Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002), known as Tyla, is a truly unique rising star in R&B/house/pop music. With her debut single “Getting Late” (featuring Kooldrink) released in 2019, Tyla quickly reached millions of views on YouTube making her entrance to the music world loud and captivating. She followed up her strong debut with the singles “Overdue” in October 2021, and “To Last” in November 2022. As she still continues to evolve as an artist, Tyla’s star continues to rise, solidifying her position as one of South Africa’s most promising talents on the global stage.
Today we’re thrilled to dive into her music video “Water”. This music video won Best Afrobeats at MTV VMAs 2024! Make sure to read our full post about the awards here!
In this post, we will analyze the song lyrics and review the music video plot. The video is so radiant with Tyla making her remarkable appearance so we’ll go through Tyla’s fashion choices and unlock her outfits seen in the music video “Water” for you. You can check out our Tyla’s shop page, where you will find outfits similar to the ones worn by Tyla in the music video “Water” and much more. We’ll also share the links for each outfit in this article. If you are already obsessed with Tyla’smusic and you love her looks, you’ve come to the right place – we have lots of treasures for you. So keep reading!
Song lyrics
Tyla – Water
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Normally
I can keep my cool but tonight I’m wildin’
I’mma be
In a dangerous mood can match my timing
Telling me
That you really bout it why try hide it
Talk is cheap
So show me
That you understand how I like it
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
If I give you my time
Can you snatch my soul from me
I don’t wanna wait come take it
Take me where I ain’t been before
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Hopefully
You can last all night don’t get too excited
Privacy
You ain’t gotta go nowhere you can stay inside it
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
If I give you my time
Can you snatch my soul from me
I don’t wanna wait come take it
Take me where I ain’t been before
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Sensual serenade: behind the “Water” lyrics
Tyla’s song “Water” is a passionate and seductive hit about romance. The piece is strongly physical, describing the heat of passion expressed through multiple mentions of heat and sweat: “<…>Make me sweat Make me hotter<…>Set off my whole body<…>”. The song title “Water” relates to sweating and melting in passion, which is also mentioned across the lyrics: “<…>Make me sweat<…>Make me water<…>”.
The action takes place in the night and this specific night is special as the protagonist shares it as her being outside of her usual self: “<…>Normally I can keep my cool but tonight I’m wildin’<…>”. The song is intended as a message to her lover. There is a hint of urgency and growing impatience: “<…>can match my timing<…>I don’t wanna wait<…>” as well as expectations of intimacy and romance: “<…>Can you blow my mind<…>Take me where I ain’t been before<…>”.
Romantic waves in the “Water” music video
The music video for Tyla’s song “Water” takes the motive of romance, seduction and intimacy to another level. The action takes place in a house on a beach, which helps create a relaxed and careless atmosphere.
The idea of water is reflected in various ways – ocean waves, sweaty wet bodies of the characters in the video, foggy mirrors. This induces the feeling of heat and enhances the motive of passion. The video is shot in the evening and the night sky together with garlands of lights hanging outside help set a romantic mood. It also provides a much needed emotional layer to otherwise such a physical context and makes the piece perfectly balanced.
Tyla's wardrobe selections in the music video
Throughout the music video “Water” we see Tyla wearing 4 different outfits.
If you love Tyla’s outfits in her music video “Water”, visit our Tyla’s shop page where you will find similar products and much more!
The rising star
Tyla is undoubtedly one of the most interesting young rising music stars today. It’s only been 5 years since her very first release, but she’s already proven that she has something to show in the R&B/house/pop music.
Tyla’s personal fashion style is so creative and her music video “Water” is a great example of how Tyla is able to incorporate elements of urban chic and Afro style, creating a unique wardrobe that reflects a fusion of cultures and styles!
The young artist is steadily achieving world-wide recognition with her awards for “Best Female Artist” (2023, African Entertainment Awards USA), “Best African Music Performance” (2024, Grammy Awards), “Global Icon Award” (2024, Metro FM Music Awards) and “Most Stylish Performing Artist” (2024, South African Style Awards). We can’t wait to see what this rising star is going to bring out next!
Check out our Tyla’s shop page where you will find fashion pieces from Tyla’s music video “Water”, and so much more!
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Tyla’s music video “Water” : A True Sensual Serenade
Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002), known as Tyla, is a truly unique rising star in R&B/house/pop music. With her debut single “Getting Late” (featuring Kooldrink) released in 2019, Tyla quickly reached millions of views on YouTube making her entrance to the music world loud and captivating. She followed up her strong debut with the singles “Overdue” in October 2021, and “To Last” in November 2022. As she still continues to evolve as an artist, Tyla’s star continues to rise, solidifying her position as one of South Africa’s most promising talents on the global stage.
