Former One Direction member Zayn has been nothing short of a success story ever since the band disbanded in 2015-16. His solo single “Pillowtalk” became a Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit–something One Direction had not achieved before. K-Pop superstar group Blackpink’s Jisoo has been having a successful solo career as well. The two of them combined? It creates something truly beautiful as they sing about love.
“Eyes Closed” was released on October 10, 2025, as the first-ever collaboration between Zayn and Jisoo. The song was teased on October 6th with Jisoo posting on Instagram of her with Zayn from behind. Fans were quick to recognize the former One Direction superstar.
The song talks about a love that should not be. They come from widely different backgrounds and experiences, but against all odds they find love. The music video for the song shows the two singers in a spaceship heading off to a new planet. Their love unfolds during this journey.
Listen to “Eyes Closed” by Jisoo & Zayn
Jisoo & Zayn “Eyes Closed” Lyrics Meaning and Song Review
The beginning of the song tells us the nerves these two felt when their relationship started to blossom. Although both of them feel very strongly about each other, they also want to proceed with caution.
They know where they have been — wrong people and wrong places.
‘Cause someone like me and someone like you
Really shouldn’t work, yeah, the history is proof
In the past, they have both had their fair share of bitter experiences in love. They know that they come from different backgrounds, upbringings, and experiences. This does not bode well for them in the long run. So, they have to proceed with patience and caution.
This is a classic ‘brain tells you one thing, and heart tells another’ situation. Although their experiences tell them to tread with caution, their present feelings instruct them to jump right in.
In the chorus of the song, Jisoo and Zayn say they should be falling in love with their eyes closed — as the poets say. But they know they have got their differences to mend to make it work.
The beds we’ve been in, the namеs and the faces of who we wеre with
Jisoo and Zayn seem to advocate to keeping their past locked and hidden from each other. While this may seem like a red flag to begin the relationship with, the singers chose to believe this as a pivotal moment in their lives and that they are turning a new leaf in love. A clean slate to begin a new relationship is a good spin on this idea.
In the second verse of the song, Jisoo says that she gets tunnel vision everytime she is around him. The world around them fades away and there’s only one target. She only see the future ahead of her. The past is a thing of the past — gone and erased.
Should they be falling in love with their eyes closed?
Let us hear what you think about this song in the comments below. Read the complete lyrics to the song on Genius.