Criminal

Criminal

歌手:The Roots

所属专辑:Rising Down

发行时间:2008-01-01

发行公司:环球唱片

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Monday they predict the storm
Tuesday they predict the bad
Wednesday they cover the grass
And I can see it's all about cash
And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
And treat me like a criminal

Look, it is what it is
Because of what it was
I did what I did
'Cause it does what it does
I don't put nothin' above
What I am, what I love
My family, my blood
My city and my hood
Hater for the greater good
I'm back from Hollywood
And I ain't changed a lick
Though, I know I probably should
But, what I'm doin' is not a good look
I never did it by the good book, as a lifetime crook
All the petty crime took a toll on me
I look around at my homies that's gettin' old on me
But still somethin' gotta hold on me
Maybe it's faith
If it's comin', yo I'm willing to wait
I'm not runnin', I done ran through the mud
I done scrambled and such
I done robbed an odd job and gambled enough
Till I'm put up in handcuffs
And pissin' in a cup
If there's a God,
I don't know if he listenin' or what

Monday they predict the storm
Tuesday they predict the bad
Wednesday they cover the grass
And I can see it's all about cash
And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
And treat me like a criminal

Yeah, it is what it is
And that's how it go
Get treated like a criminal
If crime is all you know
Get greeted like a *****
If a ***** saw your show
A public enemy, to send a eye in the scope
My city like a island where you can't find a boat
Have you wis*in' for a raft
And prayin that hope flows
So real ???
Who lookin' for a chair and some real strong rope
Just to end it all here
Screamin' "**** the mayor"
He see the faces at the bottom of the welfare
They act like I'm somethin' to fear
Trapped in urban warfare
And pullin' triggers at a college career
Can't ignore the call of the wild
That's drawin' 'em near
Try to make fast money last long some years
Try to laugh it off
Still couldn't lose the tears
To the rules, I will not adhere
Break the law, yeah... {"{"}echoes}

Monday they predict the storm
Tuesday they predict the bad
Wednesday they cover the grass
And I can see it's all about cash
And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
And treat me like a criminal

Who wanna challenge mine?
I'm sick of St. Valentine
I did the violent crimes
That's why I got this style of rhyme
Seek repentance to spittin’ them sentences
To senseless experience is the difference
You can't convince this
In a crime sense, ****** is infants
I'm like a senior citizen
Still livin' but gettin' benefits
Put emphasis on hittin' my nemesis in high percentages
Crooked ass cops is the reason for my belligerence
And it gets deeper than that
Remember nights I used to sleep wit a gat
With a package of crack under my sneaker strap
D's sneak attack and raid me
It took a week for that
Beat the rat, but you're sayin' "look, he think he the mack"
**** ya'll!
****** who thinkin' they might try us
Watch us inside riots
Blue cars and light fires
We already been knocked, scrutinized
Plus, cops rush to brutalize us
America's polluted by lust
Who could I trust?
If I can't trust you, then I might touch you
If I ain't got love for you
Then **** you!

Monday they predict the storm
Tuesday they predict the bad
Wednesday they cover the grass
And I can see it's all about cash
And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
And treat me like a criminal

Monday they predict the storm
Tuesday they predict the bad
Wednesday they cover the grass
And I can see it's all about cash
And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
And treat me like a criminal



