Is It a Crime – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah the Scientist, Kali Uchis
• Album: HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the sultry sounds of modern R&B with 'Is It a Crime.' This track is a perfect way to learn conversational English related to emotions and relationships, showcasing how metaphors and rhetorical questions are used to express deep longing and conflict.

[English]

Sometimes I look around for someone who might understand it

I seen it and their eyes said it, they'll, they'll never get it

I think I lost my patience, and now I can't contain it

They, they were wrong about us, I ain't the way they paint it

I love the way that you walk and the air you breathe (can't touch us)

I just let 'em talk, but it bothers me (oh)

'Cause it ain't love, it ain't love, it ain't love they see (can't touch us)

But it ain't nothin' to discuss 'cause it is to me, and so what? (Oh)

I fell, you fell in love a couple times

Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime to fall

To fall in love, in love a couple times?

Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime to fall?

Is it a crime? All of the cryin', no

'Cause if lovin' me is jail, then you're my prisoner

So let me throw away this key 'cause you won't give me up

Let 'em know we don't give a fuck, all they want to see is us break it off

You could search the Seven Seas and never find, no

A heart like mine, better yet, can't forget my mind, no

Some may say I'm crashin' and their cards are on the table

But I'm a woman, I'm not a girl, is that a crime in this cruel world?

And so what? I fell, you fell in love a couple times

Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime to fall

To fall in love, in love a couple times?

Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime to fall?

I fell, you fell in love a couple times

Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime to fall

To fall in love a couple times?

What's it to ya? Is it a crime to fall?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A1	verb - To perceive the intended meaning of words, a language, or a speaker.
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B1	noun - The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - To take air into the lungs and expel it.
bothers /ˈbɒðərz/ B1	verb - To worry, disturb, or upset someone.
discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ A2	verb - To talk about something with another person or group.
crime /kraɪm/ A2	noun - An action or omission which constitutes an offense and may be prosecuted by the state.
jail /dʒeɪl/ A2	noun - A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
prisoner /ˈprɪzənər/ B1	noun - A person legally committed to prison as a punishment.
search /sɜːrtʃ/ A2	verb - To try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - The organ in the chest that pumps blood, often associated with emotion.
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - To fail to remember.
crashin' /ˈkræʃɪn/ B1	verb - To fail, collapse, or suffer a sudden decline.
cruel /kruːəl/ B1	adjective - Willfully causing pain or suffering to others.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.