M.I.A / AIM Digital Booklet 2016

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B O R D E R S Freedom ‘I’dom ‘Me’dom. Where’s your ‘We’dom ?. This world needs a brand new ‘Re’dom. ‘We’dom the key. ‘We’dom the keydom to life. Let’s beedom. We’dom smart phones don’t be dumb.Borders - What’s up with that ? Politics - What’s up with that ? Police Shots - What’s up with that ? Identities - What’s up with that ? Your Privilege What’s up with that ? Broke People - What’s up with that ? Boat People - What’s up with that ? The Realness - What’s up with that ? The New World - What’s up with that ? Am gonna keep up on all that. Guns blows doors to the system yeah fuck ‘em when we say we’re not with them. We solid and we don’t need to kick them this is North South East and Western. Yeah Guns blows doors to the system yeah fuck ‘em when we say we’re not with them. We solid and we don’t need to kick them this is North South East and Western. Queen - What’s up with that ? Killing it - Whats up with that ? Slaying it- Whats up with that ? Your Goals - Whats up with that ? Being Bae - Whats up with that ? Making Money Whats up with that ? Breaking Internet - Whats up with that ? Love wins - Whats up with that ? Living it - Whats up with that ? Being here - Whats up with that ? We representing peeps they don’t play us on the FM. We talkin in our sleep they still listen on the system. We sittin on a stoop. Where we get our scoop. This is how we keep it cool. And this is how we do. Egos – What’s up with that ? Your Values – What’s up with that ? Your Beliefs – What’s up with that ? Your families – What’s up with that ? Histories – What’s up with that ? Your future – What’s up with that ? My boys – What’s up with that ? My girls – What’s up with that ? Freedom – What’s up with that ? Your power – What’s up with that ? Gonna keep up on all that. Gonna be doing it like that. G O O F F No focus lost I concentrate and now you got it wrong. People love position. So I stay way up on a level. Like my name is Neymar and you know I’m not normal. There is no competition I’m gon talk and you gon listen. I’m on ten like men, even better then them. Yeah I don’t loose focus like a German called Sven. My third eye’s open and my focus ain’t joking. Yeah You got it wrong cause my focus is so strong. Run-pama pama pa-pama pama pama. Go off on em. Yeah I’m pressing buttons. Dropping pins on positions. Cause my words go far and this rain is so foreign. You blow the place I live in. Watch I could keep it going.Go off on em. So check up on your messages. Know what the message is. Like aliens in villages. We’re here for all ages. Fans back home. Got my tracks bang on. Yeah you got it wrong. Cause my focus is so strong. At least you tell your children I came from London. Start talking about me long time like she was random. When I was in your life fella I was hella bomb. But I had to go off just to stay strong. B I R D S O N G (Produced by Blaqstarr) I’m a parrot. I’m robin this joint. Not a lyre bird. Sure ain’t a vulture. Don’t swallow that cause I make the culture. I’m not a lyre bird. Staying rich like an ostrich. Free up my love. Drop down get your eagle on Like a falcon. Fly phenomenon. Humming higher than a drone. Doves cry. Are you going home alone ? Squad flock. Migrate for the summer. Duck out for for some hot weather. Birds of prey and I’m shaking off my feather. I believe like R Kelly you can can fly. But Toucan fly together. Now Watch the sky keep watching. Is that a crow on a crane. Is that you or a plane. Where’s your chicken at. I’m watching like a hawk. I need more birds. Gully like a seagull. I’m cuckoo for you let’s talk. J U M P I N Zip up my jacket. Put my phone in my pocket. Keep my mind open. Im tryna not to lock it. I make a plan. Put it in gods hand. And Jump in to that van. Wake up wake up. Your life on take up. Go thank that maker. Get your life on fleek and take off. You got to keep that shit fine. I gon make you mine. When I see that border I gon cross the line. When I see that dream I gon make it mine. We go we go take off take off. Go hit the sea hit the sea like Noahs ark illegal. Jump in. F R E E D U N (ft. ZAYN) I’m a swagger man. Rolling in my swagger van. From the people’s