It Wasn't Me (feat. RikRok)
Yo, man
Yo
Open up, man
Yo, what you want, man?
My girl just caught me
You made her catch you?
I don't know how I let this happen
With who?
The girl next door, you know?
Man
I don't know what to do
Say it wasn't you
Alright
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creepin' with the girl next door
Picture this: We were both butt naked
Lovin' on the bathroom floor
How could I forget that I had
Given her an extra key?
All this time she was standin' there
She never took her eyes off me
How ya fi give the woman access to your villa?
Trespasser and a witness, all the hacklin' a yuh pillow
Ya better watch your back before she turn into a killa
Best review the situation that you caught up inna
To be a true player, you haffi know how fi play
If she say: A night, convince her say: A day
Never admit to a word weh she say
And if she claim a yuh, tell her: Baby, no way
But she caught me on the counter (wasn't me)
Saw me bangin' on the sofa (wasn't me)
I even had her in the shower (wasn't me)
She even caught me on camera (wasn't me)
She saw the marks on my shoulder (wasn't me)
Heard the words that I told her (wasn't me)
Heard the screams gettin' louder (wasn't me)
She stayed until it was over
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creepin' with the girl next door
Picture this: We were both butt naked
Lovin' on the bathroom floor
I had tried to keep her from what
She was about to see
Why should she believe me
When I told her it wasn't me?
Mek she know say that she really no have right fi vex
A never you she see yah make the gigolo flex
A smaddy else weh favor you inna di complex
Seein' is believin', so you better change your specs
You know she a go bring a whole heap a things up from the past
All the likkle evidence, you betta know fi mask
Quick 'pon yuh answer, know how fi talk
But if she pack a gun, you know you betta run fast
But she caught me on the counter (wasn't me)
Saw me bangin' on the sofa (wasn't me)
I even had her in the shower (wasn't me)
She even caught me on camera (wasn't me)
She saw the marks on my shoulder (wasn't me)
Heard the words that I told her (wasn't me)
Heard the screams gettin' louder (wasn't me)
She stayed until it was over
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creepin' with the girl next door
Picture this: We were both butt naked
Lovin' on the bathroom floor
How could I forget that I had
Given her an extra key?
All this time she was standin' there
She never took her eyes off me
Gonna tell her that I'm sorry for the pain that I've caused
I've been listenin' to your reasonin', it makes no sense at all
Need to tell her that I'm sorry for the pain that I've caused
You may think that you're a player, but you're completely lost
That's why I sing
Honey came in and she caught me red-handed
Creepin' with the girl next door
Picture this: We were both butt naked
Lovin' on the bathroom floor
How could I forget that I had
Given her an extra key?
All this time she was standin' there
She never took her eyes off me
A Infidelidade e o Jogo da Negação em It Wasnt Me' de Shaggy
A música 'It Wasn't Me', interpretada pelo artista jamaicano Shaggy e com participação de RikRok, tornou-se um hit mundial no início dos anos 2000. A canção narra uma história de infidelidade e tentativas cômicas de negação. O protagonista é pego em flagrante pela parceira enquanto está com outra mulher, e recebe conselhos de um amigo sobre como lidar com a situação. A frase-chave 'It wasn't me' (não fui eu), repetida ao longo do refrão, torna-se um mantra de negação, apesar das evidências incontestáveis da traição.
A letra da música explora o tema da infidelidade de maneira leve e humorística, embora o assunto seja sério e muitas vezes doloroso na vida real. Shaggy utiliza um diálogo entre dois homens, onde um deles, desesperado, busca conselho após ser pego em flagrante. O amigo sugere uma série de desculpas absurdas, incentivando-o a negar tudo, mesmo diante das provas. Essa abordagem irônica reflete uma crítica à atitude de algumas pessoas que, ao serem confrontadas com seus erros, optam por negar a realidade em vez de assumir responsabilidade por suas ações.
Musicalmente, 'It Wasn't Me' mistura reggae com pop, criando um som cativante que ajudou a canção a alcançar sucesso internacional. Shaggy, conhecido por seu estilo vocal distinto e sua habilidade em mesclar gêneros, conseguiu com essa música abordar um tema universal de uma forma que convida o ouvinte a refletir sobre a honestidade e a confiança nos relacionamentos, enquanto ainda proporciona um ritmo dançante e memorável. A música se tornou um clássico e é frequentemente lembrada tanto por sua melodia contagiante quanto por sua narrativa humorística sobre um tema complicado.
