Te Mata

### From

"**Te Mata**" originally titled "**Diabla**" (but not to be confused with "La Diabla") is a song by Kali Uchis from her fourth studio album *ORQUÍDEAS*. It was released as the album's second single on October 20, 2023.

## Background

Uchis performed the song live several occasions before its release, during the Festival Tour (2023) and the Red Moon In Venus Tour with the live debut taking place on April 16, 2023 during her first week at Coachella.

She talked about the meaning behind the song on May 2, 2023, during her show in Atlanta:

On June 18, 2023, during a Q&A on Instagram stories Uchis confirmed the new song's title to be "Te Mata".

On September 23, 2023, she posted a TikTok video teasing a studio snippet of the song, revealing that it is self-written and explaining a little about its background:

She officially announced the song's release on October 16, 2023, through a post on social media.
A pre-save link was made available two days after, on October 18.

## Lyrics

Vea, pues

A mí me gusta que vean lo feliz que soy sin ellos

Yo, que soy la diabla de tu historia

La que sabía que pa' volar me tocaría encontrar mis propias alas

Y yo me guardaba ese dolor dentro de mi alma (con calma)

La que con todos tus maltratos se quedó siempre como si nada (siempre como nada)

Y yo permitía tus acciones, me dolían como balas (como balas)

La que lloraba hasta dormir y despertaba a seguir la pesadilla

Pues eso ya pasó, esa ya no soy yo

Si eso me hace mala, pues diabla es lo quе soy

Nunca vas a poder cortar mis alas

Y eso es lo quе te mata

Pues eso ya pasó, esa ya no soy yo

Por fin estoy feliz, mis días ya no son gris

Por fin me di cuenta que me merezco mucho más

Y eso te mata

Tienes que aceptar que ahora soy un recuerdo

Si buscas un culpable, pues mira en el espejo

Nunca me conociste, acuérdate que no valió la pena

(Nunca me conociste y mucho menos ahora)

Es hora de entender, no tienes na' que ver conmigo

Y no hay nada más de qué hablar, ya lo he intentado

It's best we leave the past right where it is

No vivo en el pasado (Y esta parte se baila bien pega'o)

Estoy con alguien que me hace feliz

Me ama como soy, me hace reir

So just let me be

Nunca te daré lo que quieres de mí (uh)

La-la-la, la-la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

Pues eso ya pasó, esa ya no soy yo

Si eso me hace mala, pues diabla es lo que soy

Nunca vas a poder cortar mis alas

Y eso es lo que te mata

Pues eso ya pasó, esa ya no soy yo

Por fin estoy feliz, mis días ya no son gris

Por fin me di cuenta que me merezco mucho más

Y eso te mata

### Translation

See, then

I like them to see how happy I am without them

I, who am the devil of your story

The one who knew that to fly I would have to find my own wings

And I kept that pain inside my soul

The one who, with all your mistreatment, always stayed like nothing

And I allowed your actions, they hurt me like bullet

The one who cried herself to sleep and woke up to continue the nightmare

Well that's already happened, that's not me anymore

If that makes me bad, then devil is what I am

You'll never be able to cut my wings

And that's what kills you

Well that's already happened, that's not me anymore

I'm finally happy, my days are no longer gray

I finally realized that I deserve much more

And that kills you

You have to accept that now I am a memory

If you are looking for a culprit, then he looks in the mirror

You never knew me, remember it wasn't worth it

(You never knew me, much less now)

It's time to understand, you have nothing to do with me

And there's nothing more to talk about, I've already tried

It's best we leave the past right where it is

I don't live in the past

I'm with someone who makes me happy

He loves me as I am, he makes me laugh

So just let me be

I'll never give you what you want from me (uh)

La-la-la, la-la-la

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

Well that's over, that's not me anymore

If that makes me bad, then diabla is what I am

You will never be able to cut my wings

And that's what kills you

Well that's already happened, that's not me anymore

I'm finally happy, my days are no longer gray

I finally realized that I deserve so much more.

And that kills you

## Trivia

* The single's artwork was replaced at the last minute with the album cover.
* A visualizer video for the song was released hours prior to the music video, but it was made private.

## References

1. ↑ Translation: "**It Kills You**"
2. ↑ Translation: "**Devil**"
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyd0cDex4hh/?img\_index=1
6. ↑ https://kaliuchis.lnk.to/TeMata

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