Freedom, ‘I’dom, ‘Me’dom, Where’s Your ‘We’dom?

M.I.A. sings as the camera pans to hundreds of people running in straight lines behind her. The refugees climb fences, crowd boats and seem to stand on top of each other — artistically directed scenes made to mimic the reality playing out across the world. This is M.I.A’s latest music video, and she does not disappoint, with her lyrics depicting the reality between the west and whats unfolding in the East, the migrant crisis that is engulfing the world, “borders, politics, police shots, identities, your privilege, broke people, boat people…” Once a migrant herself from Sri Lanka, M.I.A has built her music career on politically charged lyrics, which is deeply personal to her own up-bringing. Check our “borders” to see what we are talking about.