M.I.A
Wale & Omarion Lyrics


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My new lady says she leaving me
Ah fuck her, I don't care
Plus I got another over there
She been wanting to be with me
Got her in her underwear
Gave her what she want, now she need me
I got more of that coming over soon
Lingerie all up in my room
I'ma make this toast to that one girl I love
I still smell her perfume

Pour one up, no pour another
Pour one up, no pour another
Pour one up, no pour another
Numbing up

Since you've been away, love's been MIA
Done looking for love, cause she took away her
Now I'm MIA
Done looking for love, cause she took away her love

My new lady says she leaving me
Ah fuck her I don't care
Told me that she loved me, yeah
I just give them the scenery, they won't ever compare
To the ones still got it
I call her up but she won't answer
And she knows what I'm looking for
And she knows what I'm looking for

Pour one up, no pour another
Pour one up, no pour another
Pour one up, no pour another
Numbing up

Since you've been away, love's been MIA
Done looking for love, cause she took away her
Now I'm MIA
Done looking for love, cause she took away her love

I be a rolling stone, missus, still tryna deal with ya
Loving too much will leave you blue and I ain't pledge Sigma
I'm a real nigga, giving feelings just ain't me
The more attention you give em, the more options they seek
Talk is cheap, knew I should've kept the receipt
She said she loyal, but all bitches gonna talk in the streets




That's how I play it, how I play it, all it is is game
As I hit another paper plane I'm MIA

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Wale & Omarion's song "M.I.A." tell a story of a man who has become disillusioned by the concept of love. He has had multiple lovers, and while he may have once believed in the idea of finding true love, he now feels that it has gone missing in his life. He has experienced heartbreak and betrayal, and no longer wants to put himself through the pain of searching for someone who may not be faithful to him. The chorus repeats the phrase "Since you've been away, love's been MIA / Done looking for love, cause she took away her love," emphasizing the theme of a love that has been lost and cannot be found.


The first verse describes the man's new lover leaving him, but he doesn't care because he has another woman waiting for him. He brags about having more women coming over soon and lingerie in his room. However, he still has feelings for the love he has lost and can still smell her perfume. The second verse further solidifies his feelings of disinterest in romantic relationships. He views women as disposable objects and doesn't want to deal with the emotions that come with loving them. He feels that the more attention he gives them, the more they will seek other people, so he chooses to numb his feelings with alcohol and drugs instead. The verse ends with him stating that he is MIA, further emphasizing his disinterest in love.


Overall, the lyrics to "M.I.A." tell a story of a man who has become jaded and disillusioned with the idea of love due to past heartbreak and infidelity. He sees women as disposable objects and chooses to numb his emotions, rather than deal with the pain of being hurt again. The chorus reinforces the theme of lost love and the idea that love is missing from his life.


Line by Line Meaning

My new lady says she leaving me
My current girlfriend wants to leave me and end our relationship


Ah fuck her, I don't care
I don't really care about her leaving because I have other options


Plus I got another over there
I have another girl that I could be with, waiting for me


She been wanting to be with me
The other girl is interested in being in a relationship with me


Got her in her underwear
I have already been intimate with this girl and now she's hanging out with me in her underwear


Gave her what she want, now she need me
I fulfilled her desires and now she wants to be with me even more


I got more of that coming over soon
There are more girls that I have lined up to be with me


Lingerie all up in my room
The other girl left her lingerie in my room


I'ma make this toast to that one girl I love
I have feelings for one specific girl who I will drink to


I still smell her perfume
I miss the girl I really love and her scent is still lingering around me


Pour one up, no pour another
I am drinking to forget about my problems and to numb my emotions


Numbing up
I want to be emotionally numb or disconnected from my feelings


Since you've been away, love's been MIA
Since the girl I love is gone or not with me, love has been missing in my life


Done looking for love, cause she took away her
I have given up on finding love because the girl I truly care about is no longer with me


Now I'm MIA
Now I am missing in action or not present in my own life because of my emotional state


My new lady says she leaving me
Another girl I am seeing is also planning on ending our relationship


Told me that she loved me, yeah
This girl claimed to love me, but I don't believe her


I just give them the scenery, they won't ever compare
I don't invest too much in my relationships, so other girls won't ever measure up to my ideal


To the ones still got it
To the girls who still have an interest in me or who I could still be with


I call her up but she won't answer
I have tried to contact the girl I love, but she's not responding to my calls


And she knows what I'm looking for
The girl I love knows what I want from her and from a relationship


I be a rolling stone, missus, still tryna deal with ya
I can't seem to stay committed or faithful to one girl, and I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my current situation


Loving too much will leave you blue and I ain't pledge Sigma
I don't want to fall too deeply in love because it has the potential to hurt me and I don't want to be bound by society's expectations of men and relationships


I'm a real nigga, giving feelings just ain't me
I am a genuine person, but expressing my emotions or being vulnerable is difficult for me


The more attention you give em, the more options they seek
I have noticed that if I give too much attention to a girl, she starts to think she has more options and power in the relationship


Talk is cheap, knew I should've kept the receipt
People can say anything, and sometimes their actions don't match up; I should have known better and kept a record of what was promised


She said she loyal, but all bitches gonna talk in the streets
The girl I am currently dating claimed to be loyal, but I know that women in general will gossip and talk about their relationships to others


That's how I play it, how I play it, all it is is game
I see relationships as a game that I can play, not something to take seriously or invest in emotionally


As I hit another paper plane I'm MIA
As I smoke another joint or blunt, I am still emotionally missing or disconnected from my own life and relationships




Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANTHONY TUCKER, OMARI GRANDBERRY, MAURICE JORDAN, OLUBOWALE VICTOR AKINTIMEHIN, JERMAINE PREYAN, SHAUNICE JONES

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@dreskull6652

Wale murdered this track
"I be a rolling stone, missus, still tryna deal with ya
Loving too much will leave you blue and I ain't pledge Sigma
I'm a real nigga, giving feelings just ain't me
The more attention you give em, the more options they seek
Talk is cheap, knew I should've kept the receipt
She said she loyal, but all bitches gon' talk in the streets
That's how I play it, how I play it, all it is is game
As I hit another paper plane I'm M.I.A."



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