Pull up the people
Pull up the poor

Slang tang
That's the that m.i.a. thing
I got the bombs to make you blow
I got the beats to make you bang bang bang

Yeah me got god, and me got you
Everyday thinkin' bout how me get through
Everything I own is on i.o.u.
But I'm here bringing y'all something new

You no like the people
They no like you
Then they go set it off with a big boom
Every gun in a battle is a son and daughter too
Why you want to talk about who done who?
What you want to talk about?

Slang tang
That's the that m.i.a. thang
I got the bombs to make you blow
I got th ebeats to make you bang bang bang

Pull up the people, pull up the poor

I'm a fighter, fighter god
I'm a soldier on that road
I'm a fighter, a nice nice fighter
I'm a soldier on that road

Bring me the reaper
Bring me a lawyer
I'll fight I'll take em on
You treat me like a killer
I ain't never hate ya
I'm a soldier on that road

I'm a fighter, fighter god
I'm a soldier on that road
I'm a fighter, a nice nice fighter
I'm a soldier on that road


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Pull Up the People Lyrics as written by Paul Byrne Mathangi Arulpragasam

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    yeah stenyc.

    I also think it's about relief through music and she seems to be talking about what effect war has had on her life.

    tigersroamfreeon February 21, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    Love it

    precipitateon July 28, 2005   Link
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    i think this her best song, it's so political. i love the line "you no like the people. they no like you. then they go set it off with a big boom. every gun in a battle is a son and daughter too." its a purely brilliant reference to the stupidity of war

    stenycon August 03, 2005   Link
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    This is a great song and really powerful. Pull up the people, pull up the poor.. MIA is pretty cool.

    AmberAmeliaon May 01, 2006   Link
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    i like the perspetie how its from that of a bomber. if politicians wanna end all wars, dey should jus listen to m.ia. cuz she spells everything out in her songs.

    tania322on January 02, 2008   Link

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