Hasta Cuando Lyrics in English by Kali Uchis
Despertando envidias translates to 'arousing envy' or 'stirring up jealousies'. The verb despertar literally means 'to wake up', but it is powerfully used here as a metaphor for awakening intense, dormant emotions in other people.
In this sassy track, Kali Uchis uses the phrase to confidently brush off negative energy. She paints a picture of living her best life and effortlessly 'waking up' the jealousy of her ex and his new partner just by existing.
If someone ever invents a fake romance with you just to get clout, Kali Uchis wrote the exact antidote. In this bilingual R&B track, she confronts an ex or a wannabe who tells lies about their past: ¿Qué haces diciéndole a la gente / Que tuvimos relación, cuando eso no pasó? ("What are you doing telling people we had a relationship, when that didn't happen?"). Kali tells them their memory is "wonky"—which is a fun, casual English word for unreliable or crooked—because the real truth is simply bruised pride. She knows why they are mad: she never gave them attention, and now she is thriving while they run their mouth.
Her response is totally unbothered and deliciously blunt. She repeatedly asks ¿Hasta cuándo tú vas a hablar de mí? ("Until when are you going to talk about me?") before reminding them that she doesn't even remember them anymore. When people can't stop gossiping, Kali just shrugs and tells them to "paint me as the villain if that makes you feel better." It is hilarious, petty, and wildly confident, especially at the end when she signs off with a breezy despertando envidias como siempre, querida ("waking up envy as always, darling") and tells everyone to leave the old drama in the past.
