But now it feels like a chicken factory
I feel cooped up, I wanna bust free
Got nothin' to lose if you get me (if you get me...)
Keep my eyes down like I'm in a black burqa
Been through shit, yeah, it's a fucka
But now I make tunes, say shuck-a-lucka-lucka
Shuck-a-lucka-lee
Shuck-a-lucka-lucka-lucka
Lucky, lucky me
If they kick you, then I'll back you
Say somethin' new, say somethin' cool
Give you my time, but I ain't no fool
Break-a-break-a jaw
Every, every time
Someone steps on my toe
I really lovalot, I really lovalot
But I fight the ones that fight me
I fight the ones that fight me
But I fight, but I fight
But I fight the ones that fight me
Them nuh like me, me nuh like them
Like Hu Jintao
Instead of them I got a newfound gem
Someone I can love up like men
Like Obama needs to love up Chen
Call it good-will, get money to get better
Keep your head down like a UNICEF worker
If you get hit you can't question the fucka
If I be the F, who the F be the I?
If you met me then you get me
But if you get me, well, you get a fee
Shit's meant to be free, where's Bob Marley?
'Cause I won't turn my cheek like I'm Gandhi
I fight the ones that fight me
I really lovalot, I really lovalot
I really lovalot, I really lovalot
But I fight the ones that fight me
I fight the ones that fight me
But I fight, but I fight
But I fight the ones that fight me
It's funny people talk about "terrorists" as in "arabs" who attack the US. When in reality it's US invading the Middle East. That's what she is talking about in this. I really love alot/allah but I fight the ones that fight me" AKA they defend themselves against invaders[US}
She also starts:
"They told me this is a free country, But now it feels like a chicken factory."
To me that is referring to how US citizens are brainwashed/slaves. the govt uses them for profits/workers. Keep them all focused on the latest gossip and celebs to ignore the important issues.
When she refers to obama and chen, Hu Jintao - it's because they are all buddies. Tyrants killing the innocent for profit and power. There was an article recently of Obama and Hu Jintao meeting, obama making excuses for Hu Jintaos human rights abuses.
Wow..this is definitly dirrected to a story of a terrorist,,she is risky, and I love it.
I love it too. She is a great artist.
I love it too. She is a great artist.
Ahh so creative!
Ahh so creative!
I think the first "Who's in town?" is correct, but the second is actually "Hu Jintao," the President of China.
That makes a lot of sense, that would make "Them no like me, me no like them Like Hu Jintao".
That makes a lot of sense, that would make "Them no like me, me no like them Like Hu Jintao".
Cause that dude ain't too popular. The rest sounds right, even the "love up like men" bit.
Cause that dude ain't too popular. The rest sounds right, even the "love up like men" bit.
what do you guys think she means by "like a Taliban trucker eatin' boiled-up yucca, Get my eyes done like I'm in a black burka"
Like hiding from the bad people? right?
I was wondering the same thing but I can't figure it out. Btw it's "get my eyes DOWN like I'm in a black burka" (I read it on the cd's booket).
I was wondering the same thing but I can't figure it out. Btw it's "get my eyes DOWN like I'm in a black burka" (I read it on the cd's booket).
damn it.. i need to go buy it..soon, ima change it on lyric wiki then
damn it.. i need to go buy it..soon, ima change it on lyric wiki then
The Taliban started as a political party in the early '90s amongst Afghani truckers.
The Taliban started as a political party in the early '90s amongst Afghani truckers.
With both lines, I think she's describing people that she could identify with or relate to, even though you'd think she wouldn't, since she's now a famous musician.
With both lines, I think she's describing people that she could identify with or relate to, even though you'd think she wouldn't, since she's now a famous musician.
Small, small correction: it's spelled "yuca". Yucca is an ornamental plant (think Joshua Tree), whereas Yuca is a food crop (think cassava root).