republic of swagger-stan. I’m M I A. I don’t need any audition. I’ve just got my own little mission. It grew bigger than a politician. Yeah history is just a competition. Do you wanna sign my petition. It’s for the people with dedication. Some people fuck it up take vacations. Refugees learn about patience. Sometimes I have many visions. I don’t even need a religion. I’m a new frontier on horizons. Yeah sail this ship to the thousands. Even aliens see the presentation. Yeah tune up the dial on the station. And think of me sort of like Tarzan. And I’m swingin this beat salvation. All the stars are still shining. But you’re the only one I see. I can feel when your heart beats yeah. Babe you can’t keep your eyes off me. Freak da da da dum Free dum. Download it on the dvd download it on the phone. If you don’t catch it then baby I’m gone. Send me your money and I’ll send you my song. What you get is perfect it took me life long. Lara croft is soft when it comes to my stuff. She’s


made up I’m real that’s enough. Dinosaurs died out and I’m still strong. A little bit of fun yeah I don’t see it wrong. For something so good yeah I’ve waited to long. I rate that button just to play you this song. Who’s world is this. The world is mine so bring it on. All the stars are still shining. But you’re the only one I see. I can feel when your heart beats yeah. Babe you can’t keep your eyes off me. Freak da da da dum Free dum. Freak da da da dum Free dun. I’ve gotta sing my song and you gonna sing my song tonight. Tonight you’re gonna sing my song are you gonna sing my song tonight. I’m M I A. Are you gonna sing my song? ZAYN appears courtesy of RCA Records. F O R E I G N F R I E N D (ft. Dexta Daps) Imma treat ya like my best friend. There ain’t nothin’ to it. With a friend I keep it cool with. Love it we’ve been through it. Sticking like glue now chew it. Bad girls hands up. Ride or die and we feel it. Pull me closer if you think you can hang. If you can’t then screw it. Gonna be your best friend. Gonna make that shit trend. I’m gonna be your foreign friend all the way to the end. I’mma treat ya like my best friend. I’mma need ya like your best bless dem. I’mma treat ya like my best friend. Go best friend, go best friend. Imma squeeze you like your best friend. You can be my best friend. You know to much to be a foe. You were there from before. In the days when I had no doe. Break bread watch Breaking Bad. Always there when I break up bad. In bed feeling so sad. You were always there as a comrade. I know you think like me. Life ain’t easy for the people like we. Say life’s a box of chocolates. We say who packed it do you feel me. What you do is none of my business. But I want you to make me a witness. Want to witness the greatness. Cause we best friends through health and sickness. Gonna be your best friend. Gonna make that shit trend. I’m gonna be your foreign friend all the way to the end. I’mma treat ya like my best friend. You can be my foreign friend yeah yeah you can be my foreign friend. I said as a refugee. You know where we come from we get out our tent. Then we climb over the fence. We don’t wanna cause an offence. Then we get a benz flat screen TV. Then we pay rent.Then we think we made it. Then we be your foreign friend. Best friend can’t condemn. If you good for you i’ll bend. Partner defend to the end. All people depend on a friend. There is nothing to it. With a friend I keep it cool with. shit it we’ve been through it. We’re sticking like glue now chew it. Bad girls hands up. Ride or die and we feel it. Pull me closer if you think you can hang. If you can’t then screw it. Gonna be your best friend. Gonna make that shit trend. I’m gonna be your be your foreign friend all the way to the end. I’m gonna treat ya like my best friend. Cause me need ya like your best, best friend. I’m gonna treat ya like my best friend. Then I’m gonna be your best friend. Then I’m gonna, gonna make that shit trend. Then I’m gonna be living in your ends. Cause Me and you hanging it could be godsend. Go best friend.You could be my foreign friend yeah yeah. You could be my foreign friend. Cum dung yuh ave t cum dung again. F I N A L L Y What haters say about me don’t worry