Banks - III Album Lyrics

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Till Now

I saw you outside
Wearing my shirt
That I gave you to remember me by
I don't respect you much
But I hate you much
And I hate the way I miss you sometimes

Something 'bout the way it's like you're running me over and over
Something 'bout the way I miss you kissing me over and over

But you been messing me around till now
And I let you push me around till now

Had me in your clutch
Had my trust and such
Had my head, had my heart, had my eyes

And your words don't add up
Had your gas light on
And you promised I'm the one who's crazy

There's something bout the way it's like you're running me over and over
Something bout the way I miss you kissing me over and over

And you put your words in my mouth till now
And I let you turn me around till now
And you been messing me around till now
And I let you push me around till now

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Gimme

That's the way that our love can grow
(Can grow, can grow, can grow, can grow)

Carolina H fits, hottest bitch from the block
Used to puff Phillies n' Duchies n' Stuff Nicks
Now I light doobies, the cutie from five fifth!
Life like a movie, she typing her own script
What this? young sis, made it from the cement
Started pushing her own bricks
Put on for her city, I pop in Metropolis
Hold this- chocolate and focused. know this- vocal and chosen
Opponents, leave 'em dead in they own crypt!
Murder she wrote, she prefer it in cursive
The purse sick, the verse is perversive
They worship, making the words skip
Superb witch in demand, she's perfect
Understand the plan the blueprint
100 grand in the hand its on grip

That's the way that our love can grow
Make the play and then not too slow
Gimme A Chance, I will have to make you dance
Make a play upon the dance floor
I'll be waiting there 'till knock the door

Money getting galore, cream cover the pores
Honey drip on ya jaw, Mami spittin' allure
I'mma get it for sure, getting it all
I'm dreaming it big, 2Pac it Shakur!
Vision it clear, who's stopping a star?
You deep in the rear while I'm knocking it forward
Impressing the pair/peer, but 3 get 'em a charm
You checking from where? New Yorker to heart
Harlem girl from the block, ponytail with the part
If you give me a gimme a, I'mma give you a lot
Many Benji's from Penny's bet you can't hustle a fox!
Tony, Oscar, or Emmy is you acting or not?
Phony homies and any and who happen to plot?
They come up with empty, while you beam to the top
While you cream of the crop!

That's the way that our love can grow
Make the play and then not too slow
Gimme A Chance, I will have to make you dance
Make a play upon the dance floor
I'll be waiting there 'till knock the door

Llevate el dinero, y ese bandolero
Nada me hace falta, y yo a el no lo quiero
Todo mi vida cambiado, estoy mejor cada dia
Lamento informarte, no funcionó la brujería!
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena

Libre independiente, me dice la gente
Rebelde y Caprichosa, pero eso es otra cosa
Yo mucho pa ti, tu muy poco pa mi
Ahora mas que nunca, me siento feliz
Actitud positiva, la regla de mi vida
Si no me conviene, hacia mi no viene
En control me quede estoy a cargo de todo
Mi vida, mi suerte como dicen ache!

Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, sin llanto, ni Pena
Mira como baila, la nena morena
Mira como baila, la nena morena

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Contaminated

You wanna get to know me
You memorized the lines of my thighs
I knew before you told me you'd get it right
And you took the dark for granted
And you love me like you promised your wife
It's almost like you planned it in the daylight

(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)

(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)

I like the way you say it
Tell me the words you told me that day
Maybe if I could believe it I could just stay
'Cause I like the way you do it
Yeah I like the way you move it baby show me the way
I like the way you get it on the freeway

And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
Our love is tainted

You said they'd be against us
I say, "You care too much what they say"
You said, "Do me a favor, give me some faith"
'Cause you promised me you'd do it
You said, "Baby, let me prove it, look at me in the face
This is the face of someone who loves you, babe"

And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
Our love is tainted

(You start letting me go)
(You start letting me go)
(Stay)
(You start letting me go)
(You start letting me go)
(Stay)

And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
Our love is tainted
And I wish I could change it
And we're always gonna be contaminated
And oh, I know what we need
You start letting me go
('Cause our love is tainted)

(Ooh, I can attain it)
(Ooh, I can attain it)

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Stroke

(You want me, you want me)
(Want me to stroke your ego)
(Beg for it, beg for it)
(I got the touch, placebo)
(Nothin' that you wouldn't do)
(Ride it, get my back in my room)
('Cause that's what narcissists do)
(You want me, you want me)
(Want me to stroke)

