Powa Lyrics

Lyric discussion by zephryan 

Cover art for Powa lyrics by Tune-Yards

It's about sex, pure and simple.

It's about sex as a way to fight -- not in order to be a rebel like in many songs about sex -- but to fight loneliness and insecurity. ["I can never get to sleep I'm a rebel, rebel, no Hold me til I get to sleep"]

It's about taking abusive relationships/flings for the attention, and more than that, it's about feeling like she NEEDS the abuse to feel whole. ["Cause you bomb me with lies, humiliations everyday You bomb me so many times I never find my way Come on and bomb me"]

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