Is It A Crime – English Lyrics

• By: Sade
• Album: Diamond Life

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a beautiful journey, and what better way to start than with the soulful and evocative music of Sade. “Is It A Crime” offers a chance to explore rich, metaphorical English lyrics that express deep emotions. The song's sophisticated vocabulary and powerful imagery make it a special and rewarding piece for any language learner to connect with.

[English]

(energetic, jazzy music)

(Temor whistling) (sirens wailing)

(smooth, jazzy contemporary music)

♪ This may come ♪

♪ This may come as some surprise ♪

♪ But I miss you ♪

♪ I could see through ♪

♪ All of your lies ♪

♪ And still I miss you ♪

♪ He takes her love ♪

♪ But it doesn't feel like mine ♪

♪ He tastes her kiss ♪

♪ Her kisses are not mine, they're not mine ♪

♪ He takes, but surely she can't give what I'm feeling now ♪

♪ She takes, but surely she doesn't know how ♪

♪ Is it a crime ♪

♪ Is it a crime ♪

♪ That I still want you ♪

♪ And I want you to want me too ♪

♪ My love is wider ♪

♪ Wider than Victoria Lake ♪

♪ My love is taller ♪

♪ Taller than the Empire State ♪

♪ It dives and it jumps ♪

♪ And it ripples like the deepest ocean ♪

♪ I can't give you more than that ♪

♪ Surely you want me back ♪

♪ Is it a crime ♪

♪ Is it a crime ♪

♪ I still want you ♪

♪ And I want you to want me too ♪

(smooth, jazzy contemporary music continues)

♪ My love is wider than Victoria Lake ♪

♪ Taller than the Empire State ♪

♪ It dives and it jumps ♪

♪ I can't give you more than that ♪

♪ Surely you want me back ♪

♪ Is it a crime ♪

♪ Is it a crime ♪

♪ That I still want you ♪

♪ And I want you to want me too ♪

♪ It dives and jumps ♪

♪ And it ripples like ♪

♪ Deepest ocean ♪

♪ I can't give you more than that ♪

♪ Surely you want it back ♪

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ Is it ♪

♪ A crime ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event or fact verb - to cause someone to feel surprise
miss /mɪs/ B1	verb - to want or wish for someone or something not present
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement verb - to say something that is not true
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
taller /ˈtɔːlər/ B2	adjective - more tall in height
wide /waɪd/ B1	adjective - extending across a large distance
divides /dɪˈvaɪdz/ B2	verb - to separate into parts
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2	noun - vast body of salt water
ripples /ˈrɪp.əls/ B2	verb - to form small waves on the surface of water noun - small waves on water surface
deepest /ˈdɪp.ɪst/ C1	adjective - most deep in measurement or extent
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or speak loudly noun - a shout or cry
crime /kraɪm/ B2	noun - an illegal act punishable by law

Key Grammar Structures

• But I miss you

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ 'miss' is in the simple present tense to express a general truth or ongoing feelings.

• I could see through all of your lies

  ➔ Conditional mood (modal verb + base verb)

  ➔ 'could see through' shows ability or possibility in a hypothetical or past context.

• Her kisses are not mine

  ➔ Possessive pronouns in the negative form

  ➔ 'mine' is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership, contrasted with 'not mine' to emphasize the difference in possession.

• My love is wider than Victoria Lake

  ➔ Comparative adjective (wider than)

  ➔ 'wider' is a comparative form used to compare the extent of love to something else, indicating more broad or encompassing.

• It dives and it jumps

  ➔ Simple present tense (repeated for multiple subjects)

  ➔ The verbs 'dives' and 'jumps' are in simple present tense, used for habitual or repeated actions.