LUMPENPROLETARIAT—Is it a crime that I still want you and I want you to want me, too?

—Messina

“Is It a Crime?” (1985) by Sade 

This may come, this may come as some surprise
But I miss you
I could see through, all of your lies
But, still, I miss you
He takes her love, but it doesn’t feel like mine
He tastes her kiss; her kisses are not wine; they’re not mine
He takes, but surely she can’t give what I’m feelin’ 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

[musical interlude]

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

[trumpet solo]

It dives and it jumps
And it ripples like the deepest ocean
I can’t give you more than that
Surely, you want it back

Tell me
Is it a crime?

Songwriters:  ADU, HELEN / HALE, ANDREW / MATTHEWMAN, STUART

“Is It a Crime” lyrics © Angel Music Ltd.

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[En sanctuarium, Sunday, June 14, 2015.]

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[Note:  The musical group’s name, Sade, is also the nickname by which the public knows the lead vocalist, Helen Folasade Adu.  Sade is pronounced, Shar-Day, according to their debut album cover, or, perhaps, more accurately, in British English, as Shahr-Day, with a soft or subtle “r”, depending on the particular British dialect used.]