Cover art for Violent Crimes (OG) by Kanye West
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Violent Crimes (OG) Lyrics

[Intro: 070 Shake]
Fallin', dreamin', talkin' in your sleep
I know you want to cry all night, all night
Plottin', schemin', findin'
Reason to defend all of your violent nights
Promise me you will see

[Chorus: 070 Shake]
Don't you grow up in a hurry, your mom'll be worried, aw
It was all part of the story, even the scary nights
Thank you for all of the glory, you will be remembered, aw
Thank you to all of the heroes of the night (night, night)
They gotta repaint the colors, the lie is wearin' off
Reality is upon us, colors drippin' off
Colors drippin' off

[Verse: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign]
Couldn't kill me if you tried, couldn't kill me if I die
I'm gon' always be alive, you were always in denial
Heard your song you stole my vibе
So I brought back my old vibe
Funny every timе you lie, how that turn into more lies
I'm too nice to all my dogs
Stand by me when I go wrong

Please don't (mumbling)
Like you not do nothing wrong
Why they (mumbling)
Man I'm so mad at my dad (uh)
I fucked that bitch on the bed, I fucked that bitch on the rag
Years ago
Might get physical
Might get somewhat digital
Lights still on like digital
All romance got digital
How low (mumble) like critical
And this condition critical
And that sound so pitiful
Why you standing lookin' so pitiful
Don't you know that you more beautiful?
Everything about you beautiful
Everything about you beautiful
Nothing do without you (mumbling)
We can do without you (mumble)
Maybe the-
Maybe the, world would, be with, out me
Maybe we, see with, see with, out me
Maybe like, (mumble), days was, cloudy
Maybe got, (mumbling)
Still a shame, all these things, all the same
All the pain, was all a lane, and all the lanes, deliver thing
Everything
Everything

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Genius Annotation

The leaked original version of Violent Crimes, from Kanye West’s 2018 album ye. The song features the same 070 Shake chorus and a more prominent Ty Dolla $ign feature.

Kanye notably admitted to Violent Crimes being ghostwritten, so it stands to reason that this may have been the version he recorded before passing it to Pardison Fontaine to rework

The song was recorded after Kanye scrapped Love Everyone, and was leaked in November 2019.

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