M.I.A.

Released: June 7, 2017

Songwriter: M.I.A.

Producer: Branko

[Intro]
One

[Verse 1]
When we come through we fly as fuck though
I can mess with you but what for (hey)
If I play with you it'll be a draw
Match made in heaven, who's keeping score?
Everywhere, every door there's nowhere where we won't go
Every step, every blow we're always going to get goals
Relationship goals are you and me
Fighting H-A-T-E with L-O-V-E

[Pre-Hook]
Ride of your life, better bring your GoPro (bring your GoPro, man)
Don't need no pros 'cause we're gonna go slow (we don't need them hoes)
Love is the answer, what's the question? I don't know (no one knows)
Staring at the wall and I'm waiting for the call

[Hook]
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer (call it)
Pick up your receiver (go ahead and call)
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer
Pick up your receiver (leave yours on the ground I walk on)

[Verse 2]
It started when you asked me, "What are those?"
I looked at you and I was glad you don't know
I started walking by and it was special
That little dance you did was the best show
I drove to the store when my fuel's low (bang, bang)
I'm still heading somewhere and it feels raw
Baby, when we play it'll be a draw
A match made in heaven, who's keeping score? (kick out)

[Pre-Hook]
Ride of your life better bring your GoPro (you know though)
Don't need no pros 'cause we're gonna go slow
Love is the answer, what's the question? I don't know
Staring at the wall and I'm waiting for the call

[Hook]
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer (call it)
Pick up your receiver
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer
Pick up your receiver (leave yours on the ground I walk on)

[Verse 3]
Would you, cry me a river, cry me a river (will you)
Would you let me flow or set me on fire
Gonna need you more like the ground I wear (liquid fire)
We can make a pair like breath and the air
Go to the top or be low
Tastes better than any combo
Xs and Os playing tic-tac-toe (tic-tac-toe)
We best friends, I guess so (guess so)

[Hook]
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer
Pick up your receiver (bah, bah, bah, bah, bah)
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer (come on)
Pick up your receiver (leave yours on the ground I walk on)
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer
Pick up your receiver (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer
Pick up your receiver (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer
Pick up your receiver (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
(You said) Pick up your receiver, I'll make you a believer
Pick up your receiver (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

One of the most musically-diverse and perplexing artists of the 2000s, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam is arguably the decade’s best representation of Hip-Hop in its truest form and artistry in its broadest, most diverse format. Her lyrics are as political as Public Enemy, her sound is more eclectic than Stankonia-era Outkast, and she is as aesthetically-driven as Kanye West.

The road that M.I.A. was forced to travel to international stardom was not an easy one. Born on July 18th, 1975 in Hounslow, West London to Sri-Lankan Tamil immigrants, she moved to her parents' homeland when she was only six months old. However, it was the Sri Lankan Civil War which came to shape her childhood. During her formative years, she witnessed many her father was hunted as an enemy of the state, her schools were bombarded, and her impoverished family was constantly in hiding. In 1986, her family moved back to London to find stability and a sense of relative peace.

In England, she discovered her artistic talents and completed several years of secondary education in fine art – eventually gaining attention as a visual artist, painter, and musician. In the early-2000s, Maya began to seriously explore her musical talents and used the internet and underground radio as the means to build her reputation as a unique and talented firebrand. Amidst her no-nonsense politics, however, critics from around the world heard a talent in the making.

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