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Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
Criterion

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Meshell Ndegeocello

Criterion

Release date: 26th October 2002

From Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape

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About This Track

"Criterion" is a track by Meshell Ndegeocello, from the album Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, released 26th October 2002. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Meshell Ndegeocello

Meshell Ndegeocello

Lyrics

Criterion

Yeah

So its me

And some other shit

'Cause it tells you

Every thang that you wanna hear

Buy you

Say you

Take you

Know you

Know you

Soothe you

And please you

I Love you

Until these days are gone

Yeah

I Love you

Until these days are gone

'Cause I'll always Love

You

I'll always Love you

Let me ease your pain

Let me ease ya

Ease your pain

Let me ease ya

'Cause I'll always Love you

I'll always Love you

I said let me ease your pain

Let me ease ya

I said let me ease your pain

Let me ease ya

I'll reveal to you all I see

All I see, all I see

Show you the way

Let me free you

With the warmth of the rising sun

Free you

With the warmth of the rising sun

Cause I'll always Love

You

I'll always love you

Yeah

Let me ease the pain

Let me ease ya

Ease the pain

Let me ease ya

'Cause I'll always Love

You

I'll always Love you

Yes I will

I said let me ease your pain

Let me ease yah

I said let me ease your pain

Let me ease yah

Free you with the warmth of the rising sun

Let me

With the warmth of the rising sun

With the warmth of the rising sun

'Cause I'll always Love

You

I'll always Love you

I said let me ease your pain

I said let me ease your pain

Yeah

'Cause even though you break my heart

My wretched soul won't forsake me

Won't forsake me

Yeah

Cause even though you break my heart

Don't forsake me

Always

Love you

Lift me high

Lift me high

Lift me high

Lift me high

Take me high

Take me high

Don't forsake me

Don't forsake me

Hide me

Only one that Loves me

Only one that Loves me

Only one to hold me

Ease my pain

Yeah

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Track details

From Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape

2002

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Album

Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape

Meshell Ndegeocello

Release year

2002

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