On “OKAY OKAY,” Alessia Cara steps away from her usual subject matter of adolescence and aspects of love, in order to have a good ole self-empowerment song.
Similarly to her 2017 hit song “Scars to Your Beautiful,” which peaked at the Top 10 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the theme of accepti...
[Intro]
Da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da
Da-da, da-da-da-da, da
Da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da
Da-da, da-da-da-da (Okay)
[Verse 1]
My best friend said to me, "I know just what we need
A song of yours that we could feel ourselves to"
I said it'd be a test 'cause you know I'm always stressed
Come to think of it, I guess I've never cared to
[Pre-Chorus]
She said, "You won't know if you never commit"
So here's me convincing myself I'm the shit
[Chorus]
I'm a million trick pony
The number one and only
On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm at 11
Okay, okay
Turn pain into a paycheck
Should see me in a sundress
I do it all with ease, I should give lessons
Okay, okay, okay
[Verse 2]
Maybe if I write it down, I'll make it real somehow
'Cause everyone's allowed to feel amazing
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'll never know if I never commit
So here's me convincing myself I'm the shit
[Chorus]
I'm a million trick pony
The number one and only
On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm at 11
Okay, okay
Turn pain into a paycheck
Should see me in a sundress
I do it all with ease, I should give lessons
Okay, okay, okay
[Bridge]
Fake it until I make it ring true
One day, I'ma be better at feelin' cool, yeah
Fake it until I make it ring true, ayy
One day, I'ma be better at feelin' like a
[Chorus]
Million trick pony
The number one and only
On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm at 11
Okay, okay
Turn pain into a paycheck
Should see me in a sundress
I do it all with ease, I should give lessons
Okay, okay, okay
OKAY OKAY was written by Jon Levine & Alessia Cara.
OKAY OKAY was produced by Midi Jones & Jon Levine.
Alessia Cara released OKAY OKAY on Fri Aug 23 2019.
In her interview at the Zach Sang Show, Alessia Cara has explained that this song about empowering herself is, in contrast to earlier song with the same topic, less emotional and more to have fun:
So this song is like super sarcastic but it’s also my way of trying to convince myself that I’m really...
Alessia explained that such a different mood in one of her songs was requested by her best friend:
She calls it a “cocky song.” Where it’s like, “You gotta write a song which we can just dance to and feel ourselves and […] where you tell yourself how cool you are and how great you are!”
Coincident...