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Sin poder tomar decisión
Sin tener oportunidad
Victimario de un cazador eres premio para un mortal
Corran, paren, carguen, tiren
Gritos, risas que no fingen
Asesinan sin compasión
Clandestina obsesión
Caños firmes buscan presas
El disparo sacia la said
Hombres que no respetan
Vidas de este planeta
Necia supervivencia

Todo es obras de mentes enfermas
Criadas por alguien que no sabe
Ni supo amar

Tu cuerpo es un trofeo
Tu piel frente a un espejo
Tu vida se descarta
Perdiste en la balanza del odio

Deja que te arranque la piel
Sentirás el daño que haces
Ellos quieren exterminar
Por temor a su ferocidad

Caños firmes buscan presas
El disparo sacia la said
Tu cuerpo es un trofeo
Tu piel frente a un espejo




Tu vida se descarta
Perdiste en la balanza del odio

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of M.I.A. express a powerful message about violence, control and the loss of human life. The song describes a world where decisions are made for people, where they have no chance to make choices or express themselves. The opening lines seem to be addressed to a victim of violence, suggesting that they are the prize for a hunter and that their life is at risk. There is a sense of desperation and urgency, with commands to run, stop, load and shoot, and a cacophony of screams and laughter that may or may not be genuine.


The lyrics then take on a more philosophical tone, suggesting that the violence and disregard for human life that are being described are the product of a sick mind, created by someone who did not know how to love. The body is seen as a trophy, something to be sacrificed on the altar of hatred and fear, and the skin is a mirror that reflects back the horrors of the world. The message is clear: violence begets violence, and those who seek to dominate and destroy others will ultimately destroy themselves.


Overall, M.I.A. is a powerful and thought-provoking song that raises important questions about the nature of violence and the role of the individual in society.


Line by Line Meaning

Sin poder tomar decisión
Being unable to make a decision


Sin tener oportunidad
Without having a chance


Victimario de un cazador eres premio para un mortal
As a victim of a hunter, you are a prize for the mortal


Corran, paren, carguen, tiren
Run, stop, load, shoot


Gritos, risas que no fingen
Screams and laughs that are not fake


Asesinan sin compasión
They murder without compassion


Clandestina obsesión
A secret obsession


Caños firmes buscan presas
Sturdy pipes seek prey


El disparo sacia la said
The shot satisfies thirst


Hombres que no respetan
Men who do not respect


Vidas de este planeta
Lives on this planet


Necia supervivencia
Foolish survival


Todo es obras de mentes enfermas
Everything is the work of sick minds


Criadas por alguien que no sabe
Raised by someone who does not know


Ni supo amar
Nor knew how to love


Tu cuerpo es un trofeo
Your body is a trophy


Tu piel frente a un espejo
Your skin in front of a mirror


Tu vida se descarta
Your life is discarded


Perdiste en la balanza del odio
You lost on the scale of hate


Deja que te arranque la piel
Let it tear your skin


Sentirás el daño que haces
You will feel the damage you do


Ellos quieren exterminar
They want to exterminate


Por temor a su ferocidad
Because of fear of their ferocity




Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: HECTOR ANDRES GRAMAJO GIMENEZ, MARCELO GABRIEL CORVALAN, MARTIN ABEL CARRIZO

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@Denkaah

Lyrics:
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

My chain hits my chest
When I'm banging on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm banging on the radio

Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don't go screamin' if I blow you with a bang

Suki suki
I'm comin' in the Cherokee
Gasoline
There's steam on the window screen
Take it, take it
World's bouncin' like a trampoline
When I get to where I'm goin', gonna have you tremblin'

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio

Yeah, back it, back it
Yeah, pull up to the bumper game
Read the signal
Cover me, 'cause I'm changin' lanes

Had a handle on it
My life, I broke it
When I get to where I'm goin', gonna have you sayin' it

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio
chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin'

Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don't go screamin' if I blow you with a bang

Goin' nought to bitch, I'll see four million
Accelerating fast I can do this in a second
Lookin' in the rearview, swaggin' goin' swell
Leavin' boys behind 'cause it's legal just to kill
Shift gear, automatic, damned if I do
Who's gonna stop me when I'm comin' through?
What we got left is just me and you
But if I go to bed, baby, can I take you?

Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
Hands up, hands tied
Don't go screamin' if I blow you with a bang

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well
Live fast, die young
Bad girls do it well

Chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the radio

Chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin' on the dashboard
My chain hits my chest
When I'm bangin'



@henryfung9725

***** they didnt know how to market her partly because of her ethnicity, even one of the white male producers said it in a guardian article

LOOK at the british music industry its ALL black and white...literally there is nothing else, even x factor shows this., look at the UK its diverse

jay sean is a very mainstream style of music he had to go to america, because his RACE "indian" was not taken seriously in the UK, people could not understand why a asian man was doing hip hop beats....

i find it sad that someone who is a minoirity can;t even accept the issues with UK society

even a white french guy who works in fashion told me today how surpised he was the UK will show case white black but never asian on adverts or fashion?

we are all people of color no need to pull the ladder from under you



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@SuperRaedizzle

the power level of this song is off the charts

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@notyouraveragekay2348

People don't even realize how major this was....in her culture women are barely considered so this is incredibly admirable 🥰🥰🥰🥰

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@paulfletcher3998

@Not Your Average Kay -
MIA is British with Sri Lankan parents.

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@OfentseMwaseFilms

I remember very well when this dropped. One of the Best videos of the Year!

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I see no lies😮‍💨😮‍💨

@kenyattatucker1279

Bruh M.I.A Never Die in 2023 but she still alive

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