 Genius Lyrics
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M.I.A. – World Town
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[Intro] / A-ni-ni-ni-ni / A-ni-ni-ni-ni / A-ni-ni-ni-ni / A-ni-ni-ni-ni / A-ni-ni-ni-ni / A-ni-ni-ni-ni / A-ni-ni-ni-ni / [Verse 1] / Sick of all the shit that's keeping me down
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Mia Dyson – The Outskirts of Town
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On the outskirts of town where brutish new houses rush up to meet you / On treeless streets, a freeway wind blowing, no soul to greet you / Oh hell, it is here, if you open the
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Estelle (Ft. Kanye West) – American Boy
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“American Boy,” Estelle’s breakout solo single, is a slice of modern disco that is the perfect backdrop for the song’s cross-continental romance featuring Kanye West.
The song hit
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M.I.A. – CTRL
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Around the first week of September M.I.A. previewed this song on her car via Instagram Live. A few days later, on September 9th, she released the song a non-album track via OHMNI.
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M.I.A. (Ft. Juice WRLD) – Tribe
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[Verse 1: M.I.A.] / Haters gonna hate, it's tragic / Don't drive the wrong way in traffic / Natural, not plastic / Still classy, little bit ratchet / Shine is holographic / Do you
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The Paris Sisters – The Ugliest Girl in Town
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[Verse 1] / Who owns that fabulous face? / The ugliest girl in town / Whose clothes are settin' the pace? / The ugliest girl in town / [Bridge] / Since the day she came up on the
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JAY-Z – Tom Ford
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Jay Z’s “Tom Ford” includes a sample from M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” the lyrics of which follow the same cadence and flow.
Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
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This Way to the Egress – M.I.A.
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Let's take a trip around the world / Let's take a trip around the world / See what you can see / Don't talk too much, I wonder where you are / Let's all laugh at the sea / Such a
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The Will-O-Bees – The Ugliest Girl in Town
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[Verse 1] / Who owns that fabulous face? / The ugliest girl in town / Whose clothes are setting the pace? / The ugliest girl in town / [Bridge] / Since the day she came upon the
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M.I.A. – Paper Planes
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This penultimate song on Kala marries a deceptively airy beat with a song about tourist-murdering passport-counterfeiting thieves. The song can be read as the clichéd story of
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Revisiting The Global Samples On M.I.A.’s ‘Kala’
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Today marks the album’s 10th anniversary.
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M.I.A. (Ft. The Wilcannia Mob) – Mango Pickle Down River
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On Mango Pickle Down River, M.I.A. contributes her own verse to preteen Aboriginal rap group The Wilcannia Mob’s award-winning hit single. Her lyrics emphasize how drug-use
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Garbo (IT) – Driving miss mia
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How did she know which way to go? / How could she tell heaven from hell? / By now / All I know is this: / I'd give all my world for her kiss / All I want is her kiss / All I want
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Ravyn Lenae – M.I.A.
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[Intro] / M-I-A, yeah / I'm gonna run the town, ain't nothing in my way, way / If I miss the sun go down, might go to M-I-A, M-I-A / I wanna make my debut (But just for the night
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M.I.A. – Birdflu
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Bird Flu disses dogging males everywhere over another filmi sample and a barely synchronized four-four on some thirty deep-tone durmi drums.
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M.I.A. – 20 Dollar
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[Verse 1] / War! War! War! / Talking about you's such a bore / I'd rather talk about moi / Like do you know the cost of AK's up in Africa? / 20 dollars ain't shit to you / But that
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Paul Wall & Termanology (Ft. Mia Jae) – Leather Recliner
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[Intro: Paul Wall & Termanology] / Woo, yeah (Statik Selektah) / Law-town to H-town, you know what I'm sayin'? / Stackin' paper worldwide / Oh, we gon' get this money, mane / You
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tsuyunoshi – m.i.a
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[Intro] / Doing this for like uh, uh / We're doing this for the, for like the one time / We're just gonna do this for like the one time / The one time, yeah / The one time, aight
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M.I.A. – Bamboo Banga
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Kala opens with the uninvitingly spare “Bamboo Banga”, which samples Indian Tamil filmi composer Ilayaraja and bends the lyric of The Modern Lovers “Roadrunner”. The song
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LukeXI – MIA
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[Chorus: LukeXI] / MIA, tell that girl I'm in the army / Walk around town, tank top, Jeff Hardy / Sorry, MMA, I've been sparring / Living GTA, bitch I'm feeling like Rarin / Tell
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Pia Mia – Shotgun Love
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[Intro] / Whoever said roses don't bloom in the winter time? / Whoever said rain drops don't turn into sunshine? / [Chorus] / I'm running away with my baby (ah) / I'm running away
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Mia Ariannaa – #AnxiousAF
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[Intro] / At my place (At my place) / After a while (After a while) / Paging you (Paging you) / Wishing you'd come (Wishing you'd come) / My place (My place) / After a while (After
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Mia Marbury – Drink Some Tea
