Survivor

M.I.A.

Producer

Justus Arison

Track 12 on

AIM

Sep. 9, 20161 viewer8.2K views

Survivor Lyrics

“Survivor” is the twelfth and final track on the standard edition of AIM.… Read More

[Verse 1]
Survivor
It starts when you’re ready
It starts when I’m heading over
Getting blessings in the shower
Looking in the mirror, mood emoji fire
Trying not to remember
My time in the fire
Cause ain't gonna tell ya
This war is never over
I ride through the sea like a pirate
Just to flow with the water
Can't carry feelings
Like basket can't carry water
Ain't gonna tell ya
That I live strictly for the paper
Men are good, men are bad
And the war is never over

[Hook]
Survivor, survivor
Who said it was easy?
Survivor, survivor
They can never stop we

[Verse 2]
G.O.D
Gold and oil and dollars
Stars come and go
Just like every empire
I stay fly
Focus on staying higher
Now power up your lighter
For you know you are a survivor

[Hook]
Survivor, survivor
Who said it was easy?
They can never stop we
Survivor, survivor
Who said it was easy?

[Bridge]
Watch yourself I'm heading over
Heading over
Watch yourself I'm heading over

It starts when you ready
It starts when you ready

[Hook]
Survivor, survivor
Who said it was easy?
They can never stop we
Survivor, survivor
Who said it was easy?

About

“Survivor” is the twelfth and final track on the standard edition of AIM.

The song’s about about her personal and millions of people worldwide’s experience as migrants.

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/young-survivor-of-the-earhquake-in-the-delmas-40b-refugees-camp-is-picture-id96031372

This track might be the closest to the idea behind the album which M.I.A. that’s surviving. Indeed, during during a Periscope stream she stated that she didn’t want to make another album about fighting; going to war is just a moment, life is really about surviving which lasts forever.

The song is built on the Life Support Riddim which was already used in the past by Mavado, Sean Paul, Ishawna among the others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOlchMY09wY

During an interview with Bobby Friction, she explained that she decided to include this riddim because some of her favorite songs used the same riddim and listening to Life Support Riddim was like having some life support so she had to make her own version.