Arca is an experimental project by Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez, a Venezuelan… Read Full Bio ↴Arca is an experimental project by Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez, a Venezuelan electronic producer, mixing engineer, performance artist, painter and DJ.
Arca embraces fluidity and changing between states, whether it be gender, genre, or personality. In a 2020 interview, they say "We all have multiple personalities. Rather than causing panic, I think maybe that could cause some relief". "There was a clear intention on her fourth album, Kick i to allow every self to express itself. Not to decide how much air time each self would get, but to allow for modulation between them in a spontaneous way. There is no such thing as normal". In Mutability and ambivalence guide the sound of her music — the atmospheres they create often contain abrasive percussive blasts, metal-shop whine, the screech of subway brakes, the whine of jet engines overheating. Anthropomorphic and animalistic sounds abound —mewling cats, mooing cows, anguished screams, the grunts and groans of orgasm, commingling pleasure and terror and beauty and ugliness in the most thrilling ways possible.

She has also been credited for her writing/producing efforts on Björk's Vulnicura and the entirety of Utopia. Alongside FKA twigs' EP2 as well as for their collaborations with Dean Blunt, Frank Ocean, Kelela, Kanye West, ROSALÍA and Lady Gaga, among others.

Walls
Arca Lyrics

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[Instrumental]
[Music: Igor Leiva]

Overall Meaning

As the lyrics to Arca's song Walls are not given, we cannot provide insights into the meaning of the song. However, we can still provide some interesting facts about the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Walls that we build up
The psychological barriers we construct around ourselves

To keep ourselves safe
In order to protect ourselves from harm

Hiding in the shadows
Concealing ourselves from the world

Afraid of what they'll say
Fearful of the judgment and opinions of others

Silent in the darkness
Quiet and unexpressive in times of vulnerability

Letting fear take hold
Allowing fear to control and dictate our actions

But what if we let go?
What would happen if we released these self-imposed limitations?

Of all the pain we hold
Releasing ourselves from the emotional baggage we carry

Would we find a way out
Discovering an exit from the self-imposed prisons we've created

Of the corners of our soul?
The hidden, unexplored parts of ourselves

Contributed by Penelope P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.