Listen to this when
Criminal
when you know you were the bad guy 🐍
Who it's for
Fiona Apple said the song is about feeling bad for getting something too easily by using her sexuality, and it plays like a confession of carelessly hurting someone.
Guilty and restless→Ready to own it
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Criminal" is a song from Fiona Apple's debut album Tidal (1996), released as the album's third single in June 1997. Apple has said the song is about feeling guilty for getting something easily by using her sexuality. It won the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Sexual themes.
Age: Suggested 16+
Yet you cannot lay remorse upon the innocent nor lift it from the heart of the guilty.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Crime and Punishment”
