Nina Simone – Sinner Man

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Sinnerman where you gonna run to
Sinnerman where you gonna run to
Where you gonna run to
All on that day
Well I run to the rock
Please hide me I run to the rock
Please hide me I run to the rock
Please hide me lord
All on that day
Well the rock cried out
I can't hide you the rock cried out
I can't hide you the rock cried out
I ain't gonna hide you god
All on that day
I said rock what's a matter with you rock
Don't you see I need you rock
Don't let down
All on that day
So I run to the river
It was bleedin' I run to the sea
It was bleedin' I run to the sea
It was bleedin' all on that day
So I run to the river it was boilin'
I run to the sea it was boilin'
I run to the sea it was boilin'
All on that day
So I run to the lord
Please help me lord
Don't you see me prayin'
Don't you see me down here prayin'
But the lord said
Go to the devil
The lord said
Go to the devil
He said go to the devil
All on that day
So I ran to the devil
He was waiting
I ran to the devil he was waiting
I ran to the devil he was waiting
All on that day
Oh yeah
Oh I run to the river
It was boilin' I run to the sea
It was boilin' I run to the sea
It was boilin' all on that day
So I ran to the lord
I said lord hide me
Please hide me
Please help me
All on that day
Said God where were you
When you are old and prayin'
Lord lord hear me prayin'
Lord lord hear me prayin'
Lord lord hear me prayin'
All on that day
Sinnerman you oughta be prayin'
Oughta be prayin' sinnerman

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Track duration: 10:20

"Sinnerman" as written by (gb 1) Seekers (the)

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    General Comment:This song is about the inevitability of your devils resurfacing no matter where you run. It's about how that which you run from will consume you because you will begin to see those qualities resurface in everything. It's an emotion that you're running from, not a thing outside of you. Because of this you're running from yourself and will never be away from it. The only way out of that is to purify yourself, not to run away from it.
    Flag pm325on February 04, 2013   Link
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    Lyric Correction:here is the whole lyrics.
    metrolyrics.com/…
    Flag yunshiuanon January 19, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:mainstream "rapper" timbaland ripped this song off (sampled) in oh timbaland
    Flag sofa king coolon April 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i also remember hearing something like...

    power, power lord, power, power lord (ect ect)

    then the end something like...
    don't you know that I need you
    don't you know i need you lord
    Flag NobodyBrokeon September 11, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This one is soo much fun! I absolutely adore it! My fav Nina song, no question.
    Flag stentorianon March 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:The Felix House remix of this song was used in a club scene in Miami Vice.

    Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the lyrics.
    Flag bzthemanon March 05, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:greay song but wots the word power? or hour?
    Flag richa_zerlinaon December 08, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:this song is incredible... its so... raw

    the remix is really good too
    Flag imoveritfoshoon August 30, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:"also, a few seconds of this song are heard at the very beginning of Talib Kweli's Get By..(also a very nice one..)"

    Actually the piano heard throughout is from the musical interlude, aswell.
    Flag Excelsison January 17, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This was my first Nina song. Heard it on The Thomas Crown Affair and it's hard to think of a song who goes better with a movie than this one. The part with the piano playing while Crown steals the painting is so awesome. It gives some sort of lightness to the movie. Same thing in the end.

    Fun movie. Great song.
    Flag pinkmoonon December 09, 2005   Link

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