The Roots - Silent Treatment lyrics

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Givin' me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But, you keep neglectin' me
And treatin' me silently

Yo, I had a queen named Amina, height 5'7"
Caramel-complected, body like heaven
Met her through the sister of
My man Big Vince
Like somethin' from out the flicks
We been in love ever since
She called me her chocolate brother
I call her my sugar sister
Knew shorty could work it since
Before I ever kissed her
I never dissed her, painted my picture to hit
But because sex she wasn't with
She started flippin' and shit
Like, "Listen, man, I'm Queen Amina


Amina's not no freak and
That game is weak and keep tryin' to hit
I could quit speakin' tariq, in fact
You bein' Black Thought don't get you closer
I dig ya but won't bone ya
Because I'm so-called supposed to
Most o' them would, but that couldn't be me
That's not my flavor
Go home and think about that
Maybe later on I'll page ya" i contemplated
And then concluded she was bluffin'
Steady pursuin' screwin'
Gettin' nothin' but the silent treatment

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Givin' me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But, you keep neglectin' me
And treatin' me silently

Crazy frustration, about my lovin' situation
Where patience was a virtue
But I wasn't used to waitin'
I want some Marvin Gaye healin'
Feelin' is real inside i slip and slide
My ride'll keep you occupied
I'd love to get with it like that
But my baby's kitty cat's capped and locked
Love Boat is docked at the shore
And what for? Later for groupies on tour
Why won't my sugar call me no more?
I mean, my queen gets upset
Rejectin' and sexually neglectin'
Sayin' I'm more sewer than Das EFX
And closed-minded
It's like I'm blinded by the skin and
I'm into women because of that
This one's endin' communication
Temptation played the vandal
Freakin' my brain, my mind
Grippin' the handle on
Physically scandalous acts
Yo, she knew what I wanted, but she fronted
Bust it

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Givin' me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But, you keep neglectin' me
And treatin' me silently

Well, umm movin' right along with the song
Plus the strong feelings on my mind
Desire to intertwine, combine and blend
Baby, bust the message that I send
Ain't no need to pretend
'cause shit is real 'til the end
I provide a place to hide from crime
Hard times and livin' trife
While I open your mind
You're in my life like love
It ain't no way no one
Can rise above what's real
That's why I'm feelin' like
You're makin' me bugged
I puff an L on fifty deuce
While I walk in the rain
Heart feelin' killer pain while
I hop the train dial her number to the rest
And ain't no messages left
Regardless, my chest thumps from stress, yo
It's a mess i don't know what I gotta
Do to make you understand
I'm for real and that's no question
No frontin' or no guessin'
Undressin', caressin' in the span
That I contain in my hand
Can touch and make you say
That I'm such a man and call my name
So let me set your body aflame
I'll never treat you like a dame or run game
Now, who's to blame?
I know you're not a hoe for
Niggas with a lot of dough
But, I just wanted you to know

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Givin' me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But, you keep neglectin' me
And treatin' me silently