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AIM (Deluxe)
Swords

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Swords

Release date: 8th September 2016

From AIM (Deluxe)Track 152:26

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"Swords" is a track by M.I.A., from the album AIM (Deluxe), released 8th September 2016. The track is 2:26 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about M.I.A..

About the Artist

M.I.A.

M.I.A.

Lyrics

Swords

You say you love the coco (Hey)
They say they love their boko (M.I.A.)
Some say fuck all (Hey)
But I'm here to take all

Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
I'm here to take you there
Because you act like you forgot

Highly explosive, ready and raw
Everything banging like we're in Bangalore
Sounds of swords cutting edge like woah
Toyota truck, pick us up, let's go!

Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
I'm here to take you there
Because you act like you forgot

Loads of men can't handle this ride
When would they know we're best by their side?
They keep us down and we take it in stride
Throw up your head if you've still got light
World will know 'cause we just can't hide
City will know, 'cause the money we find
Yeah it's time, we better get behind
Past is past and you can't hit rewind

We them girls, say holla, holla, holla
We hold the world, say holla, holla, holla

Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
Hands up
If you hear a knock on the door
I'm here to take you there
Because you act like you forgot

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From AIM (Deluxe)

2:262016

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Album

9th September 2016

Track number

15

Release year

2016

1Borders
4:12
2Go Off
3:05
3Bird Song (Blaqstarr Remix)
3:01
4Jump In
2:23

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