Born Free de MIA (clip par Romain Gavras)

Morceau de l'artiste M.I.A., apparu sur son troisième album Maya, Born Free est sorti en 2010, accompagné d'une vidéo provocante et politiquement chargée, qui a fait le buzz.

Clip

En guise de vidéo-clip, la chanson a droit à un court métrage de neuf minutes, réalisé par le français Romain Gavras, co-fondateur du collectif Kourtrajmé. Dans ce clip polémique, on peut voir une équipe du SWAT volontairement ignorer des criminels pour n'arrêter qu'un jeune garçon roux, qui est placé en détention avec d'autres roux, rapidement exécutés et/ou relâchés sur un champ de mines. Provocant et engagé, le clip fait alors parler de lui, et est brièvement retiré de Youtube. Les critiques, cependant, sont unanimes, et louent le message de résistance à l'oppression du métrage.

Paroles

Yeah man made powers
Stood like a tower higher and higher hello
And the higher you go you feel lower, oh
I was close to the end staying undercover
Staying undercover
With a nose to the ground I found my sound Got myself an interview tomorrow
I got myself a jacket for a dolla
.............
And the car doesn't work so I'm stuck here
Yeah I don't wanna live for tomorrow
I push my life today
I throw this in your face when I see ya
I got something to say
I throw this shit in your face when I see ya
Cause I got something to say (Chorus #1 : I was born free (born free) ) x2
(bo-bo-born free ....) You could try to find ways to be happier
You might end up somewhere in Ethiopia
You can think big with your idea
You ain't never gonna find utopia
Take a bite out of life make it snappier yeah
Ordinary gon super trippyer
So I check sh!t cause I'm lippyer
And split a cheque like slovakia Yeah I don't wanna live for tomorrow
I push my life today
I throw this in your face when I see you
I got something to say
I throw this sh!t in your face when I see you
Cause I got something to say Chorus #1 x3
(bo-bo-born free ....) I don't wanna talk about money, 'cause I got it
And I don't wanna talk about hoochies, 'cause I been it
And I don't wanna be that fake?, but you can do it
And imitators, yeah, speak it Oh Lord? whoever you are, yeah come out wherever you are x2
And tell em! Born free (born free)
Chorus #1 x2
(bo-bo-born free ....) (© Mia/XL Rec. - 2010)