Lagu “Ain’t In LA” dari penyanyi asal Slowakia, ADÉLA, tengah viral di TikTok dan memunculkan tren yang diikuti pengguna dari berbagai negara. Popularitas lagu ini bukan hanya karena iramanya yang mudah dikenali, tetapi juga karena pesan yang dibawanya tentang mimpi, identitas diri, dan pembuktian potensi perempuan.
Menurut Billboard Philippines, tren tersebut menguat setelah ADÉLA mengunggah video TikTok yang menyoroti kota asalnya, Bratislava, Slowakia. Unggahan itu kemudian memicu format kalimat yang banyak ditiru pengguna, yakni: “Can’t Always be LA someone’s gotta hold it down in [nama kota asal]”.
Melalui format tersebut, pengguna TikTok ramai-ramai menampilkan keindahan sekaligus kebanggaan terhadap kota atau daerah asal masing-masing, dengan “Ain’t In LA” sebagai latar suara. Tren ini membuat lagu tersebut semakin dikenal luas dan kian sering digunakan dalam berbagai unggahan.
Dari sisi makna, “Ain’t In LA” menggambarkan sosok perempuan dengan mimpi besar dan kemampuan hebat, meski tidak tinggal di kota industri hiburan seperti Los Angeles. Lagu ini menekankan bahwa kesempatan untuk bersinar dan meraih kesuksesan dapat datang dari mana saja, tanpa dibatasi letak geografis.
Berikut lirik lagu “Ain’t In LA” dari ADÉLA:
Uh, back it up, subwoofers in the trunk, and the
Uh, gemstones in the teeth going dumb, and the
Uh, light the cigarette with the propane
Uh, Honda Civic doin' donuts in the rain
Uh, back it up, subwoofers in the trunk, and the
Uh, gemstones in the teeth going dumb, and the
Uh, light the cigarette with the propane
Uh, Honda Civic doin' donuts in the rain
She shares a room with her younger brother
Clothes secondhand from her best friend's mother
Cut 'em all up, yeah, she got her own style
Madonna on the wall next to Destiny's Child
And she's all that
'Cause she knows she's beautiful, uh
And she's taught that
Her dreams don't live at home
Maybe tonight, we don't gotta run away
It's all a lie, the baddest bitches ain't in LA
Enjoy the ride, I know that you might wanna escape
It's all a lie, the baddest bitches ain't in LA
Uh, back it up, subwoofers in the trunk, and the
Uh, gemstones in the teeth going dumb, and the
Uh, light the cigarette with the propane
Uh, Honda Civic doin' donuts in the rain
All of the girls in them unknown cities
You're so unique and your face so pretty
Don't look like anyone, you're not just anyone
I'd rather be a nobody than to be like everyone
And you're all that
'Cause you know you're beautiful, uh
And you're taught that
Your dreams don't live at home
Maybe tonight, we don't gotta run away
It's all a lie, the baddest bitches ain't in LA
Enjoy the ride, I know that you might wanna escape
It's all a lie, the baddest bitches ain't in LA
Uh, back it up, subwoofers in the trunk, and the
Uh, gemstones in the teeth going dumb, and the
Uh, light the cigarette with the propane (yeah, yeah, oh-whoa)
Uh, Honda Civic doin' donuts in the rain
Maybe tonight, we don't gotta run away (no)
It's all a lie, oh, the baddest bitches ain't in LA
