MIA

the day that we

took out a car in the rain

is the day you forgot how to

brake and see

how quickly the picture will change

filled with fingers and voices and teeth

i still remember holding my hand

against your face just before it was sprayed

across the radio

as it played

and you and me

are still but the scenery moves

well why would it stop just 'cause

suddenly

there's one where there used to be two

and everything's quiet but yo

looks like the speaker lived through the blow

still playing some compilation you made

feels like a lifetime sitting alone

so i start humming along to the tape

i always liked this singer

i remember how you were the one who told me that her

name

was either mia

or m.i.a.

and i am thinking

how many hours till i'm home

how long do i stay in this place

who's going to wash all the blood from my clothes

who's gonna cancel my date

who's gonna cancel my date

and i think

i always liked this singer

i remember how you were the one who told me that her

name

was either mia

and i think

i always liked this singer

i remember how you were the one who told me that her

name

was either mia

or m.i.a.

and the day that we

took out a car in the wet

i thought to myself that the sky was blue

as i've ever seen it but yet

still tinted with red