” lasted 16 weeks on top of the charts in the Latin Alternative chart of R &R Magazine.
In 2004 they released “Estelar” on Warner Music Latin. "Autos" the first single from the album “Estelar” spent over 10 weeks in the #1 spot and 20 weeks in the top 3 spots of R&R's Latin Rock Chart, They also got a nomination for Best Latin Rock Album by a Duo or Group in 2005. VC also landed on “Los Diez Mas Pedidos” on MTV Latin America. They also made history when they became one of the first Latin alternative groups ever to be profiled on MTV's Advance Warning, which aired on MTV and MTV2. “Autos” video from the album “Estelar” charted on Billboard for MTV's Top 40 Video Playlist.
“I Can See The Brite Spot” is their fourth studio album that is ready to be released. There is a duality on this new album which features 8 Spanish & 4 English tracks such as: “Chinese Connection” featuring guest vocals by Latin Hipsters Ceci Bastida, “Planetas” featuring Chana & “El Mar” the first single. The album was produced by Volumen Cero and recorded at 29 Music, No One’s Home and Bellevue Studios all based in Echo Park, CA. " ICSTBS release date is OCT 7,2008 on Tiger One Records distributed by Adrenaline Music Group.
El Mar
Volumen Cero Lyrics
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realmente conocer quién soy.
Y hoy se fue
la psicosis para siempre
(me iba a destruir)
como un seguidor...
el discípulo
alineado... alabado... amargado...
Sabes poner la primera
(calificaste otra vez)
Tú sabes cuál es la manera
(de llevarme a ése lugar)
El mar, el mar, el mar...
El mar... tirio que me das...
¿Qué vas a hacer?
Tú estas bailando
sobre una soga colgando bien alto.
No puedes dormir
la conciencia te está apuñalando...
Cuando el día decida aclarar...
Espero estar...
(quizás estoy)
del otro lado del mundo...
Profundo en segundos...
Sabes poner la primera
(calificaste otra vez)
Tú sabes cuál es la manera
(de llevarme a ése lugar)
Sabes poner la primera
(calificaste otra vez)
Tú sabes cuál es la manera...
de llevarme a ése lugar:
El mar, el mar, el mar...
El mar... tirio que me das...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
The lyrics to Volumen Cero's song El Mar explore themes of self-discovery and the struggle towards finding one's true identity. The opening lines "Aprender, realmente conocer quién soy" (To learn, to truly know who I am) set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer has experienced a form of psychosis which threatened to consume him, but he has now escaped its grip.
The chorus, "El mar, el mar, el mar... El mar... tirio que me das" (The sea, the sea, the sea... The Phoenician sea that you give me) is a metaphorical reference to the vastness of the ocean, symbolizing the depths and complexity of the singer's journey towards self-discovery. The lines "Qué vas a hacer? Tú estas bailando sobre una soga colgando bien alto" (What are you going to do? You are dancing on a rope hanging high up) suggest the precarious nature of the journey and the potential dangers of falling.
The lyrics convey a sense of determination, with the singer emboldened to face the challenges that lie ahead. The lines "Sabes poner la primera... Tú sabes cuál es la manera / de llevarme a ése lugar" (You know how to take the first step... You know how to take me there) indicate that there is someone guiding and supporting him along the way. In the end, the song leaves the listener with a sense of hope, that despite the difficulties, there is a brighter future waiting on the other side.
Line by Line Meaning
Aprender...
To learn... truly get to know who I am.
realmente conocer quién soy.
Truly get to know who I am.
Y hoy se fue
And today it left.
la psicosis para siempre
The psychosis forever.
(me iba a destruir)
(it was going to destroy me).
como un seguidor...
Like a follower...
el discípulo
The disciple
alineado... alabado... amargado...
Aligned... praised... bittered...
por sí mismo...
By oneself...
Sabes poner la primera
You know how to take the first step
(calificaste otra vez)
(you qualified it again).
Tú sabes cuál es la manera
You know what the way is
(de llevarme a ése lugar)
(to take me to that place).
El mar, el mar, el mar...
The sea, the sea, the sea...
El mar... tirio que me das...
The sea... Tyrian that you give me...
¿Qué vas a hacer?
What are you going to do?
Tú estas bailando
You are dancing
sobre una soga colgando bien alto.
On a rope hanging high.
No puedes dormir
You can't sleep
la conciencia te está apuñalando...
Your conscience is stabbing you...
Cuando el día decida aclarar...
When the day decides to clear up...
Espero estar...
I hope to be...
(quizás estoy)
(maybe I am).
del otro lado del mundo...
On the other side of the world...
Profundo en segundos...
Deep in seconds...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
The sea, the sea, the sea...
El mar... tirio que me das...
The sea... Tyrian that you give me...
Sabes poner la primera
You know how to take the first step
(calificaste otra vez)
(you qualified it again).
Tú sabes cuál es la manera
You know what the way is
(de llevarme a ése lugar)
(to take me to that place).
Sabes poner la primera
You know how to take the first step
(calificaste otra vez)
(you qualified it again).
Tú sabes cuál es la manera...
You know what the way is...
de llevarme a ése lugar:
to take me to that place:
El mar, el mar, el mar...
The sea, the sea, the sea...
El mar... tirio que me das...
The sea... Tyrian that you give me...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
The sea, the sea, the sea...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
The sea, the sea, the sea...
El mar, el mar, el mar...
The sea, the sea, the sea...
Writer(s): Marthin Chan
Contributed by Nicholas K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.