NIKI - High School in Jakarta (Official Music Video)

"Buzz" by NIKI Out Now!

“Nicole” by NIKI Out Now!

"High School in Jakarta" by NIKI Out Now!

Written by: Nicole Zefanya
Produced by: NIKI, Jacob Ray, & Reske

VERSE 1
Didn’t you hear Amanda’s moving back to Colorado?
It’s 2013 & the end of my life
Freshman year’s about to plummet just a little harder
But it didn’t cause we kissed on that Halloween night

VERSE 2
I bleached half my hair when I saw Zoe on your Vespa
It was orange from 3% peroxide, thanks to you
I needed a good cry, I headed right to Kendra’s
I hated you and I hoped to God that you knew

PRE CHORUS 1
Now there’s drama (drama)
Found a club for that
Where I met ya (met ya)
Had a heart attack
Yadda yadda
At the end, yeah we burned, made a couple U-turns, you were it til you weren’t

CHORUS 1
High school in Jakarta, sorta modern Sparta
Had no chance against the teenage suburban armadas
We were a sonata, thanks to tight-lipped fathers
Yeah living under that was hard, but I loved you harder
High school in Jakarta, an elaborate saga
I still hate you for making me wish I came out smarter
You love/hate your mother, so do I
Could’ve ended different, then again we went to high school in Jakarta

VERSE 2
Got a group assignment, I’ll be at Vall’s place
You don’t text at all and only call when you’re off your face
I’m petty and say, “Call me when you’re not unstable”
I lie and tell you I’ll be getting drunk at Rachel’s

PRE CHORUS 2
I wasn’t
She doesn’t even drink
But I couldn’t have you sit there and think
That you’re better, cause you’re older
Are you better, now that we’re older?

CHORUS 2
High school in Jakarta, sorta modern Sparta
Had no chance against the teenage suburban armadas
We were a sonata, thanks to tight-lipped fathers
Yeah living under that was hard, but I loved you harder
High school in Jakarta, a comedy drama
I still hate you for making me wish I came out smarter
You love/hate your mother, so do I
Could’ve ended different, then again we went to high school in Jakarta

BRIDGE
Natasha’s moving to New York
Probably sometime in August
And I’m spending the summer in Singapore
I’m so sad I can’t tell you shit anymore
I made friends with Abby this year
We’re moving in in March or so
And although you bring me to tears
I’m glad that we gave it a go

CHORUS 3
High school in Jakarta, American summer
Had no chance against the Marxist girl with marijuana
I was your piñata, she was a star-charter
Glad she gave it to you real hard, but I loved you harder
High school in Jakarta,
I won’t but I wanna
Ask you when you talk about it do I ever come up?
Say thanks to your mama, now we’re through
Could’ve ended different, then again we went to high school in Jakarta

Directed by: Isaac Ravishankara
Starring: Nicole Zefanya and Peter Adrian Sudarso

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[jinwoooooooo]

*she literally shared her whole life existence to us by creating this album. we love our indonesian queen.*

[AndyLouHongkong]

Pangsa pasar NIKI bukan hanya Indo guys, jd video clip menggambarkan dan mengabdaptasikan lingkungan/ hal2 yg trjadi di SMA di negara2 maju atau sekolah2 internasional gt (trutama pasar USA, biar mrk bisa jg lebih mudah memahami) emang jauh dari gambaran sekolah btw, salud NIKI selalu membawa ke -Indonesia-annya

[jeyemangobravo]

This Indonesian-American casting is ASTOUNDING!! Peter Sudarso couldn't have been more perfect as her fellow Indonesian.

[Vietnam_ss]

Nikki from Indonesia, the only one who became popular international with her music

[aeternagaming]

🖤🖤🖤 love this. Proud of you Niki! Terus berkarya gausah dengerin komen2 yang ga dukung karya lo

[dwi]

She not just singing a song, she telling us a story

[emi]

Lagu HSIJ ini merupakan trilogi dari kisah cinta Niki dan Ben yang dibagi jadi 3 MV (HSIJ - Oceans & Engines - Before). HSIJ adalah part 1. Esensi dari lagu ini adalah awal perkenalan Niki dan Ben di sekolah Jakarta. Karya brilian yang harus difahami secara utuh setelah menonton ketiga lagu/ MV Niki.

[Ken]

Hey Niki this is a great song. I heard it on our radio station in Malaysia. Create more experience of Southeast Asia to the Western World, they need to know the beauty here.

[KatieTracy]

this gives me huge melanie martinez k-12 vibes!! I love that you’re writing more about your experience as an international student

[althea]

It's so upbeat but it brought this nostalgic and melancholic vibes. This sounds like basking in maturity and youthfulness. NIKI!! How??! I'm so proud of you woman, you outdid yourself once again.

[RyanChristian]

I know shes already famous now but she deserves more recognation for all the masterpieces she made ✨️

[captainuky]

Dear Jakarta, Thanks for giving me an opportunity to study and to be an alumni of Jakarta... Anyone here also graduated from Jakarta...?? 🧔🏻🇮🇩

[weirdgeniuss]

Sumpah lirik lagu dan konsep video klipnya bagus banget, vibesnya bener-bener terasa. Kudos NIKI 😍🤩

[Maqwell]

It has genuinely been so fun watching her evolve as an artist over the last few years. I’ve maybe listened to this about 6 times already

[jempiliang]

Salut Niki nyanyi pake bahasa Indonesia di Festival Musik Chochella, Amerika, SEMPURNA ANDRA & THE BACKBONE, makasih Niki sudah mencintai tanah air.

[ahn]

“Could’ve ended different, then again we went to school in Jakarta” never hits this deep and damn it hurts reminiscing about those times. Nicole, you did again. Thank you.

[Mulfand]

Niki itu vibesnya seperti Billie Eilish. Tipe2 penyanyi yang ngga perlu teriak2 ngehit high notes tapi udah enak dan renyah bgt untuk didengar 🥰

[imsparkly]

how is it even possible for a song to symultaneously be so sweet, melancholic, upbeat, catchy and genuinely poetic, all at the same time? I think it's adorable!

[whiskers]

Im here because according to the news she is having concert in Philippines. And im sorry i never heard of her but i started to love her

[muhammadrafdillah]

We need an Indonesian-American TV series with this song as the main soundtrack! Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ or other streaming media, please make this happen! ✨🔥😭