me. I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me. You gonna see I’m not gonna waste energy. Cause I’m free and I’m a freak. All the people I love I try to keep.We get deep. Keep it street.And were never gonna stay asleep. Finally what haters say about me don’t worry me. I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me. You gonna see I’m gonna be. And you’re gonna remember me. I’m someone’s shot of whiskey. Not everyone’s tea. Cause I’m free and I’m a freak. All the people I love I try to keep. We get deep. Keep it street. And were never gonna stay asleep. Finally what haters say about me don’t worry me. I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me. You gonna see I’m gonna be. And you’re gonna remember me. Underneath my trouble. I’m gonna find me the treble. And underneath my case. I’m gonna find me the bass. You get through. You get truth. And that’s how it’s gonna be. Cause I’m free I’m a freak I can see what’s real and fantasy. What you believe. You gotta see. Life on the planet’s university. Underneath my trouble. I’m gonna find me the treble. And underneath my case. I’m gonna find me the bass. You get through. You get truth. And that’s how it’s gonna be. Finally. I’m free and I’m a freak. All the people I love I try to keep. We get deep. Keep it street. And were never gonna stay asleep. Finally what haters say about me don’t worry me. I keep it moving forward to what’s ahead of me. You gonna see I’m gonna be. And you’re gonna remember me. Theres nothing in this life thats guaranteed. Thats why we get high on reality. Memories and families. Work and money and stay happy. Finally. Life on the planets university. You get stronger in adversity. What you mean It’s easy. Life’s just a bitter sweet symphony. A . M . P (All My People) Its M I A yeah. Hey. Don’t bring your gun there. Don’t bother bother me. You can’t take me. You want me pay me. You can’t Tupac me. You can’t Biggie me. I’ve got a pikini with a bikini in Bequia. They wanna stop me. Galliano sack me. I’ll keep on coming back. Like your freaking acne. I am pro active. Brand new perspective. Back on a mac tip. With matching red lipstick. Baby got back. I got front. You got a stack. I got a trunk. You got some junk. Throw






it in the bank. You think you get this. But this ain’t what you think. All my people say. I’m not on seven. I’m on eleven. The difference is kinda like Devon and Yemen. When I go Oman. I say Yeah Man. I open up a club. And fill it strictly full of woman. My mama go to church. She says Amen. She also says. Why are men teaming up with Demon. I love all men. They all take me heaven. I can’t keep myself in check like a mormon. Can’t be got. I’m a Cyber dog. I fight the bots. I free up a lot like. Like chinese a chop chop. Put it in your hip hop pop. Encrypt and code it. And I put it on your laptop. Bubble up poc poc. In my new bop bop. E’d up head up and I gon beat a body up. This is immediate. We don’t need no media. Feel it reel it pull it. We gon light the city up. All my people say. A L I R U O K ? Money money money. Work work work. Heeeeeeey are you ok ? Tell’em you’re not ok. Tell’em you’re taking off work today. Are you ok ? Ali are you ok ? Tell em you’re not gonna be working late It’s been ages. Since you spent a day just. Don’t ignore your doctor’s orders. Now come here. Show me how you’re loving me. All work and no play. I think we need a holiday. All work and no play. Tell em it’s your birthday. All your best days are given to your boss way. Tell em you’re working on us today. Do you wanna be running after money. Or be home hanging with your honey. Now come here, show me how you’re loving me. All work and no play. I think we need a holiday. All work and no play. Tell em it’s your birthday. Ali I havn’t even see you since we left Calais. You’ve been so busy. It’s driving me crazy. You know I’m gotta be grinding Sorry if i’m flaking. All this money that I be taking. I’m just shaking what Im making. I’m sending bread and bacon. Back home so they can. Fix whats broken. So baby don’t be hating. If you need vacation. Please be patient. I’m thinking generation. Coz it’s my obligation. All work and no play. I think we need a holiday. V I S A They call me Arular trendsetter making life real