The song references Jamaican dance moves. As Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH notes, "Boyz" is ostensibly a ditty by a woman about the opposite sex, where the lyrics ask "how many boys are crazy and how many start a war" while Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times said that the punch line of this "call-out to "no money boys" is that they go from being "crazy" and "raw" to starting a war," concluding that "Macho posturing plus poverty equals violence: There's a Third World reality that M.I.A.
The song alludes to Jamaican dance moves. As Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH states, "Boyz" is ostensibly a lighthearted tune by a woman about men, where the lyrics ask "how many boys are crazy and how many start a war." Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times said that the punchline of this "call-out to 'no money boys'" implies that they go from being "crazy" and "raw" to starting a war," concluding that "Macho posturing plus poverty equals violence: There's a Third World reality that M.I.A.