MIA Means “Missing in action”.
The song is all about “hiding” and just escaping from a reality
As Dave puts it = “’M.I.A.‘ is a good example of me, and how so often I’ll just say "You know what? I’m outta here and I’ll be back whenever, and please don’t call.”
[Intro]
Call and I'll answer at home in the lost and found
You say that I'm much too proud
Someone who's takin' pleasure in breakin' down
[Verse 1]
Never mind mannequins drunk in their hollow town
Drinkin' their spoils down
Cheap imitations, the revelation is now
[Chorus]
Yeah, you won't find me, I'm goin' M.I.A.
Tonight I'm leaving, goin' M.I.A
Gettin' lost in you again is better than bein' numb
[Verse 2]
Countin' every minute 'til the feeling comes crashin' down
Run when it hits the ground
I'm good at escapin', but better at flakin' out
Callin' unanswered the center becomes blown out
Stuck in the inside now
Its fear I'm embracin', I never could face you down
[Chorus]
Yeah, you won't find me, I'm goin' M.I.A.
Tonight I'm leaving, goin' M.I.A
Gettin' lost in you again is better than bein' numb
[Bridge]
Red, red
Laced around your head
Cold and rescued, cold and rescued
Cold and rescued, cold and rescued
Cold and rescued, cold and rescued now
[Bridge]
Call and I'll answer at home in the lost and found
You say that I'm much too proud
Someone who's takin' pleasure in breakin' down
[Outro]
Yeah, you won't find me, I'm goin' M.I.A.
Tonight I'm leaving, goin' M.I.A.
So you don't find me, I'm goin' M.I.A.
Tonight I'm leaving, goin' M.I.A.
Say goodbye to me, I'm goin' M.I.A.
I can find relief, I'm goin' M.I.A.
Gettin' lost in you again is better than bein' numb
Better than bein' numb
Better than playin' dumb
M.I.A. was written by Dave Grohl & Nate Mendel & Taylor Hawkins.
M.I.A. was produced by Foo Fighters & Adam Kasper.
Foo Fighters released M.I.A. on Tue Nov 02 1999.