Criminal Lyrics

[Verse 2: Cee]
I stay staunch but that seems to make her want me more
I still ain't wanna speak the name of what is going on
She gotta tell me herself, and then it's come what may
And if you ask her what the fuck the deal, she'll keep on sayin'


[Verse: Fiona Apple]
Heaven help me for the way I am
Save me from these evil deeds
Before I get them done
I know tomorrow brings the consequence
At hand
But I keep livin' this day like
The next will never come
Oh help me but don't tell me to deny it
I've got to cleanse myself
Of all these lies till I'm good
Enough for him
I've got a lot to lose and I'm
Bettin' high
So I'm beggin' you before it ends
Just tell me where to begin

[Hook: Fiona Apple]

[Bridge: Fiona Apple]
Let me know the way
Before there's hell to pay
Give me room to lay the law and let me go
I've got to make a play
To make my lover stay
So what would an angel say
The devil wants to know
[Hook: Fiona Apple]x2

[Verse 3: Cee]
Bitch, you fuckin' with the wrong guy
And I'm hearing that you sorry, what a fuckin' lie
I know your games and I ain't' bout to play along with 'em
Be a woman and admit it, or I'm gone, dippin'
And even if nothing happened, then why you actin' strange?
You turning up at the crib after you gone for days

With no texts, no calls, no tweets
No emails, no Facebook posts or Instagram flicks

So where the fuck has you been at?
You say I treat you like a criminal but damn, what else you expect, man?
I'm a faithful dude, I'm cool and patient too
And now I'm thinking about it, I'm fuckin' great to you
So what the deal, ma? Talking 'bout I'm delicate
Nah boo, I'm just allergic to bullshit

And I believe it's only fair I put up with a little bit
But this shit is ridiculous, chick you best be talking quick
OK, so you showing remorse
And that's a good start, to fix this it's finna take a lot more

Saying you sinning and was tempted into fucking up
It only goes to show that you never really believed in us
,
And now you want another chance to make amends
And repair the tattered frame of this relationship before we dead it
But over here it ain't the same and wouldn't I regret it
If I didn't hear you out? Shit I think it all depends

You need to be redeemed to feel intact again
And that it ain't your fault that you attracting men

I hate it that you know my fuckin' rapper friends
And every cat that hollers is smug when you smiling back at them

Listen, I'm tryina make this work
But you gotta give me something coz straight up, shit hurts
And I ain't about to get up in some arguments and start some shit
I just want some peace and to be happy with the broad I'm with

It's your call ma, you ain't on trial
Fuck a lawyer, fuck a witness, it's just us right now
And I don't wanna be the judge
but I'mma stay mad thorough
I'mma loosen up my belt, you been a bad, bad girl

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This song changed my life in 1998. That was before I could admit I liked rock music; I was a Hip Hop cat and still in my teens, I was too staunch for my own good. Years later, Ms Apple has become one of my favourite artists and I tried in vain to find a producer who could flip this sample for me. Since that couldn’t happen, I decided to do one better and just spit over the original tune for this tape. Fictional story.

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