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Effect and Cause by The White Stripes
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The White StripesProduced by
Jack WhiteWrited by
Jack WhiteAbout
This song is Jack White’s lament on the nature of females, specifically when in a relationship with one.
Jack White reveals at the end of the last verse before the chorus that:
“You seem to forget just how this song started. I’m reacting to you. Because you left me brokenhearted.”
Which means, th...
Effect and Cause Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I guess you have to have a problem, if you want to invent a contraption
First you cause a train wreck then they put me in traction, mmm
Well, first came an action and then a reaction
But you can't switch 'em 'round for your own satisfaction
Well you burnt my house down then got mad at my reaction
Well in every complicated situation of a human relation
Makin' sense of it all takes a whole lotta concentration, mmm
Well you can't blame a baby for her pregnant ma
And if there's one of these unavoidable laws
It's that you just can't take the effect and make it the cause, no
[Chorus]
Well you can't take the effect and make it the cause
I didn't rob a bank because you made up the law
Blame me for robbin' Peter but don't you blame Paul
Can't take the effect and make it the cause
[Verse 2]
I ain't the reason that you gave me no reason to return your call
You built a house of cards and got shocked when you saw them fall, yeah
Well I ain't saying I'm innocent, in fact the reverse
But if you're headed to the grave, you don't blame the hearse
You're like a little girl yellin' at her brother 'cause you lost his ball, yes
Well you keep blaming me for what you did, but that ain't all
The way you clean up a wreck is enough to give one pause, yes
Well, you seem to forget just how this all started
I'm reactin' to you because you left me brokenhearted
See you just can't just take the effect and make it the cause
[Chorus]
Well you can't take the effect and make it the cause
I didn't rob a bank because you made up the law
Blame me for robbin' Peter but don't you blame Paul
Can't take the effect and make it the cause
Effect and Cause Q&A
Who wrote Effect and Cause's ?
Effect and Cause was written by Jack White.
Who produced Effect and Cause's ?
Effect and Cause was produced by Jack White.
When did The White Stripes release Effect and Cause?
The White Stripes released Effect and Cause on Fri Jun 15 2007.
What did The White Stripes say about "Effect and Cause"?
Originally the song was titled “Cause & Effect.” This track is said by White to be the first installment of a song trilogy. (via) The second installment of said trilogy is Lazaretto’s “Want and Able” (2014).