Not Today

## Audio

"**Not Today**" is the second single and ninth track from Gabi DeMartino's debut studio album, *Paintings of Me*, It was released on August 13, 2021, along with its official music video directed by Nayip Ramos.

## Background

On May 8, 2020, Gabi shared some of the lyrics on her Twitter. On July 31, 2020, Gabi tweeted some of the lyrics again. On August 1, 2020, Gabi shared a snippet of the song, and shared a vlog where she was recording the song and described it as 'dancy and boppy'. On May 18, 2021, Gabi hinted for the song to be her comeback single after she took a break from music. On May 28, 2021, she shared some of the lyrics on her Instagram. On June 27, 2021, Gabi confirmed that she's shooting the music video the next day. On August 3, 2021, Gabi revealed publicly on Instagram that the song would be released on August 13th. She also changed her Twitter's header to a part from the cover art. On August 6, 2021, the song was made available to pre-order. On August 11, 2021, Gabi shared a teaser of the music video.

## Music video

The music video was filmed on June 28, 2021, some of the behind the scenes were shared on Gabi's Instagram's close friends stories.

### Behind the scenes

On July 7, 2021, Gabi posted a behind the scenes video on her vlog channel.

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## Live performances

Gabi debuted the song live on August 8, 2020, at her Musikfest special, alongside "Champagne Dreams" as the first teasers of the album. On September 20, 2021, a performance of the song was released on Sweety High's channel.

Gabi DeMartino Performs 'Not Today'
## Trivia

* "Not Today" is Gabi's first single to be performed before its actual release.
* The song is Gabi's fourth explicit single, the others being "Yacht", "Champagne Dreams" and "Pretty Little Mind".

## Commercial performance

The song peaked at number 44 on the iTunes Charts.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Walkin' on seashells, hidin' all my details

Say whatever works

Hopin' it don't hurt, no

Holdin' on your hand is a little piece of hell

You tell me all these lies

And never make it right, no

**[Pre-Chorus]**

But I'm growin', I'm growin', I'm growin' now

And I'm blockin' it, blockin' it, blockin' it somehow

And it showin' it showin' it showin' well

I'm glowing with the rays I found (Oh)

**[Chorus]**

I'm gonna be ok, I'm gonna get away

I don't need you not tomorrow, no

And not today

I'll be ok, I'm gonna fly away

I don't need you not tomorrow, no

And not today

**[Post-Chorus]**

And not today

And not today

**[Verse 2]**

People just like you

At first so fuckin' cool

Until I speak my truth

And then it's all abuse

My mood is turning grey

That salt is on my face

I'm losin' energy

And losin' parts of me, yeah

**[Pre-Chorus]**

But I'm growin', I'm growin', I'm growin' now

And I'm blockin' it, blockin' it, blockin' it somehow

And it showin' it showin' it showin' well

I'm glowing with the rays I found (Oh)

**[Chorus]**

I'm gonna be ok, I'm gonna get away

I don't need you not tomorrow, no

And not today

I'll be ok, I'm gonna fly away

I don't need you not tomorrow, no

And not today

**[Post-Chorus]**

And not today

And not today

**[Bridge]**

I'm gonna be ok

I'm gonna get away (Oh)

I'll be ok

I'm gonna fly away

Woah, (Oh)

**[Chorus]**

And not today

And not today

And not today

## References

1. ↑ not today not today not today
2. ↑ but im growin i'm growin i'm growin now
3. ↑ Gabi DeMartino - Not Today (Beautiful Mess Snippet)
4. ↑ learned my lesson. getting my filler dissolved & WHY
5. ↑ not today, but someday soon
6. ↑ walkin on seashells hidin all my details 🐚
7. ↑ preparing to shoot something special tmrw
8. ↑ roses are red, violets are blue. you have song coming august 13th too
9. ↑ pre-save now https://ffm.to/nottodaygd
10. ↑ friday. song, video, & live performance 👼🏼
11. ↑ if u wanna see BTS of tomorrow's special day, add me here!
12. ↑ Twitter - get your $10 ticket to watch my virtual live performance! full performance of a never-been-teased track + mama mia cover, Q+A, + virtual meet and greet @Musikfest
13. ↑ Not Today - iTunes Charts

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