2) Mia is stage name of Lithuanian singer and songwriter Vilija Pilibaitytė. She released two albums: Yra kaip yra (2007) and Stiklo Namai (2009)
3) ana Rodriguez, a lightly successful pop singer of the late 80's/early 90's released an album in Spanish entitled Tentacion.
4) MIA is better known as Swedish actor, writer, comedian Mia Skäringer. She released her debut album "Maria" in 2021.
5) An incorrect tag for any of the multiple artists called M.I.A., including the Sri Lankan musician and the American punk band.
Amazon
Mia Lyrics
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On the side of a carton
I was taken in a Datsun
From a street in Acton
I was sipping on a Rubicon
Thinking 'bout where I come
It's all this for revolution
Saving for a telephone
Can I call home
Please can I go home
Painted nails, sunsets on horizons
Palm tree silhouette smells amazing
Blindfolds under home made lanterns
Somewhere in the Amazon
They're holding me ransom
Hello, this is M.I.A.
Could you please
Come get me
Smoking on a Benson
Trying to get me undone
Let me go
I don't want your attention
Under submission
Out of frustration I'll do it
I'll scream for the nation
Painted nails, sunsets on horizons
Palm tree silhouette smells amazing
Blindfolds under home made lanterns
Somewhere in the Amazon
They're holding me ransom
Hello, this is M.I.A.
Could you please
Come get me
Minutes turned to hours
And became our dates
When we shared raindrops
That turned into lakes
Bodies started merging
And the lines got gray
Now I'm looking at him thinking
Maybe he's OK
Hello, this is M.I.A.
It's OK
You forgot me
The song "Amazon" by M.I.A. portrays a story of a person who was abducted and is being held captive somewhere in the Amazon. The lyrics showcase the frustration, anger, and desperation of the situation. In the opening verse, she sings about being missing in action and being taken from Acton in a Datsun. She is also reflecting on her situation and the revolution happening around her but realizes that she can't do anything. She talks about saving for a telephone to call home and begs to be allowed to go home.
In the chorus, M.I.A compares her surroundings to something beautiful such as painted nails, sunsets, palm trees, and homemade lanterns. However, she also reveals that she is being held captive and the kidnappers are holding her for ransom. She manages to make a call and asks for someone to come get her.
The second verse talks about smoking cigarettes to release the tension, and she shares her feelings of being under submission and frustration when she screams for the nation. The final verse has a more hopeful tone, where she acknowledges that she is beginning to develop a connection with her kidnapper. She then calls and tells them they forgot her in the jungle. Overall, "Amazon" is a song with dark and intense imagery that powerfully demonstrates a moment of hopelessness.
Line by Line Meaning
I was missing in action
I was absent or disappeared from the scene.
On the side of a carton
I was labeled or indicated on a cardboard box.
I was taken in a Datsun
I was transported in a Japanese car model called Datsun.
From a street in Acton
I was taken from a place named Acton.
I was sipping on a Rubicon
I was drinking a type of fruit juice brand named Rubicon.
Thinking 'bout where I come
Contemplating about my origin and ancestry.
It's all this for revolution
All these efforts are made for a cause, especially in terms of political change.
Cutting up the coupon
Clipping off and saving tokens or vouchers to buy something less expensive.
Saving for a telephone
Accumulating money to afford a device that can make calls.
Can I call home
May I use a telephone to contact my family or loved ones.
Please can I go home
Kindly allow me to return to my place of origin or comfort.
Painted nails, sunsets on horizons
Describing a visual of one's hands with colored nails set against the backdrop of the sun's setting on the horizon.
Palm tree silhouette smells amazing
The outline of palm trees has a pleasant scent.
Blindfolds under home made lanterns
Cloth or fabric used as a makeshift blindfold under handmade light fixtures.
Somewhere in the Amazon
Located in or around the Amazonian forest or river basin in South America.
They're holding me ransom
They are detaining me, and a price or negotiation is needed for my release.
Hello, this is M.I.A.
Introducing oneself as the person calling or speaking.