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[00:26.41]Monday they predict the storm
[00:28.95]Tuesday they predict the bad
[00:31.27]Wednesday they cover the grass
[00:33.81]And I can see it's all about cash
[00:36.27]And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
[00:38.78]And treat me like a criminal
[00:41.09]
[00:41.38]Look, it is what it is
[00:42.41]Because of what it was
[00:43.69]I did what I did
[00:44.92]'Cause it does what it does
[00:46.16]I don't put nothin' above
[00:47.47]What I am, what I love
[00:48.66]My family, my blood
[00:50.10]My city and my hood
[00:51.29]Hater for the greater good
[00:52.44]I'm back from Hollywood
[00:53.75]And I ain't changed a lick
[00:55.10]Though, I know I probably should
[00:56.53]But, what I'm doin' is not a good look
[00:58.26]I never did it by the good book, as a lifetime crook
[01:02.05]All the petty crime took a toll on me
[01:04.03]I look around at my homies that's gettin' old on me
[01:06.43]But still somethin' gotta hold on me
[01:08.34]Maybe it's faith
[01:09.24]If it's comin', yo I'm willing to wait
[01:11.04]I'm not runnin', I done ran through the mud
[01:13.13]I done scrambled and such
[01:14.43]I done robbed an odd job and gambled enough
[01:16.97]Till I'm put up in handcuffs
[01:18.60]And pissin' in a cup
[01:19.55]If there's a God,
[01:20.46]I don't know if he listenin' or what
[01:22.03]
[01:28.06]Monday they predict the storm
[01:30.60]Tuesday they predict the bad
[01:33.03]Wednesday they cover the grass
[01:35.51]And I can see it's all about cash
[01:37.99]And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
[01:40.45]And treat me like a criminal
[01:42.78]
[01:43.09]Yeah, it is what it is
[01:44.48]And that's how it go
[01:45.44]Get treated like a criminal
[01:46.77]If crime is all you know
[01:47.99]Get greeted like a *****
[01:49.30]If a ***** saw your show
[01:50.61]A public enemy, to send a eye in the scope
[01:53.14]My city like a island where you can't find a boat
[01:55.63]Have you wis*in' for a raft
[01:56.93]And prayin that hope flows
[01:58.26]So real ???
[02:00.84]Who lookin' for a chair and some real strong rope
[02:03.43]Just to end it all here
[02:04.81]Screamin' "**** the mayor"
[02:06.16]He see the faces at the bottom of the welfare
[02:08.34]They act like I'm somethin' to fear
[02:10.40]Trapped in urban warfare
[02:11.52]And pullin' triggers at a college career
[02:13.22]Can't ignore the call of the wild
[02:15.03]That's drawin' 'em near
[02:16.20]Try to make fast money last long some years
[02:18.58]Try to laugh it off
[02:19.75]Still couldn't lose the tears
[02:21.25]To the rules, I will not adhere
[02:23.09]Break the law, yeah... {"{"}echoes}
[02:26.49]
[02:29.82]Monday they predict the storm
[02:32.28]Tuesday they predict the bad
[02:34.74]Wednesday they cover the grass
[02:37.15]And I can see it's all about cash
[02:39.68]And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
[02:42.11]And treat me like a criminal
[02:44.48]
[02:44.84]Who wanna challenge mine?
[02:45.75]I'm sick of St. Valentine
[02:47.40]I did the violent crimes
[02:48.69]That's why I got this style of rhyme
[02:50.11]Seek repentance to spittin’ them sentences
[02:52.13]To senseless experience is the difference
[02:53.97]You can't convince this
[02:55.03]In a crime sense, ****** is infants
[02:56.61]I'm like a senior citizen
[02:58.03]Still livin' but gettin' benefits
[02:59.69]Put emphasis on hittin' my nemesis in high percentages
[03:02.69]Crooked ass cops is the reason for my belligerence
[03:05.24]And it gets deeper than that
[03:06.66]Remember nights I used to sleep wit a gat
[03:08.38]With a package of crack under my sneaker strap
[03:10.43]D's sneak attack and raid me
[03:12.11]It took a week for that
[03:13.11]Beat the rat, but you're sayin' "look, he think he the mack"
[03:15.55]**** ya'll!
[03:16.35]****** who thinkin' they might try us
[03:18.13]Watch us inside riots
[03:19.28]Blue cars and light fires
[03:20.59]We already been knocked, scrutinized
[03:22.98]Plus, cops rush to brutalize us
[03:24.48]America's polluted by lust
[03:25.81]Who could I trust?
[03:26.76]If I can't trust you, then I might touch you
[03:28.99]If I ain't got love for you
[03:30.10]Then **** you!
[03:31.07]
[03:31.56]Monday they predict the storm
[03:34.03]Tuesday they predict the bad
[03:36.45]Wednesday they cover the grass
[03:39.01]And I can see it's all about cash
[03:41.47]And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
[03:43.99]And treat me like a criminal
[03:46.15]
[03:47.00]Monday they predict the storm
[03:49.41]Tuesday they predict the bad
[03:51.87]Wednesday they cover the grass
[03:54.34]And I can see it's all about cash
[03:56.88]And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass
[03:59.39]And treat me like a criminal
[04:01.70]
[04:02.17]
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