better breaking order like a leader now folla. Propin poppin a collar yeah hustle a dollar you can’t touch us like MC Hammer. In my Mums string hopper yeah jump in the chopper yeah chop up a mango with salt and pepper. Hola hola holler true scholar with an honour I’m here to shine the light on the matter. At the border I see the patroller cruising past in their car. Creeping in my socks and slipper Mexicans say ola. At the border I see the patroller cruising past in their car. Hiding in my Toyota Corrola everybody say YALA. Bola a bola got a friend called Booma and he looks like Obama when we run up. Turtle neck and bomber It’s a bamboo banga and you know I’m coming back with power. Yeah 6ft Impala Hummer or Toyota when I drive in I’m a winner. Whatever I’m a rapper got fuel and a burner I’m off the grid staying off the radar. Yeah shudda a shudda shoot a computer pour yourself a shot of Tequila. Time for a banger throw up your middle finger I’m a writer competition I gon murder. I’m a fighter and a lover like winter and summer I aint really lookin for no drama. At the border I see the patroller cruising past in their car. Hiding in my Toyota Corrola everybody say YALA. F L Y P I R A T E Flip all that. I don’t’ need the clicks on the chicks. That sell me the bullshit. Like this is where the cools at. Hit things that brings me to link the. People on the brink cos thats where my heart’s at. Kick all that. Habit it like a hobbit keeps me down to the ground and jus drop that. Fly Fly pirate. Fly pirate coming to you direct. Drop pin on the map. Navigate like a pilot. See the sky. See the birds. See the sky. See the birds. Fly Fly pirate. Every step. Every blow. Every door. Every floor. Fly Fly pirate. See the sea. Do the boat. Do the jump. Jump rope. Fly Fly pirate. Every step. Every blow. Every door. Every floor. Fly Fly pirate. S U R V I V O R Survivor. It starts when you’re ready. It starts when I’m heading over. Getting blessings in the shower. Looking in the mirror mood emoji fire. Trying not to remember. My time in the fire. Cause i ain’t gonna tell ya. This war is ever over.I ride through the sea like a pirate. Just to flow wid the water. Can’t carry feelings. Like basket can’t carry water. I ain’t gonna tell ya. That i live strictly for the paper. But men are good men are bad. And the war is never over. Survivor. Who said it was easy. Survivor. They can never stop we. G O D. Gold and oil and dollar. Stars come and go. Just like every empire. I stay fly. Focus on stayin higher. Now power up your lighter. For you know you are a survivor. Survivor. Who said it was easy. They can never stop we. Survivor. Who said it was easy. Watch yourself I’m heading over, heading over. Watch yourself i’m heading over. It starts when you’re ready. Survivor. Who said it was easy. They can never stop we. Survivor. They can never stop we. Who said it was easy. They could never stop me. Survivor. B I R D S O N G (Produced by Diplo) I’m a parrot. I’m robin this joint. Not a lyre bird. Sure ain’t a vulture. Don’t swallow that cause I make the culture. I’m not a lyre bird. Staying rich like an ostrich. Love ain’t a albatross. Hanging


round ay neck. Drink a sparrow. Love is food. Take a peck. Let’s go to turkey. Swift like a rail. Can’t pigeon hole. I’m epic like a Zeus tail. Free up my love. Doves cry. Are you going home alone. Squad flock. Migrate for the summer. Duck out for for some hot weather. Birds of prey and I’m shaking off my feather. See the water foul. Swing on a creeper. Like starling. Dictating love on a speaker. Hot flaming go bird emoji yo. Monogamous like a swan. Going with the flow. Free up my love. Watch the sky watch the sky keep watching. Is that a crow on a crane. Is that you or a plane. Where’s your chicken at. I’m watching like a hawk. Ay I need more birds. Gully like a seagull. I’m cuckoo for you let’s talk. Free up my love. Staying rich like an ostrich. Drop down get your eagle on. Free up my Love. THE NE W INTE RNATIONAL SOUND P T. 2 F T . G E N E R 8 I O N M.I.A you can wiki me. I don’t be no dummenee. Dumbing me is killing me. Like it can be that enemy. They come at me. They gonna meet. People gonna cover me. The ones who can govern me. Ain’t the ones that can power