MIA

Lyrics

[Chorus 1: Illmac] Losing myself, but it was great to know me Take a look at myself, tell him "You ain't the homie" Uh, I've been M.I.A Dead weight, hold up, y'all been in my way Losing myself, but it was great to know me Take a look at myself, tell him "You ain't the homie" Uh, I've been M.I.A Dead weight, hold up, y'all been in my way [Verse 1: Illmac] I just touched down in London, second time in a month I don't even sleep on the plane, I love to see us go up Gotta see us go up Now they know what's up I don't even stunt, I don't need to flex, I don't need to front Thank my connect, I used to get it on the front I've been on the low, yeah, I've been in the cut Standing on my own, never need a crutch Mama bumping Otis, cooking in the kitchen I was picking switches, took a couple whippings Now my brain's stuck, I base-jump, diving for my sanity Suppressor on the barrel got me silencing my apathy Mind is filled with anarchy Find it in my fabric They ain't, cut from the cloth Nothing in common with the tapestry Black water, wildfire, climate of reality Tree and the Backwoods got me higher than the canopy They bite the hand that feeds, big fish, small pond What life is actually like, inside the hatchery I, billow smoke and fill the room while I melt wit' you Your touch is purple velvet moons, and feel like heroin Eyes are mirrors that I'm staring in The cold shoulder, dirt and worms are buried in Breathe the pheromones, and I need air again Carry stones on my shoulder, I bear the load So much trouble on my mind: welcome to the Terrordome Hitting lows: baritone Tearing marrow from my weary bones Scars are heirlooms, I wear a gold herringbone, woah [Chorus 1: Illmac] Losing myself, but it was great to know me Take a look at myself, tell him "You ain't the homie" Uh, I've been M.I.A Dead weight, hold up, y'all been in my way Losing myself, but it was great to know me Take a look at myself, tell him "You ain't the homie" Uh, I've been M.I.A Dead weight, hold up, y'all been in my way [Verse 2: Frak] I had it all figured out Coulda, woulda, shoulda had it all figured out I was supposed to pedal it across, wit' a penny for my thoughts But instead, I watched it fall through the couch Shit... It's not Eve but sometimes you believe a dream You imagine ahead of time, how it needs to be But walk out that thought bubble falling like Alicia Keys Expecting d�j� vu, but living the deleted scenes It's hard to accept that you are not the author I wanted autumn to offer karma to walk on water It's hard to alter when optimism's your alma mater Hiding from my thoughts, a balaclava on my oblongata Cliffhangers better when the ending is unknown But they blow it up and vent like Marilyn Monroe Skin is just protection when your skeleton is cold Had some snake-ass friends, had to shed 'em just to grow Hoping memories reset - they don't Hoping enemies reflect - they won't See, I G-checked my preset notions of what a dream meant Built up interest and regret, and paid it off in sleep debt Throw the deuces, and say "Peace" to 'em I want the new shit, I can't re-do it Before I held my head, I left myself on read I had to ghost myself so I could see through it, like... [Chorus 2: Frak + Both] Losing myself, but it was great to know me Yeah, I ghosted myself, I had to make him lonely Uh, I've been M.I.A Dead weight, hold up, y'all been in my way Losing myself, but it was great to know me Yeah, I ghosted myself, I had to make him lonely Uh, I've been M.I.A Dead weight, hold up, y'all been in my way