“Yeah manmade power
Stood like a tower
Higher Higher, Hello
And the higher you go
you feel lower, oh
I was close to the edge
Staying undercover, staying undercover
And with my nose to the ground
I found my Sound”

—  M.I.A.

Born Free
Lyrics, /\/\ /\ Y /\ (2010)

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British recording artist, songwriter, painter and director 1975

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