me. It’s the sun and moon. That’s turning me. If I get high it’s burning me. You can kill my privacy. But you can’t kill that love in me. It’s a game, can’t be tamed. Keep your fame and I’ll keep my faith (Oh yeah you can keep it). Store my name. Say my name. Know my name. And I’ll keep my faith (I’m gonna keep it). Light it up, turn em on, that’s when my powers gone (Gonna keep it). I take em off, turn em off, and my powers on. Turn em off, turn em, turn em off. It’s a game, can’t be tamed. Keep your fame and I’ll keep my faith (Oh yeah you can keep it). Store my name. Say my name. Know my name. And I’ll keep my faith (I’m gonna keep it). Light it up, turn em on, that’s when my powers gone (Gonna keep it). I take em off, turn em off, and my powers on. Turn em off, turn em, turn em off. It’s a game, can’t be tamed. Keep your fame and I’ll keep my faith. Store my name. Say my name. Know my name. And I’ll keep my faith. Light it up, turn em on, that’s when my powers gone. Turn em off, turn em, turn em off. S W O R D S You say you love Your coco. They say they love the their Boko. Some say fuck all. Im here to take all. Hands up if you hear a knock on the door. Hands up if you hear a knock on the door. Hands up if you hear a knock on the door. Im here to take you there because you act like you forgot. Highly explosive ready and raw. Everything banging like we in Bangalore. Sound the swords cutting edge like woah.Toyota truck pick us up lets go. Hands up if you hear a knock on the door. Im gonna to take you there because you act like you forgot. Loads a guys cant handle this ride. When will they know we best by their side. They keep us down and we took it in stride. Throw up your head if you still got light. World will know coz we just cant hide. City will know coz the money we find. Yeah its time you better get behind. Past is past and you cant hit rewind. We dem girls say holla holla holla. We hold the world say holla holla holla. Hands up if you hear a knock on the door. Im here to take you there because you act like you forgot. T A L K Big event million spent. What you stand for thats relevant. Tweet tweet read read. Watch again. Me me me is what you vent. Nothing really changed since you been top ten. All in the streets are hungry men. You don’t give us what we need then. We gonna get hot and hit the bend. This you send. Click again. Kick me down and I’m back again. Gonna fight pen. With my pen. I fire that round till you stop the trend. I talk and talk until I piss em off. I talk talk talk talk. This system has to come. With way better shit. Than racism. Hatism or Hate Islam. Better check up on the baptism. If you don’t give a fuck thats skepticism. If you do give a shit thats whack to some. If you got a brain lets practice em. Is it tic for tac. Getting back at em. Here we come here we come. Dance on the street like I hit a drum. Year to year I say yeah yeah. In warrior mode there nothing to fear. Ebola scare or a bomb scare. Its the same shit just hit and share. P L A T F O R M S Neon lights on the dust on the ground on the bus. Dirty roads makes that scarf wrap a must. Rolling by scrolling for the future on the app. Data mine my mind its a diamond in the ruff. A platform here’s a train of thought. Getting to the right side of me is why I fought. Im gonna say what else have I got. Maybe there’s glory in all the things I’m not. Guns keep it fun? keeping men keeping on the run. If oil is the god then the cranes all pray. The crude is so rude. Coz it makes the people pay. On the side of the road men make money. A flower for a dollar man. He wants a family. If I rose to power. It’ll be a bouquet. Emoji a smiley. And say your ok. The tech dudes are the only ones having a good day. And talking is cheap. Coz they make it easy. A platform here’s a train of thought. Getting to the right side of me is why I fought. I’m gonna say what I really got. Maybe there’s glory in all the things I’m not. Guns keep it fun? Keeping men on the run. Those who love heat yeah here comes the sun. Power to the people yeah the light is never done. Switch on for the bitches yeah electricity bun. Guns keep it fun? Keeping men keeping on the run.



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