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Drink some tea / Take all your vitamin C / I know it’s been chilly out / And you’ve been running around this town / You’re far too busy baby / You need to get some rest / You need
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Mia Doi Todd – Mohinder and the Maharani
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Mohinder and the Maharani set out early one morn / Mohinder and the Maharani in the light of the dawn / In the light of the dawn by the gates of Pushkar town / In the light of the
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MIA. (Band) – Cool Cat
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[Strophe I:] / Die coole Katze / Die coole katze / Die coole Katze mit ihrer Zatze / Kratzt krass kratzt krass / She's a cool cat cool cat for a party town / She's not asking
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Sweezy (Rapper) – Ghost Town
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Porcks on the track boy / Can this go crazy / [Intro] / I used to want the world with you / But then you switched and found somebody else / Ohh you found sombody else / Uh-h
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M.I.A. – China Girl (Diplo Mix)
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[Intro] / Mota pappti / Roti sutala / Enne patillian / Kaasu ennala / Kadaki ponala / Kassu patulaya / Kadakarna patu / Kan-addicala / [Verse 1] / China Girl is a little girl
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Mia Vaile – Out of My Mind
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[Verse 1] / Got lost in city dreams / Breaking hearts, a love machine / Oh, how I want you to know / They say I'm learning slow / In this town it's who you know / But now you are
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Travis Porter (Ft. Jeremih) – Err Damn Day
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[Intro] / Turn up, roll up, burn up / Turn up / [Hook 1] / Still smokin' that la la la – / 'Bout to head out to East LA / I hope I don't miss my flight / Got a show out in Saint-
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Dorrough Music – M.I.A.
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I don't care what they say / I live my life day by day / Like everything is ok / Guess that's the reason I pray / Light up and blow on this haze / Oh dirty take me away / Up there
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Mia Doi Todd – Autumn
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No no no, I know you owe me nothing / No no no, I know I'm not your job / No no no, I know we should just walk away / We both know we know it's hard / Autumn comes to a seaside
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Mia Doi Todd – Autumn (Golden State version)
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No no no, I know you owe me nothing / No no no, I know I'm not your job / No no no, I know we should just walk away / We both know we know it's hard / Autumn comes to a seaside
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Song Directory
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Sister Psychic – World Upside Down Lyrics · Dezz – Ezze Lyrics · Mia Aguilera – Trying Lyrics (Unreleased) ... Mia Aguilera – Naked Lyrics (Unreleased) · Aaron ...
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M.I.A. – Elevator
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[Chorus 2x] / Back in the building, took the elevator / We made it to top and the creator / Back on the scene, checking up on the dream / Everybody out here being a human being / [
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Anarbor – MIA (Dead Robot Remix)
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[Verse 1] / I don't feel time / When I leave / I promise I'll call you in the next city if you want me to / You can text me / I've been drinking / In a Midwest town since 10am / [
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Hushsvii (Ft. Smrtdeath) – D.O.A
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[Hook: HUSH] / Not around town, I'm m.i.a / Bounty on my head its d.o.a / Fucking up my heart I need some patience / Won't see me downtown I won't show my face / Won't see me round
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Remy Zero – Goodbye Little World
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Well. in our little house / There's always room / For all the friends / That help us through / These struggling days / And we never want for anything / That can't be had from one
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Foo Fighters – M.I.A.
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[Intro] / Call and I'll answer at home in the lost and found / You say that I'm much too proud / Someone who's takin' pleasure in breakin' down / [Verse 1] / Never mind mannequins
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Mia Doi Todd – Jackals
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Jackals hide behind handsome faces / Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, remind me, remind me / In a bedroom of a brick and stucco house / A girl in Seersucker pants reached for a book to pass
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RAY BLK (Ft. Kaash Paige) – MIA
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[Intro: RAY BLK] / (Running off, we MIA, yeah) / (MIA, yeah) / [Verse 1: RAY BLK] / I just got a bag like I stole the loot (Stole the loot) / We should blow it all, we should make
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Z (of Firing Squad) (Ft. Twisted Insane) – Sick (MIA)
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[Intro: Z] / This here is a public announcement / Brain / C'mon / [Chorus: Z] / Who the fuck want it with the Brain bitch / I'm killing motherfuckers with this Brain shit / Macking
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M.I.A. – The Turn
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[Verse 1] / I don't read, yeah, I just guess / As the world turns / Don't bring me with your mess / [Verse 2] / I'm trying to do my best / Get my head up out the stress / When the
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Mia Martini – Love for Sale
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When the only sound in the empty street / Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet / That belong to a lonesome cop / I open shop / When the moon so long has been gazing down / On the
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Mia Wray – Not Yours
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[Intro] / Da da da da da da / [Verse 1] / I'm running 'round / I got a little time / To take you to town / Show you all of my / Favourite places I go when I'm down / If you want
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