Neneh Cherry

Released: November 18, 2013

Producer: Four Tet

[Verse 1]
I got a man, I love him so much
Sometimes I hate it, just can’t let go
Together we stand, divided we fall
Driving me crazy, I need it all
On my 28th day he is my victim
He is my saviour, he breaks my fall
The things that we say, all stacked in one pile
Stay fresh a good while, our prodigal

[Chorus]
Too many times you come crawling, say sorry, too late
Papercut regrets will not stick, better change
Too many times you come crawling, say sorry, too late
Papercut regrets will not stick, better change

[Verse 2]
Need to be right, right to be wrong
Sometimes a loser, lost down the hall
Leave me alone but don’t leave me lonely
And please don't look now, can you see this?
Does my ass look big in these new trousers?
My ego won't let me, I forget
I feel so small, I hate you, I hate you
I love you, I love you, I love it all
I love it, I love it all

[Chorus]
Too many times you come crawling, say sorry, too late
Papercut regrets will not stick, better change
Too many times you come crawling, say sorry, too late
Papercut regrets will not stick, better change

[Verse 3]
No, I have nowhere
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
Husband and wife, needing perfection
All kinds of fun, oceans of pride
We're super, why? We got protection
We got protection

[Chorus]
Too many times you come crawling, say sorry, too late
Papercut regrets will not stick, better change
Way too many times you come crawling, say sorry, too late
Papercut regrets will not stick, better change

Neneh Mariann Karlsson was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a father from Sierra Leone. Her mother raised her in a commune with her stepfather, jazz musician Don Cherry (father of Eagle Eye Cherry).

She moved to London in the 1980s and immersed herself in the Bristol music scene (where Massive Attack and Portishead would form), getting involved with bands such as The Cherries, The Slits, New Age Steppers, Rip Rig + Panic and Float Up CP.

But it was her collaboration with the duo Morgan-McVey, who released only the one single “Looking Good Diving”, that would be the springboard to launch her into international stardom. The single’s B-side featured Cherry rapping over the A-side’s instrumental tracks with what later became the lyrics to her 1988 debut breakout single “Buffalo Stance” (its music reworked by Bomb The Bass' Tim Simenon) – which reached the top 10 in eleven countries.

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