“Shit, Damn, Motherfucker” details a man coming home to find his wife in bed with his best friend. In anger, he shoots both of him, leading to his arrest. The lyrics are straightforward and follow a simple plot, but D'Angelo’s singing is so expressive that you get to experience the protagonist’s ful...
[Intro]
Oh, woah
Oh, woah, oh
Yeah, oh, woah, yeah
Woah, yeah
Yeah
Oh, na-na-na
Woah, woah
[Verse 1]
Why are you sleeping with my woman?
Why are you sleeping with my woman?
This comes as a total surprise
I just can't believe my eyes
My best friend and my wife
(Uh, check it out)
[Chorus]
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Motherfucker
[Interlude]
Ooh
No, woah-woah
Motherfucker
Hey
Oh, yeah, babe
[Verse 2]
Why the both of you's butt ball naked?
Why the both of you's butt ball naked? (Oh, babe)
I'm tellin' you what's on my mind
I'm 'bout to go get my .9
And kill both of y'all's behind
Check it out, oh
[Chorus]
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker (Yeah)
Shit, damn, motherfucker (Motherfucker)
Motherfucker, oh
[Interlude]
Ooh, woah-woah
Oh, yeah, woah
Oh, yeah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Yeah, yeah
Aw yeah, oh, yeah
Woah
Oh, oh
[Bridge]
Why the both of you's bleeding so much?
Why the both of you's bleeding so much?
Why the both of you's bleeding so much?
Bleeding so much, bleeding so much, yeah (Oh, woah, woah)
Woah (Ooh)
Why am I wearin' handcuffs?
Woah, woah, woah
Why am I wearin'? (Ooh, ooh)
[Chorus]
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker
Shit, damn, motherfucker
[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
You, mmm, ooh
Do-do-do
Oh, oh
Oh, woah
Oh, yeah, oh
Oh, oh-woah, woah
Oh, yeah
Oh, babe
Shit, Damn, Motherfucker was written by D’Angelo.
Shit, Damn, Motherfucker was produced by D’Angelo & Bob Power.
D’Angelo released Shit, Damn, Motherfucker on Mon Jul 03 1995.
Man, where I’m from, stuff like that happens all the time. Then you look at TV and you see O.J. or that Lorena Bobbitt shit. Can’t deny that there is a thin line between love and hate. When it comes to songwriting, I modeled myself after Stevie Wonder. Sometimes you put poetry to beautiful music, an...