This is what rap should be... Looking at this it's amazing how lyrically intricate it is, while still being musical, and having an extreme amount of meaning, all while being clever. Not only that, but this beat is bangin and makes you want to dance. I love this woman.
They told me this is a free country But now it feels like a chicken factory I feel cooped up, I wanna bust free Got nothin' to lose if you get me (if you get me...)
Like a Taliban trucker eatin' boiled up yuca Keep my eyes down like I'm in a black burqa Been through shit, yeah, it's a fucka But now I make tunes, say shuck-a-lucka-lucka
Shuck-a-lucka-la Shuck-a-lucka-lee Shuck-a-lucka-lucka-lucka Lucky, lucky me
If you check me, I check you If they kick you, then I'll back you Say somethin' new, say somethin' cool Give you my time, but I ain't no fool
Eck-a-eck-a I Break-a-break-a jaw Every, every time Someone steps on my toe
I fight the ones that fight me
I really lovalot, I really lovalot I really lovalot, I really lovalot
But I fight the ones that fight me But I fight the ones that fight me I fight the ones that fight me
But I fight, but I fight But I fight, but I fight But I fight the ones that fight me
Who's in town? Them nuh like me, me nuh like them Like Hu Jintao Instead of them I got a newfound gem Someone I can love up like men Like Obama needs to love up Chen
Like a hand-me-down, sucka throwin' bombs at Mecca Call it good-will, get money to get better Keep your head down like a UNICEF worker If you get hit you can't question the fucka
How come? How come I? Yeah but, yeah but why? If I be the F, who the F be the I? If you met me then you get me But if you get me, well, you get a fee Shit's meant to be free, where's Bob Marley? 'Cause I won't turn my cheek like I'm Gandhi
I fight the ones that fight me I fight the ones that fight me I really lovalot, I really lovalot I really lovalot, I really lovalot
But I fight the ones that fight me But I fight the ones that fight me I fight the ones that fight me
But I fight, but I fight But I fight, but I fight But I fight the ones that fight me
If they kick you then I'll back you*
Like a bomber needs to love up Dzhen*
I can't make out the rest of that verse, but this song is definitively about what makes a "terrorist" tick. It even contains a shout-out to one of the Moscow Black Widows, Dzhennet Abdurakhmanova (Dzhen) was a 17 year old chick who blew herself up in the Moscow Metro, because she really loved Allah (hear how M.I.A. drags out that alot?) and because she fought the ones who she thought were fighting her.
You really didn't understand the message behind the song ! It's not about terorism it's the testimony of a women that realises the fact that even if she tought that America was a country of freedom she was "cooped out". She refused to comply like other people and to stare at the ground like would do a woman with a burka, so she decide to make music by "making tunes"... This is the spirit of the song fight in order to get freedom ! Moreover, i'm shocked that you interpret Allah as u seemed to hear behind alot, as an...
You really didn't understand the message behind the song ! It's not about terorism it's the testimony of a women that realises the fact that even if she tought that America was a country of freedom she was "cooped out". She refused to comply like other people and to stare at the ground like would do a woman with a burka, so she decide to make music by "making tunes"... This is the spirit of the song fight in order to get freedom ! Moreover, i'm shocked that you interpret Allah as u seemed to hear behind alot, as an allusion to terrorism ! I agree with M.I.A many people are nothing but synthetic chicken raised in the big American factory, believing in freedom but living in a discreet dictature !
I agree that this song has everything to do with terrorists and Allah... but not in a sympathetic way. More from the point of view of a terrorist. I wonder if MIA will get any negative backlash from this song though. Personally, it's my favorite on the album
"Like a bomber needs to love up Dzhen."
Lyric booklet has the lyrics as "Like Obama needs to love up Chen."
Really??
Really??
That's what I had but I was told to change it, I'll switch it back.
That's what I had but I was told to change it, I'll switch it back.
aspi, who were you told by?
aspi, who were you told by?