Lisa is on a roll. This evening, the K-pop star dropped “Born Again,” the fourth single from her upcoming album Alter Ego, and it just might be her biggest collaboration yet. Doja Cat and Raye, fresh off her Grammy performance and Best New Artist nomination, join Lisa on the song, forming a trifecta of musical It Girls.
The song is a breakup empowerment song, where the three artists detail just what an ex lost by giving up on their relationship. Lisa sang in the first verse about breaking up “with my man like mm-hmm (A very, very silly, silly man) / One ex in the passenger seat ’cause I’m done.”
In the chorus, all three artists made it clear what he missed out on, singing, “If you tried just a little more times / I would’ve made you a believer / Would’ve showed you what it’s like (Like) / Every single night / To be born again, baby.”
Lisa first teased the superstar collab two weeks ago, sharing a photo of the trio together dressed in dramatic, all-black looks. Turns out, the image is a still from their music video, which features the singers being “born again,” or as the video defined it at the start, transforming into “a New Woman who embraces her freedom to become the person she desires to be.”
The video is broken down into parts, depicting that journey. The group’s black outfits from the first part (which resemble mourning attire) become white and silver goddess-esque looks by its finale.
The countdown is on for the February 28 release of Alter Ego, which includes the previously released “Rockstar,” “New Woman” featuring Rosalía, and “Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me).” But before then, we’ll be seeing more of Lisa when she makes her acting debut in The White Lotus’s third season, which premieres on February 16. “It’s pretty new to me,” Lisa told ELLE of acting for the first time, “but I think it’s similar to shooting music videos…I’m excited for my fans to see it.”
Read the full lyrics to “Born Again” below.
Intro: Lisa
Ooh
If you tried just a little more times
I would’ve made you a believer
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (I would’ve showed you)
Every single night (Night, night)Verse 1: Lisa
In the car, top-down, black shades on uh-huh (Lookin’ so good, can I add?)
And I just broke up with my man like mm-hmm (A very, very silly, silly man)
One ex in the passenger seat ’cause I’m done (Done, yeah, never, ever going back)
Down, down, rude boy, get your foot up on my dash
Got all the receipts, I’m a businesswoman
Littlе bit of heartbreak
A little bit of “How could you do that?”
A littlе bit of talking out your ass
A little bit of “Look at what you had but could not hold”
And that’s on you, baby, too bad
I’m about to make it heard as I vroom vroom
Ice cold how I leave you ’lone
But please tell your mother I’ma miss her soChorus
If you tried just a little more times
I would’ve made you a believer
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (Like)
Every single night
To be born again, baby
To be born again
If you stayed just another few nights
I could’ve made you pray to Jesus
Would’ve showed you to the light (To the light-ight)
Every single night (Every night-ight)
To be born again, baby
To be born again
Verse 2: Doja Cat
Non-believer
You’ve bitten from the fruit but can’t give back
Nice to leave ya, but I would be a fool not to ask
Do your words seem gospel to ya now? (Your words seem gospel to ya now?)
Keepin’ me strong
Choosin’ to carry on after one
Too many lies would be wrong, so wrong
So sad, you pop tags on my shopping spree
Stayed mad when I showed him all the long receipts
They laugh at your crash out like a comedy
I can’t be a sugar mom, get a job for me, shit (Ah, so)
Boy, let go
Or let me live happily forever after more
I hope you learned somethin’ from a lil’ fiasco
You played the game smart lettin’ lil’ me pass go
’Cause
Chorus
If you tried just a little more times
I would’ve made you a believer
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (Like)
Every single night
To be born again, baby
To be born again
If you stayed just another few nights
I could’ve made you pray to Jesus
Would’ve showed you to the light (To the light-ight)
Every single night (Every night-ight)
To be born again, baby
To be born again
Bridge: Raye
Seasoned like the cinnamon
The way I’m getting rid of him
I’m only gonna make you need religion at the minimum
And I’ma do it diligent, I’m lookin’ for a synonym
I’m tryna find the words to tell him I ain’t even feeling him (I pray)
Don’t ever let me be deficient in
Wish that you could wake up and then take me like a vitamin
I learned the hard way to let go now to save my soul, oohChorus
If you tried just a little more times
I would’ve made you a believer
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (Like)
Every single night
To be born again, baby
To be born again
If you stayed just another few nights
I could’ve made you pray to Jesus
Would’ve showed you to the light (To the light-ight)
Every single night (Every night-ight)
To be born again, baby
To be born againOutro: Lisa
Baby, to be born, oh baby, baby, to be born again
To be born again, baby
To be born again
Baby, to be born, oh baby, baby, to be born again (Again)
To be born again, baby
To be born again