Another Day
M.I.A· Lyrics

I'm on my way to somewhere / I've never been
I am headed to an unfamiliar destination.

somewhere these eyes / have never seen
I am going to a place I have never laid eyes on.

another winding road / destination unknown
The journey ahead is long and winding, and the destination is yet to be discovered.

no address / no post code / another day / a little further away
I don't have an address to get to and the journey ahead is another day further from home.

these broken lines will lead me home / but not tonight
The directions available to me may help me get somewhere eventually, but not tonight.

another voice at the end of this long distance phone line
I am talking to someone who is far away, and we are only connected by a phone line.

a day / a lifetime / however long it takes / for ever is not far enough away
The journey may be short or long, regardless of how long it takes, I will never be too far from home.

bright lights shine / in virgin eyes
The new sights and sounds are exciting and intriguing to me.

tail lights red / they fade away
As I leave home, I see the red lights of other cars, but they soon fade away as I get further from home.

this dashboard glow / we'll drive all night
The light of the car's dashboard will guide us through the night on our journey.

another day away / eight days from home
I am another day further from home and eight days away from returning.

there's so far / so far to go
The journey ahead is long with a lot of distance to cover.

we'll drive all night / until we can't drive any further
We will keep driving until we can't drive anymore, pushing ourselves to our physical limit.

we'll drive all night / until sleep is calling
We will keep driving through the night and only stop when we can no longer keep our eyes open.

we'll drive all night / until the new day sunrise
The only thing that will stop us from driving is the sunrise of a new day.

I'm leaving home again / when I'll come back / I can't say for certain
I am leaving home and not certain when I will return.

I'll take my pen / I'll write when I can / that's a promise
I will stay in touch by writing letters when I can.

My bags are packed / my toothbrush / a photograph / postcards / an August notion / My favourite T-shirt
I have packed my things, including my toothbrush, a photo, postcards, an August-themed item, and my favorite t-shirt.

This distance travelled / I'm miles from home / miles from what I know
I have traveled a long distance and am miles away from home and everything familiar to me.

there's still so far to go
I still have a lot of distance left to travel.

Forever it seems / won't be long enough
Even if I were to travel forever, it would not be enough time.

Another day away / eight days from home
I am still another day away from home, with eight more days to go.