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“I was thinking about , and I felt like, you know, it was just so in your face all the time, and being a woman, you really have to use it and put it in people’s faces to get ahead. And I wondered what that was doing to - like, in Sri Lanka, sexuality is a whole other ballgame, you know what I mean? And it’s so naive and it’s so basic, and people have no outlet for meeting people and young people don’t have anywhere to hang and stuff, and so when you get on the bus, you can really feel the tension between boys and girls - that’s the only place they meet, on a transport. So I was thinking about how it’s an unsaid thing over there, and it’s in your face over here, and how people perceive it and stuff. And then I felt like if I was abducted and being held for ransom in the middle of the Amazon, I would actually try to make a go of it and try to fall in love with my hostage-taker person, and, like, set up shop! I think if you spend enough time with anyone, you can come to love anyone. There just doesn’t have to be any hate involved ‘cause it’s actually about getting to know that individual human being and why they’re doing the thing they’re doing, and trying to understand it. I felt at that point that I could be so understanding of anybody that even if somebody took me to kill me in the middle of nowhere, I’d still give it a go and try to understand him.”
“There’s a better way of making all of that make sense and I’m sure somebody else will, but I was just really frustrated and bored of it in London. I was like, this is really boring how much of it is in your face, and how do you restore some sort of mystery back into it, you know?”
“I was thinking about , and I felt like, you know, it was just so in your face all the time, and being a woman, you really have to use it and put it in people’s faces to get ahead. And I wondered what that was doing to - like, in Sri Lanka, sexuality is a whole other ballgame, you know what I mean? And it’s so naive and it’s so basic, and people have no outlet for meeting people and young people don’t have anywhere to hang and stuff, and so when you get on the bus, you can really feel the tension between boys and girls - that’s the only place they meet, on a transport. So I was thinking about how it’s an unsaid thing over there, and it’s in your face over here, and how people perceive it and stuff. And then I felt like if I was abducted and being held for ransom in the middle of the Amazon, I would actually try to make a go of it and try to fall in love with my hostage-taker person, and, like, set up shop! I think if you spend enough time with anyone, you can come to love anyone. There just doesn’t have to be any hate involved ‘cause it’s actually about getting to know that individual human being and why they’re doing the thing they’re doing, and trying to understand it. I felt at that point that I could be so understanding of anybody that even if somebody took me to kill me in the middle of nowhere, I’d still give it a go and try to understand him.”
“There’s a better way of making all of that make sense and I’m sure somebody else will, but I was just really frustrated and bored of it in London. I was like, this is really boring how much of it is in your face, and how do you restore some sort of mystery back into it, you know?”
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Batabid wrote:
This song really hits a nerve. It's so illustrative and, which M.I.A. songs rarely are, is very sad. It's really about surviving, and having nothing. "I was sippin on a Rubicon, thinking 'bout where I come, It's all this for revolution. Cuttin' up the coupon, saving for a telephone. Can I go home, please can I go home?"
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deannaelise wrote:
It's okaaaaay, you forgot me.
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XrustyXtoothX wrote:
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! <3
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Jurassicprince wrote:
"Minutes turned to hours and became our dates, then we shared raindrops that turned into lakes..." I love, love, love that line!
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twewy2010 wrote:
OMG! This song is just perfection...xD
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cocoflower wrote:
love at first listen.[3]
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MixedCharts wrote:
she's perfect, this song is another proof
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Rihannafreak wrote:
love at first listen.[2] :)
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RoeHappy wrote:
love at first listen.
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deannaelise wrote:
Hypnotic! [2]
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andersonbridgem wrote:
=]]] love this
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BackNDaDay90 wrote:
Hypnotic!
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springplatypus wrote:
I like the progression of hatred for her capturers then her apathy and acceptance.
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sugahbush wrote:
WHAT THE HELL'S A RUBICON.
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spankmyfrank wrote:
Love how she sings about sipping on Rubicon! :'D
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vocm10 wrote:
could you please come get me
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liliquoimoon wrote:
forgot how amazing this song is to listen to with a SUBWOOFER! YES! GO SUBWOOFER!
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Bubbles188 wrote:
yup!
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GFX101 wrote:
This is my fav song by her.
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jgass1301 wrote:
hello, this is m.i.a.
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