Say it's hard to breathe inside my ocean
I gave you the deep, but you're still floating
You would let me drown to save your own life
Don't think I can't see your soul is soaking

It's always in my head
Everything is always about you
You tell me you're a book that I misread
You just wanna tell me what to do, ooh whoa whoa

You want me, you want me
Want me to stroke your ego
Beg for it, beg for it
I got the touch, placebo
Nothin' that you wouldn't do
Ride it, get my back in my room
'Cause that's what narcissists do
You want me, you want me
Want me to stroke

(Stroke)

Girl, the way you moan, you make a symphony
I left it open, the thing got steeper
Even though you wanna be sweet, could call me savory
You tried to wander and the wound got deeper

It's always in my head
'Cause you think it's always about you (you used to think that I'm yours)
You tell me you're a book that I misread (you always said I was your type
(You say you want it down below) you just wanna tell me what to do, ooh whoa oh
(You wanna give it to me right)

Tell me you're so good at it, good at it
You say don't wanna quit, oh you
You say you ran right out of love, out of love
Say you got enough of it for two
Wind it up, keep me waiting
You've been tellin' me that I'm afraid
You will have to do me, baby
You wanna taste my lemonade, yeah

You want me, you want me
Want me to stroke your ego
Beg for it, beg for it
I got the touch, placebo
Nothin' that you wouldn't do
Ride it, get my back in my room
'Cause that's what narcissists do
You want me, you want me
Want me to (stroke)

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Godless

I'm into the darkness
That you feel a worse divine
'Cause I felt the power when I laid down by your side
I felt the rhythm, I felt the fever in your mind
I couldn't save you, but at least I say I tried

If your love was ever mine
It would stay with me tonight
I'm praying, praying
You can see it in my eyes
There's a raise that still reminds me
I'm waiting, waiting

You don't believe in one divine
But can you tell me you believe in mine?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless
You don't believe in love
But can you say that you've been thinking of us?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless

I swallow my fable that I was not enough
But with my eyes closed, I'm still dancing in your love
Inside, I'm dreaming I'll be alone with you again
And I can still hold you like I held you in the end

You don't believe in one divine
But can you tell me you believe in mine?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless
You don't believe in love
But can you say that you've been thinking of us? (Thinking of us)
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless

If your love was ever mine
It would stay with me tonight
I'm praying, praying
You can see it in my eyes
There's a bridge that still reminds me
I'm waiting (I'm waiting), waiting (waiting)

You don't believe in one divine
But can you tell me you believe in mine?
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless
You don't believe in love
But can you say that you've been thinking of us? (Thinking of us)
'Cause you've been my God, my God
And when you're gone, I'm Godless, I'm Godless

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Sawzall

(That's pretty)

I go over every word you said to me
Every single syllable I could repeat
Certified to scuba dive in my memory
Why didn't you tell me how you felt that day?
How was I supposed to know? I can't mind read
How was I supposed to see? I was underneath

Caught you swinging from the ceiling
I thought that meant you were healing
Looking back I see the meaning
I didn't notice the teething
Why didn't you say you need me?
(Why don't you say what you need?)
(I told you I'm sorry, I know you are)

Shoot up right until you're drifting from your friends
But you were the apple of both of my eyes
So I couldn't see the signs, baby, I was blind (blinded)
Miss being self-conscious what you left in me
Said it was embarrassing, but secretly
It made me feel special when I saw you smile 'cause of me

Caught you swinging from the ceiling
I thought that meant you were healing
Looking back, I see the meaning wish I asked more
I didn't notice the teething
Why didn't you say you need me?
(Why don't you say what you need?)
(I told you I'm sorry)

I don't need my love, I don't need my
I don't, I don't anymore
(I gave you something, I understand)
(I understand, that can't mean nothing)

(Oh, anymore)
(Anymore, you)
(Oh, anymore)
(Anymore, you)
(Oh, anymore)
(Anymore)

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Look What You're Doing to Me

Why don't you tell me you love me too?
Why did you sell me on that thing you do?
Why every single December I'm waiting on you?
Why you just looking me over?

Giving me why's
Keep giving me why's, no
Tell you enough
Then you give me one more
Heavenly eyes, I'm dying for
Why you just looking me over?

