Confession
Usher Feat. Shyne Kanye West Twista & Jermaine Dupri Lyrics

Hey
Starting a conversation with someone

Hey, what's up?
Asking how someone is doing

Miss you
Expressing a feeling of longing towards someone

Yeah, listen
Asking someone to pay attention to what is about to be said

Baby, I know we said it's best we don't talk no more
Acknowledging a previous agreement to not communicate anymore

But I got to get it off my chest, 'bout all the **** I've been hearing, babe
Expressing a need to share information that has been heard

I, I thought you were that ride or die, you would never leave my side
Believing in the loyalty and commitment of the other person

I really made you out to be the woman that I will be with for life
Thinking that the other person is the perfect partner for life

I took in your kid, did everything that you wanted me to
Going above and beyond to please the other person, including their child

Now I'm in the **** about you fronting on radio interviews
Feeling upset and betrayed about the other person saying negative things on radio interviews

Do it make you feel good to lie, even though I know you wanna cry?
Asking why the other person is lying despite feeling bad about it

Hey, if you were gonna tell it, then you should've everything instead of making me the bad guy
Suggesting that the other person should have told everything instead of blaming everything on the artist

If you got nothing good to say, then don't say nothing
Advising to not speak if there is nothing positive to say

'Cause if I really start talking, it'll be something
Hinting at having negative information to divulge if provoked

So you cheated, I cheated, so be it
Acknowledging that both parties have been unfaithful

We need to leave it alone, move on
Deciding to move past the infidelity and not dwell on it

Hold on
Asking someone to wait

Hello, you got a collect call from Clinton Correctional Facility
Receiving a call from prison

Will you accept the charges?
Asking if someone is willing to pay for the call

Yes, I'll accept it
Agreeing to accept the call

What's up?
Asking what the person on the phone wants to talk about

Sitting in my cell, head about to burst
Feeling overwhelmed and stressed while in prison

Wouldn't be alive if I didn't ***** first
Asserting that using a gun was necessary for self-defense

Had it made, sorry for the ricochet
Feeling apologetic for the unintended consequences of using a gun

But I'd be in the grave if I didn't let it spray
Believing that using a gun was the only option for survival

I never said that I was perfect
Acknowledging that no one is without faults

Nobody walking on this earth is
Asserting that everyone makes mistakes

That night, I would've got murdered
Believing that not using a gun would have resulted in death

If I ain't grab the ratchet and let them cowards have it
Using a gun to defend oneself against attackers

Listen up, listen up, listen up, world
Asking for people's attention

I gotta confess
Admitting that something needs to be revealed

This is the hottest remix I ever did in my life
Boasting about the quality of the remix

So So Def
Announcing the record label

Just when I thought I said all I can say
Thinking that everything important has already been said

My chick on the side said she got one on the way
Learning that a woman he cheated with is pregnant

Man I'm throwed and I don't know what to do
Feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do

I guess I gotta give you part two of my confessions
Feeling the need to reveal more information

If I'm gonna tell it, then I gotta tell it all (all)
Deciding that if he is going to reveal something, he will reveal everything

Damn near cried when I got that phone call (call)
Feeling emotional after learning that a woman he cheated with is pregnant

I'm so throwed, I don't know what to do
Feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do

(If you got something to confess to right now, step to the mic, Twista)
Inviting Twista to share his confessions

But to give part two of my confessions
Continuing to reveal more information

I confess about the incident when I was with a shorty in the Lexus Coupe
Admitting to cheating with someone in a car

Your homie said she saw me, but she didn't have proof
Being aware that he was caught cheating by someone who did not have proof

But I knew I really should've been just telling you the truth
Regretting not being honest about the infidelity

And I confess about the days
Admitting to another instance of wrongdoing

I was rolling my Seville with the custom gold grill
Boasting about the car he was driving at the time

I was in the field, still looking for a thrill
Admitting to seeking excitement and new experiences

And I knew it was bogus, I should've kept it real
Regretting not being honest in the past

And I confess that just when I thought I could really try to get away
Admitting to trying to hide infidelity

Or have another woman on the side
Keeping another woman as a secret

But I never knew that it would catch up with a ***** one day (that's real)
Realizing that the truth eventually comes out

You gotta hear me girl, I done learned a lesson
Wanting the other person to listen and understand that he has learned from his mistakes

If you stay with me, then it'll be a blessing
Promising that if the other person stays with him, it will be a positive experience

No stressing, it'll never be no guessing
Promising to have an open and honest relationship

'Cause I'm pouring out my heart and these are my confessions
Revealing true and genuine feelings

(Kanye, confess to the people, man)
Encouraging Kanye West to share his confessions

Damn, how did she bring it up? How did she break it down?
Wondering about the details of how he was caught cheating

Man, you at the clinic? Dog, slow down, that's your child
Being informed that he has fathered a child with the woman he cheated with

But if you keep it, then you gotta tell your girl you was cheating
Advising to be honest with the other person about the infidelity

And you went raw dog when you beat it
Admitting to having unprotected sex

That's when she gon' tell you to beat it
Predicting that the other person will break up with him

And you know it ain't y'all little secret
Recognizing that the infidelity is no longer a secret

You famous, you can't go nowhere
Feeling trapped and unable to escape the public scrutiny

'Cause every time you go there, there's **** there
Being surrounded by paparazzi and media attention no matter where he goes

So basically, you and your girl over
Assuming that the relationship with the other person is over

And I know when she broke the news
Knowing that the news of the infidelity was upsetting and difficult for the other person to hear

You told her, "Man, don't say that"
Recalling that he tried to convince the other person not to end the relationship

Matter fact, like Pat, don't say jack
Asking the other person to keep quiet and not say anything more about the situation

Every time a ***** sitting on pay stacks
Feeling like success and wealth make it harder to avoid controversy and scandal

Things come up from way, way, way back
Recognizing that past actions can come back to haunt someone

Way back, way back
Emphasizing how far back a past mistake or issue can stem from

Way, way back, way back
Continuing to emphasize the long history of past actions and mistakes

And this by far is the hardest thing I think I've ever had to do (yeah)
Admitting that sharing these confessions has been extremely difficult

To tell you, the woman I love (uh huh)
Addressing the other person who he cares deeply for

That I'm having a baby by a woman that I barely even know (yeah)
Revealing that he has fathered a child with someone he does not have a deep connection to

I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to tell you this (she probably can't)
Appealing to the other person to accept the truth

And hopefully you'll give me another chance (she might go)
Asking for another opportunity to make things right