In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
A ni ni ni ni
A ni ni ni ni
A ni ni ni ni
A ni ni ni ni
Sick of all the shit that's keeping me down
If your dead from the waist down
It's easy staying down
I never thought about it twice
But you do pay the price
It ain't your weekly cash
That feeds my mum the rice
Yo, don't be calling me desperate
When I'm knocking on the door
Every wall you build
I'll knock it down to the floor
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up!
Guns out!
Represent
The world town,
Represent The world town[2x]
Look at what you did, you done it before
Every little dollar just keeps me down more
I never had you on my side, bubbling on my side
Why they tell me different when they make me explodified
Yo, don't be calling me desperate
When I'm knocking on the door
Every wall you build
I'll knock it down to the floor
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me[2x]
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up!
Guns out!
Represent
The world town, Represent The World Town, Represent The World
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up!
Guns out!
Represent
The world town, Represent The World Town, Represent The World ,Represent The World
A ni ni ni ni
A ni ni ni ni
A ni ni ni ni
Sick of all the shit that's keeping me down
If your dead from the waist down
It's easy staying down
I never thought about it twice
But you do pay the price
It ain't your weekly cash
That feeds my mum the rice
Yo, don't be calling me desperate
When I'm knocking on the door
Every wall you build
I'll knock it down to the floor
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up!
Guns out!
Represent
The world town,
Represent The world town[2x]
Look at what you did, you done it before
Every little dollar just keeps me down more
I never had you on my side, bubbling on my side
Why they tell me different when they make me explodified
Yo, don't be calling me desperate
When I'm knocking on the door
Every wall you build
I'll knock it down to the floor
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me
See me see me bubbling quietly
See me see me acting like you ain't met me[2x]
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up!
Guns out!
Represent
The world town, Represent The World Town, Represent The World
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up! (a ni ni ni ni)
Guns out! (a ni ni ni ni)
Represent (a ni ni ni ni)
The world town (a ni ni ni ni)[2x]
Hands up!
Guns out!
Represent
The world town, Represent The World Town, Represent The World ,Represent The World
Lyrics submitted by lalunacreciente
World Town Lyrics as written by Writer Unknown Dave Taylor
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"It was a TV project about child soldiers. The subject matter was something I was really interested in. At the same time, Liberia is a devastated place. They probably need [the help] more than anyone else on the planet right now. So I went to Liberia and played ‘World Town’ to these African kids. "
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M.I.A. has truly explored problems in the world others have never touched,...or even if they have touched the issues they never made it so raw and personal. Even though shes not from Liberia she feels the pain and wants to "discuss" her passion for the issue through her "fuck y'all this what i mutha fuck'n think" music. She bashes whats goin down in the most beautiful way.
Yeah, I feel t he same way. People are so arrogant because they assume shes for what she sings about...Yeah...she sings about the issues to get them out there. She doesnt approve of them. People are just dumb shits yanno? <br />
loooove it
i love this song
what does she refer to as "the world town"? killstar: is it liberia?
x
This song is fucking awesome.
"world town" could be any 3rd world country/town fighting for economic or governmental independence. Again, alot of the lyrics are reminiscent of Sri Lankan war propaganda. The Liberation Tigers in Sri Lanka have been accused of using 10 year old boys to fight for their cause.
killstar and nxdf seem to have it down pat.
In the thank you section of Kala's booklet she says some thing like I thank the person who told said the world is my town and my religion is to do good. Something like that.
i think shes prob talking bout ppl hu work for the western world like factory workers... how we know about them, and what happens but we dont do anything to help them. we keep them down... "it aint ur weekly price that feeds my mumthe rice" might be saying that us donating a few dollars to charities isnt doing much good, and the people arnt surviving off our small charity, its their own wits, etc