Thanks God it’s Friday: Ex-Factor

LeCloset magazine, lauryn hill

Ete 1996, Lauryn Hill en a marre, tous les autres membres du groupe « Fugees » sortent leurs albums solos et elle reste sur le carreau. Enceinte, elle decide de quitter le groupe et se mettre au travail. 2 ans plus tard, elle délivrera un chef d’oeuvre répondant au doux nom de « Miseducation of Lauryn Hill », plus que les records de vente et de prix, de cet opus ont reteindra une balade poignante d’emotion dans laquelle elle revient sur sa relation adulterine et surtout la rupture avec le leader de son ancien groupe, Wyclef Jean, sur un sample de « Can it be all  simple » du « Wu-Tang-Clan ». C’est l’Ex-Factor! [vimeo id= »17653461″ width= »620″ height= »360″]

It could all be so simple

But you’d rather make it hard

Loving you is like a battle

And we both end up with scars

Tell me, who i have to be

To get some reciprocity

see No one loves you more than me

And no one ever will

Is this just a silly game

That forces you to act this way

Forces you to scream my name

Then pretend that you can’t stay

Tell me, who i have to be

To get some reciprocity

see No one loves you more than me

And no one ever will

Hook: No matter how i think we grow

You always seem to let me know

It ain’t workin’ It ain’t workin’

And when i try to walk away

You’d hurt yourself to make me stay

This is crazy This is crazy

I keep letting you back in

How can i explain myself

As painful as this thing has been

I just can’t be with no one else

See i know what we got to do

You let go and i’ll let go too

’cause no one’s hurt me more than you

And no one ever will

Repeat hook Care for me, care for me I know you care for me

There for me, there for me Said you’d be there for me

Cry for me, cry for me You said you’d die for me

Give to me, give to me Why won’t you live for me (repeat)