Unfaithful Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Story of my life, searching for the right
But it keeps avoiding me
Sorrow in my soul 'cause it seems that wrong
Really loves my company

He's more than a man and this is more than love
The reason that the sky is blue
The clouds are rolling in because I'm gone again
And to him, I just can't be true


[Pre-Chorus]
And I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying

[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer

[Verse 2]
I feel it in the air as I'm doin' my hair
Preparing for another date
A kiss upon my cheek as he reluctantly
Asks if I'm gonna be out late
I say I won't be long, just hanging with the girls

A lie I didn't have to tell
Because we both know where I'm about to go
And we know it very well
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying

[Chorus]
I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer

[Bridge]
Our love, his trust
I might as well take a gun and put it to his head
Get it over with
I don't wanna do this anymore
Woah, anymore

[Chorus]
And I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
And every time I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
And I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer
[Outro]
A murderer, no, no, no
Yeah, yeah

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Genius Annotation

This song was released on Rihanna’s A Girl Like Me album, becoming its most prominent hit.

She describes the painful experience that she knows her boyfriend is going through as she is cheating on him.

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What did Rihanna say about "Unfaithful"?
Genius Answer

It’s a ballad, so it’s new ground for me, but I’m excited."

Via MTV

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Produced By
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Recorded At
Battery Studios, New York City, NY; Loft Recording Studios, Bronxville, NY; Avatar Studios, NY; Digital Insight Recording Studios, Las Vegas, NV
Release Date
May 2, 2006
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