Could you please
Come get me
Asking or requesting someone to pick me up or rescue me from a difficult or compromising situation.
Smoking on a Benson
Using or smoking a particular brand of cigarettes called Benson.
Trying to get me undone
Attempting to undo or destroy my well-being or peace of mind.
Let me go
Allow me to leave or escape from confinement or control.
I don't want your attention
I'm not seeking or asking for your focus or regard.
Under submission
Being obedient or accepting of rules or authority.
Out of frustration I'll do it
Doing something out of discontent, annoyance, anger, or irritation.
I'll scream for the nation
Expressing oneself in a loud, vocal, or passionate way to represent others or a group of people.
Minutes turned to hours
The duration of time became longer, from minutes to hours.
And became our dates
Time spent together turned into romantic encounters or outings.
When we shared raindrops
When we participated in or experienced moments of rain or its droplets falling.
That turned into lakes
Those raindrops turned into significant bodies of water such as lakes, symbolizing the growth of their relationship.
Bodies started merging
Their physical selves began to blend or unite.
And the lines got gray
The boundaries or distinctions between things or individuals became blurred or undifferentiated.
Now I'm looking at him thinking
I'm currently observing or considering him thoughtfully.
Maybe he's OK
Perhaps he's good, fine, or acceptable, in terms of evaluating his qualities or status.
You forgot me
You overlooked or neglected me, leaving me in a difficult or dangerous situation.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RICHARD X, MAYA ARULPRAGASAM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lou Schwick
i dont think it's intended to have a political message. i can't even see how that's possible - nothing is said of the kidnapper's motivations, and the persona falls in love with them only for stockholm syndrome. what, she's forgotten by society, just like how our society forgets all of us? if it's a political message, then it's very incoherent
now, if u believe this guy saying this quote's from mia
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858545804/?&specific_com=73015193493#comments
then if the song has a political message, then it is, as i have gathered from that word salad mia just doled out, about the culture shock she has going from the very direct sexual norms of hthe uk to the extremely reserved sexual norms of sri lanka, and how hate comes from people not really understanding each other as individuals
the quote sure sounds like mia. it seems like she was just inspired by these situations, and she's not actually trying to send out a political message
if u ask me, here's all the message this song has:
"i have been kidnapped. send help. oops, stockholm syndrome. never mind."
Scratch
She's probably the most important person making music today since n.w.a. or public enemy. What is said isn't palatable for the masses but needs to be said and it's undeniably great interesting construct of time changes that grab the pop ear. It sounds pretty but it ain't a pretty story. I bet she was asked to write a sexy love song and this is what was handed to em and they missed the point entirely. Good for her. Better for us.
EV
stop putting J cole next to KENDRICK, J cole made some songs about how cool he is and a girl friend from high school, the most cringe rapper ever. and other thing, Kendrick is a genius but he do not have any to do with topics that M.I.A create, like war crimes in india. get the fout of here,
Tack Draas
@EV Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, EARTHGANG, JID, Denzel Curry, Kenny Mason, Raveena Aurora, Joey Badass, Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q, these are off the top of my head
Tack Draas
Not just her
EV
@Jozef Wicks-Sharp if you really want to go hard on that, try make a list of 30 artists with the same relevance and send here please, thanks.
Scratch
@Jozef Wicks-Sharp you're right. She's a mess. She isn't Diamanda Galas. Nobody is except her. She's a low rent Diamanda, and that's something to be. Can we leave it at that? Or do we get more of this cerebral narcissism? You offer not one example and your judgment is weak without one. You and Trump. Go home, you're embarrassing yourself.
v3 3b
Here's a direct quote from M.I.A. about Amazon: "I was thinking about [the way sexuality is expressed in London], 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! [Laughs] 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."
Original posted by feel me out loud in January 07, 2007.
Aldo :9
Stockholm Syndrome in a nutshell
rkns
amazing beats and lyrics
Carlos Lopez
her music isn't for everyone, if you smart enough to understand every song then you'll understand why she is not mainstream. they dont want people like her exposing the true through music. almost everyone in the whole music industry is somehow influenced by her. they took her ideas but never credit her for it.