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Artist: Scott Stapp
Canonical path: /scott-stapp/criminal
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Criminal
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Criminal
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I listen alone all night
I listen for what ceilings no way out
no windows to allow a sound or light
to feed my mind, slowly I bury myself alive
Alive
I'm so sorry, so sorry I opened that door
I'm just searching, I am searching for reasons why
I hear knocking, knocking on doors I have closed
The man your describing has got to be make believe
No you're not insane, no no yes it was me
Why can't you see me for what I've become not who I used to be
I'm no criminal
Mind blind, stuck in rewind
Look the other way
Big mistakes I made
So why do I keep turning back to see the flames
When ashes still burn in my eyes?
Oh the pain
Said I'm so sorry, so sorry I opened that door
I'm just searching, I am searching for reasons why
I hear knocking, knocking on doors I have closed
The man your describing has got to be make believe
No you're not insane, no no yes it was me
Why can't you see me for what I've become not who I used to be
I'm no criminal, no criminal
Caught red-handed, busted
I'm not in chains, I'm not in chains
Why can't you see me for what I've become, not who I used to be
There's no criminal, no criminal, no criminal left in me
Why is the day so many follow
Narrows the path I soon will swallow
Blinding eyes can't see my way
Can you help me please
I'm no criminal, no criminal
Caught red-handed, busted
I'm not in chains, I'm not in chains
Why can't you see me for what I've become, not who I used to be
There's no criminal, no criminal, no criminal left in me
Why, why, why
I'm no criminal
Why, why, why
Cause I'm no, I'm no
No criminal
I listen alone all night
I listen for what ceilings no way out
No windows to allow a sound or light
to feed my mind, slowly I bury myself alive…
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