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Arca – Ripples (2021) | Track profile | Dork

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KicK iii
Ripples

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Ripples

Release date: 1st December 2021

About This Track

'Ripples' by Arca is a track on 'KicK iii', released in 2021. The lyrics move from a sense of faith in motion to imagery of hovering craft over troubled waters, with a vivid, body-centred language of heat and light. A refrain asks for rhythmic spread, “ripple make ripple”, while the verse leans into self-claim and paced devotion, culminating in love figured as something that rises and amplifies.

"Ripples" is a track by Arca, from the album KicK iii, released 1st December 2021. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Arca.

About the Artist

Arca

Arca

Lyrics

Ripples

[Verse 1]

My faith spinning

Helicopter hover over troubled waters, radially

Girl it's infraliminal

I'm gonna love what's mine

I'm gonna take my time

Residual energy amplifies

My love raining skyward

Up through my body

My flesh lights up

[Chorus]

Say it, ripple make ripple

Say it, ripples make ripples

Say it, ripples make ripples

Say it, ripple make ripples

Say it, ripple make ripples

[Verse 2]

Bruja chiquitita que repite lo que le pica

Ay, mi 'jita ni que fuera

Lo que fuera que tuviera

Encontrar una manera

Y que fuera lo que fuera

Una manera para darlo bien, bien dado

Bien chingado

Se viene y se va, se viene y se va

Te bendice, se persigna

Y llora sin decir más na'

Te perdona lo que dices

Y mientras

[Bridge]

Pistola pa' la nuca, pistola pa' la nuca

La frotan en la cuca, la frotan en la cuca

Pistola pa' la nuca, pistola pa' la nuca

La frotan en la cuca, la frotan en la cuca

Pistola pa' la nuca, pistola pa' la nuca

Que la frota en la cuca, que la frota en la cuca

Pistola pa' la nuca, pistola pa' la nuca

Que la frota en la cuca, que la frota en la cuca

Pistola pa' la nuca, pistola pa' la nuca

Que la frota en la cuca, que la frota en la cuca

Pistola pa' la nuca, pistola pa' la nuca

Que la frota en la cuca, que la frota en la cuca

[Chorus]

Say it, ripple make ripple

Say it, ripples make ripples

Say it, ripples make ripples

Say it, ripple make ripples

Say it, ripple make ripples

Say it, ripple make ripples

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Track details

From KicK iii

2021

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2021

3Morbo
2:15
4Fiera
4:29
5Skullqueen
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12Joya
3:56
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—Electra Rex
—Incendio
—Morbo
—Fiera
—Señorita
—Bruja
—Ripples
—Joya
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