LetsSingIt
Artists  /  F  /  Fiona Apple  /  Lyrics  /  Criminal  /  Lyrics
Fiona Apple
Genre
-
LSI Rank
645 (=) history
Search this artist
Moderator
This artist has no moderator.
Options
add lyrics
add album
add news
edit biography
this song :
edit
Buy this music
Poll for November 26
"Have you ever won a contest on the radio?"
yes
no
suggest a poll | old polls
Song score
Rhythm 9.0
Melody 9.7
Instruments 9.0
Lyrics 9.7
Vocal 9.7
This song has been reviewed 6 times. Overall score for this song, 9.4.
Song video
No video found
Top 10 Fiona Apple songs
Please Please Please lyrics
Get Him Back lyrics
Leaving On A Jet Plane lyrics
Please Send Me Someone To Love lyrics
Tymps (the sick in the head song) lyrics
Sullen Girl lyrics
Slow Like Honey lyrics
The Child Is Gone lyrics
Sleep To Dream lyrics
Waltz (better than fine) lyrics
Bookmark these lyrics Print these lyrics send these lyrics to a friend Bookmark and Share these lyrics

Fiona Apple - Criminal Lyrics

Song details
TitleCriminal
ArtistFiona Apple
AlbumTidal (1996) , Track 4
Genre
Rank- (-) history
Referring urlstop 10

Song lyrics
I've been a bad, bad girl
I've been careless with a delicate man
And it's a sad, sad world
When a girl will break a boy
Just because she can

Don't you tell me to deny it
I've done wrong and I wanna suffer for my sins
I've come to you cause I need guidance to be true
And I just don't know where I can begin
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love

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 'til 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
Yeah

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love

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

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love

What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love


Ooh
Ooh
Uh
Uh
Uh

Aah
Aah
Aah
lyrics corrected by aaawa on 12-01-2008




Showing reactions 1-9 of 9Page 1 of 1

Song reviews
02-10-2004 18:12rawkerNoNagal is offline rawkerNoNagal 

9,981 posts
love this song... really interesting jazzy style to it, the video is amazing too

i love fiona's voice... what a great alto voice, can't find it these days
02-10-2004 19:12soccerchick is offline soccerchick 

692 posts
I like her too. The first album is the only one I've heard. Sometimes she's a bit too cranky for me. I have to be in the right mood to listen to her. She does have a great voice and lyrics though
19-10-2004 01:13rock67angel is offline rock67angel 


1,418 posts
rhythm
melody
instruments
lyrics
vocal
I like this song for some reason
Fiona is pretty cool
26-10-2004 23:40Mien is offline Mien 

1,324 posts
rhythm
melody
instruments
lyrics
vocal
06-03-2005 01:42Rocksmyleftsock is offline Rocksmyleftsock 

32 posts
rhythm
melody
instruments
lyrics
vocal
I like this song. The voice she has is so low and not many people can sing like that... but overall the song is really nice. but i cant find her cd anywhere!!!
01-05-2005 01:01aneesa2 is offline aneesa2 

26 posts
rhythm
melody
instruments
lyrics
vocal
Cool song I love the lyrics and her voice.
02-05-2005 22:54jen4bigblue is offline jen4bigblue 

14 posts
I heart this song!I got this cd a long time ago and use to listen to it religiously and then i kinda stopped...but recently I started listening 2 it and it rocks!She's an awesome singer!
06-03-2007 22:57camiebabie is offline camiebabie 

5 posts
rhythm
melody
instruments
lyrics
vocal
this song reminds me of myself in a lot of ways. love fiona. brilliant song. i jam to it all the time.
26-04-2009 05:06aries73 is offline aries73 

76 posts
rhythm
melody
instruments
lyrics
vocal
i love the meaning of this song. I felt like this around my bf...but then i got my stuff together and we've been together for four years strong.


All Fiona Apple on LetsSingIt
Copyright © 1998-2009 LetsSingIt® | add to bookmarks | disclaimer | privacy policy | advertise on this site