“Born Yesterday” is a 2021 single by Arca featuring Australian singer and songwriter Sia. Arca released the song and its music video on October 4th, 2021, along with the announcement of Kick II release date and tracklisting. The original Sia demo of the song leaked online in 2014 and was rumored to be pitched to Katy Perry. Sia then released her original verse on YouTube.
Background[]
After collaborations with Rosalía and SOPHIE on 2020’s Kick I and a recent remix for Lady Gaga, Arca’s latest joint venture, “Born Yesterday” with Sia, represents her latest foray into more mainstream pop. The first single from the producer’s upcoming Kick II takes a different approach from its predecessors, building off an unreleased yet all too familiar sounding Sia demo. In an inteview with Zane Lowe, Arca has said that she connected deeply with said demo and decided to build her own song around the acapella. Ahead of its release, the electronic artist has shared the lead single “Born Yesterday,” featuring Sia. It’s the only collaboration on the 12-track album — a sharp paring-down from the four featured artists on Kick I. The single arrives with a dark music video directed by KinkiFactory starring Arca. “Thank you also Sia for allowing me to lip sync for my life and letting me channel the vocal for the video, on set the tears were real,” she wrote on Twitter. Kick II is the second of four albums to be set for release in an ongoing series. In the interim of the projects, Arca has shared the one-off single “Incendio,” made an appearance on Lady Gaga’s Chromatica remix album with a new take on “Rain on Me,” and dropped the four-track project Madre and the 100-track AI remix pack Riquiquí.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Something's wrong and I can feel it
And if the surface tension breaks
Then we will drown here in it all
'Cause you can't look me in the eye anymore
And if you do, it's clear inside
You fight an inner war
[Pre-Chorus]
But you can't hide your shame tonight
And I can't take the words you cannot say
So hush now and don't cry
Mistakes are part of life
[Chorus]
I wasn't born yesterday
And I see it on your face
I wasn't born yesterday
And I am not your baby anymore
You took my heart and now it's broken
[Verse 2]
So take your things, you gotta go now
Don't say a word or it might go down, go down, go down
And I'll stay cool until you walk out
But when you're gone, I'll lie here hoping that I will not drown
[Pre-Chorus]
But you can't hide your shame tonight
And I can't take the words you cannot say
So hush now and don't cry
Mistakes are part of life
[Chorus]
I wasn't born yesterday
And I see it on your face
I wasn't born yesterday
And I am not your baby anymore
You took my heart and now it's broken
[Outro]
I ain't your baby anymore (Don't call me baby)
Don't say a word because I know (Don't call me baby)
I ain't your baby anymore (Don't call me baby)
So save the word because I know (Don't call me baby)
No (Don't call me baby)
No (Don't call me baby)
No (Don't call me baby)
No (Don't call me baby)