Today we’re thrilled to dive into her music video “Water”. This music video won Best Afrobeats at MTV VMAs 2024! Make sure to read our full post about the awards here!
In this post, we will analyze the song lyrics and review the music video plot. The video is so radiant with Tyla making her remarkable appearance so we’ll go through Tyla’s fashion choices and unlock her outfits seen in the music video “Water” for you. You can check out our Tyla’s shop page, where you will find outfits similar to the ones worn by Tyla in the music video “Water” and much more. We’ll also share the links for each outfit in this article. If you are already obsessed with Tyla’s music and you love her looks, you’ve come to the right place – we have lots of treasures for you. So keep reading!
Song lyrics
Tyla – Water
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Normally
I can keep my cool but tonight I’m wildin’
I’mma be
In a dangerous mood can match my timing
Telling me
That you really bout it why try hide it
Talk is cheap
So show me
That you understand how I like it
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
If I give you my time
Can you snatch my soul from me
I don’t wanna wait come take it
Take me where I ain’t been before
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Hopefully
You can last all night don’t get too excited
Privacy
You ain’t gotta go nowhere you can stay inside it
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
If I give you my time
Can you snatch my soul from me
I don’t wanna wait come take it
Take me where I ain’t been before
Can you blow my mind
Set off my whole body
Make me sweat
Make me hotter
Make me lose my breath
Make me water
Sensual serenade: behind the “Water” lyrics
Tyla’s song “Water” is a passionate and seductive hit about romance. The piece is strongly physical, describing the heat of passion expressed through multiple mentions of heat and sweat: “<…>Make me sweat Make me hotter<…>Set off my whole body<…>”. The song title “Water” relates to sweating and melting in passion, which is also mentioned across the lyrics: “<…>Make me sweat<…>Make me water<…>”.
The action takes place in the night and this specific night is special as the protagonist shares it as her being outside of her usual self: “<…>Normally I can keep my cool but tonight I’m wildin’<…>”. The song is intended as a message to her lover. There is a hint of urgency and growing impatience: “<…>can match my timing<…>I don’t wanna wait<…>” as well as expectations of intimacy and romance: “<…>Can you blow my mind<…>Take me where I ain’t been before<…>”.
Romantic waves in the “Water” music video
The music video for Tyla’s song “Water” takes the motive of romance, seduction and intimacy to another level. The action takes place in a house on a beach, which helps create a relaxed and careless atmosphere.
The idea of water is reflected in various ways – ocean waves, sweaty wet bodies of the characters in the video, foggy mirrors. This induces the feeling of heat and enhances the motive of passion. The video is shot in the evening and the night sky together with garlands of lights hanging outside help set a romantic mood. It also provides a much needed emotional layer to otherwise such a physical context and makes the piece perfectly balanced.
Tyla's wardrobe selections in the music video
Throughout the music video “Water” we see Tyla wearing 4 different outfits.
When the video starts, Tyla is wearing a white leather halter neck open back crop top styled with a same colour wide leather belt and blue low rise jeans.
As the action moves from the house to the beach, the artist is wearing a blue crop top with cut out detail styled with a yellow crochet sarong.
For a few moments Tyla is seen wearing a yellow halter neck open back crop top and as the video is ending, the artist is seen wearing an animal print bikini with a crochet mesh top.
If you love Tyla’s outfits in her music video “Water”, visit our Tyla’s shop page where you will find similar products and much more!
The rising star
Tyla is undoubtedly one of the most interesting young rising music stars today. It’s only been 5 years since her very first release, but she’s already proven that she has something to show in the R&B/house/pop music.
Tyla’s personal fashion style is so creative and her music video “Water” is a great example of how Tyla is able to incorporate elements of urban chic and Afro style, creating a unique wardrobe that reflects a fusion of cultures and styles!
The young artist is steadily achieving world-wide recognition with her awards for “Best Female Artist” (2023, African Entertainment Awards USA), “Best African Music Performance” (2024, Grammy Awards), “Global Icon Award” (2024, Metro FM Music Awards) and “Most Stylish Performing Artist” (2024, South African Style Awards). We can’t wait to see what this rising star is going to bring out next!
Check out our Tyla’s shop page where you will find fashion pieces from Tyla’s music video “Water”, and so much more!
Make sure to read our blog post “Tyla: How TikTok and Brand Collaborations Fuel Her Rise to Fame”.
Stay tuned for our blog as we have more music video style unlocks coming up!
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