Look what you're doing to me (I don't mind)
Look what you're doing to me
Ooh your love is better than I remember
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
Why you just looking me over?
Look what you're doing to me

And look what you've done, look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes, heavenly eyes

Scope
You said none left when I gave you hope
I light up when you come home
If you leave you'll be sorry

Giving me eyes
Keep giving me eyes, no
Tell you enough
Then you give me one more
Heavenly eyes, I'm dying for
Oh, I'm losing my world
Why you just looking me over?

Look what you're doing to me (I don't mind)
Look what you're doing to me
Ooh your love is better than I remember
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
Why you just looking me over?
Look what you're doing to me
And look what you've done, look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes

Okay, don't cry
I'm looking you over
You know you're giving me the thing
You're taking my only
You're taking my only
You're taking my only
You're taking my only
I don't mind

Look what you're doing to me
Look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes, heavenly eyes
Look what you're doing to me
Look what you're doing to me
Look what you've done
You're looking me over
Ooh your love, it's better than I remember
Heavenly eyes
Why don't you, don't you just notice?
And why did you leave off, me loving you?
You're taking me over
Why you just looking me over?
Heavenly eyes
Why you just looking me over?

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Hawaiian Mazes

I wanna meet tomorrow
Yesterday, made me a fool today
I tried my best to follow
But you're moving too fast, on your daddy long legs
You say I'm destined to live in stories
I can't let go of 2008
You say I'm a star, here grows my dark, you know
That the way you proposin' and say my name

Oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh)
I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh
I'm letting you know, oh oh oh oh oh
I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh
Baby, now I know

You think about our ending
I think about when I met you though
That says I'm just pretending
Said that I'm just scared that I'll end up alone
I walked around Hawaiian mazes
I didn't really care, forgot my bra
'Cause a dragon teeth ain't worried about letting go
The tightness I hold on a rope, like a soldier

Oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh), oh, oh (oh)
I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh
I'm letting you know, oh oh oh oh oh
I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh
Baby, now I know

I made myself believe that I can go
'Cause we've been up and over, then below
For Heaven's sake, would you leave? Shut the door
Let me go, let you know why
It's gonna take a minute 'til I'm full
The way that I've been feeling's overdue
To leave me, why you left and then complain you're alone?
Then I don't know why

But baby it's something 'bout the way you love me
Yeah, now I don't know, now I don't know me anymore
I'm letting go and you don't have to tell me twice
And you should know, I never needed your advice
I should've known back then, now I know it's right

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh
I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh
I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh
I'd never let you go, oh oh oh oh oh

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Alaska

You can call it nothing
And then you turn it into something
You were a petal I could pluck then, hmm
Maybe we should touch or something
I promise I won't fall in love, then
You could put me in your pocket
Wouldn't you like that?

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone
He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long
Told me you were headed for Alaska
I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on
Instead of writing letters Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

Make you dedicate me nothing
You couldn't say that we were something
You got me all hot, feeling, puffing
Maybe we should kiss or something
I promise I won't fall in love then
You could put me in your pocket
Wouldn't you like that?

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone
He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long
Told me you were headed for Alaska
I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on
Instead of writing letters
Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

Call me to tell me somethin' that you want from me
And I give in in the beginning when you asked for me
And the person I know, I get it when you're sweet to me, yeah
I don't know were I'm goin' took the map from me
And you know that I wanna feed him 'cause you're so hungry
You could put me in your pocket
Wouldn't you like that?
Now I'm singing

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone
He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long
When he told me you were headed for Alaska
I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on
Instead of writing letters Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

(You should've told me)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go (Say you know)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
(You should've told me, told me, told me, told me)
Told me you were headed to Alaska
(Jimmy, you could've warned me, ay)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
Baby, you could've told me)
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go
(You could've told me, told me, told me, told me)

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Propaganda

You thought you found what you wanted in the propaganda
Too many pieces to mop up, I told you this was a mistake
It's undecided, but I got to know
We been divided, but I told you so
You must have been born reciting
The most poetic ride or die death wish

But we could be different
The ways I would give in
It's something about it
I'm weaker without it
I think it's something about you

It's something 'bout this situation
The windows don't make sounds and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help
I think I made some bad decisions
The gun's abound in my love and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama I need help

