John Legend

Released: December 2, 2016

Songwriter: BloodPop® Justin Tranter Julia Michaels Matt Sweeney Blake Mills John Legend

Producer: Blake Mills

[Verse 1]
Go from zero to a hundred and up it crazy
Don't believe it when you say that you fuckin' hate me, no
Use your tongue to crucify me, you motivate me, oh I
Throwing down when it ends up with your legs around me
Your legs around me, oh
I rise, you fall, we wreck it all
My pride is at your beck and call

[Chorus]
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do, you always do me right
Screaming through the night
Make me love and hate you at the same time
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me, yeah
That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind
Make me feel like I...
I would die if you were out of my life
That's what you do to me

[Verse 2]
I could stop, I could leave, but no, I don't wanna
It's a mess I'm obsessed with your kind of torture
It's my kind of torture
Oh, I rise, you fall, we wreck it all
You kill me with every kiss and don't you know...

[Chorus]
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do, you always do me right
Screaming through the night
Make me love and hate you at the same time
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me, yeah
That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind
Make me feel like I...
I would die if you were out of my life
That's what you do to me

[Bridge]
I don't know how you take control of me baby
I don't know how you got a hold

[Chorus]
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do, you always do me right
Screaming through the night
Make me love and hate you at the same time
That's what you do to me
That's what you do, you always do me right
Screaming through the night
(Yeah, that's what you do to me)
Make me love and hate you at....
That's what you do to me, yeah
That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind
Make me feel like I...
I would die if you were out of my life
That's what you do to me
What you do to me
That's what you do to me
What you do to me
Oh, that's what you do, you always do me right
Screaming through the night
Make me love and hate you at the same time, at the same time, at the same time
That's what you do to me
What you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do to me
That's what you do, you watch me lose my mind
Make me feel like I...
I would die if you were out of my life
That's what you do to me

John Legend was born in 1978 in Ohio. He became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another’s demos.

J. Ivy claims credit for bestowing the “Legend” moniker upon John Stephens (with an assist from Kanye West). Via

Kanye was like, ‘Have you heard of this singer called John Stephens?’ He played me this song from him, that I think will.i.am produced. It was so refreshing and soulful. An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. I told him, ‘I heard your music. It’s so amazing. It sounds old school. Man, you sound like one of the legends. You’re a legend. Matter of fact, that’s what I am going to call you from now The Legend. A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I was like, ‘John Legend!’ Kanye then said, ‘You’re John Legend from now on. That’s your name!’”

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