Tell me tell me that it's over
And tell me that you're strong enough
Look at the mirror at my messy hair
I'm addicted to this bleed on love
I wanna be understanding but
Baby we gonna f*ck this whole thing up
I-I suck aside I decided that suicide is on my side

But we could be different
The ways I would give in
There's something about it
I'm weaker without it

I think it's something about you

It's something 'bout this situation
The windows don't make sounds and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help
(I think it's something about you)
Think I made some bad decisions
The gun's abound in my love and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help

I know you call me pretty baby
I thought you'd be the one to save me baby
I know you call me pretty baby
I thought you'd be the one to save me baby

It's something 'bout this situation
The windows don't make sounds and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need help
(I think it's something about you)
Something about these bad decisions
The gun's abound in my love and I'm all f*cked up
I can't save myself, mama, I need some help


Mama I need some help ay yeah, ay ay ay
Mama gimme some help ah oh
And if you're really scared, then you need somebody
I really need some help, I need some help

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The Fall

And you're walking around
Waving all of your feathers and shaking your ass
You should be thanking me
For giving you what you never afforded
And with all that you're covered
In poor little birdie it's making you crass
Yeah you're burning the bridges
In all of my business I got it recorded

Keep counting your gold
'Cause it's all your fault
Losing what you hold

Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the

And I know your behavior
Is only a mirror of the jealousy baby
And oh such a pity
That you're getting older the pressure is crazy
The things that you're doing
Ain't helping your case
The things that you're doing
Ain't helping your case no way

Keep counting your gold
'Cause it's all your fault
Losing what you hold

Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the

Still tripping to slip in
your own dirty fingers to dip in the chicken now
And you knew that my peaches
is ripe for the pickin' and you tried to pull it down
This is something you put in the motion
We all know how you get with a notion
Was the sun in the morning
then you started mourning or something
And that's how it went down
You pushed me in the ocean
Better yet you put me in the mode
Wrong direction to put you in motion
I get it you miss doing things at the 9-0
You pushed me in the ocean
Better yet you put me in the mode
Wrong direction to put you in motion I get it you miss doing things at the 9-0

Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the fall
Girl you almost made it through the

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If We Were Made of Water

You apologize
One too many times so I gave up
You used your second tries
All the words you end up spitting up
You have gentle eyes
That I love that I hate
That I love that I hate
That I love that I hate that I love

Baby say it again
Maybe if you say it again
Maybe if you say it again
Maybe I'll believe it then
Baby say it again
Baby if you say it again
Change some words around maybe I'll believe you then

And I'm hurting from the way that this worked out
If you could rearrange your words you could've saved it
If we were made of water, we could swim around it
Can't no more

I still love you though
You're still my best friend
But I hate you though
And from my tippy toes
That I used to limp
'Round your big ego
I should've told you so
When you asked me if I could f*ck you
When you asked me, I should've said no

And I'm hurting from the way that this worked out
If you could rearrange your words you could've saved it
If we were made of water, we could swim around it
Can't no more

(Could've saved it)
(Could've saved it)
(Could've saved it)
(Could've saved it)

And I'm hurting from the way that this worked out
If you could rearrange your words you could've saved it
If we were made of water, maybe we could swim around it
But I just can't believe no more

If we were made of water
If we were made of water

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What About Love

Spend your days on a nine to five
You waste your time on a central line
What do you love?
Work two jobs tryin' stay alive
You spend your money on a Friday night
Tell me, what do you love?

Just stand for something
Or fall for anything

Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love?
Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love?
Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love?
Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love? What do you love?

Tell me, what do you love? What do you love?
What do you, what do you, what do, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love? What do you love?
What do you, what do you, what do, what do you love?

Work all day and you cry all night
You ain't loving life, you say your hands are tied
Oh, what do you love?
Sold your dreams for a sleepless night
Times are hard and you had to fight
What do you love?

Just stand for something
Or fall for anything

Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love?
Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love?
What do you love

Tell me, what do you love? What do you love?
What do you, what do you, what do, what do you love?
Tell me, what do you love? What do you love?
What do you, what do you, what do, what do you love?

Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love? (What do you love? What do you love?)
(What do you, what do you, what do, what do you love?)
Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love? (What do you love? What do you love?)
(What do you, what do you, what do, what do you love?)
Come out of the dark, into the light
Whatever your fear is, it will be alright
But tell me, what do you love?
What do you love?