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Do the bad thing
Take off your wedding ring
But it won't make it that much easier
It might make it worse
Oh, the night's like a whirlwind
Somebody's girlfriend's talking to me, but it's alright
She's saying that he's not gonna slap me or try to attack me
He's not the jealous type
And I only need to get half an excuse and I'm away
But when there's no excuses, that's much easier to say
I've been before
And all these capers make us to look for it to ignore
See, she's talking but I'm not entirely sure (ah)
Do the bad thing
Take off your wedding ring
But it won't make it that much easier
It might make it worse
Oh, a sudden disheartener
Somebody's partner's talking to me
But I don't know that is what she isn't
She murmurs things to confirm that the tragedy is true
And I knew, how could she not? She could have anyone she wants
And I'm struggling to think of an immediate response
Like, "I don't mind, it'd be a big mistake for you to wait
And let me waste your time
Really, love, it's fine"
I said, "Really, love, it's fine"
And then the first time it occurred that there was something to destroy
I knew before the invitation that there was this ploy
Oh, but she carried on suggestin', a struggle to refuse
She said, "It's the red wine this time," but that is no excuse
Take off your wedding ring
But it won't make it that much easier
It might make it worse
Oh, the night's like a whirlwind
Somebody's girlfriend's talking to me, but it's alright
She's saying that he's not gonna slap me or try to attack me
He's not the jealous type
And I only need to get half an excuse and I'm away
But when there's no excuses, that's much easier to say
I've been before
And all these capers make us to look for it to ignore
See, she's talking but I'm not entirely sure (ah)
Do the bad thing
Take off your wedding ring
But it won't make it that much easier
It might make it worse
Oh, a sudden disheartener
Somebody's partner's talking to me
But I don't know that is what she isn't
She murmurs things to confirm that the tragedy is true
And I knew, how could she not? She could have anyone she wants
And I'm struggling to think of an immediate response
Like, "I don't mind, it'd be a big mistake for you to wait
And let me waste your time
Really, love, it's fine"
I said, "Really, love, it's fine"
And then the first time it occurred that there was something to destroy
I knew before the invitation that there was this ploy
Oh, but she carried on suggestin', a struggle to refuse
She said, "It's the red wine this time," but that is no excuse
Lyrics submitted by dark kirby
The Bad Thing Lyrics as written by Alex Turner
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Guess it's about a girl cheating on her boyfriend and telling it to him.
I really love this song. I think it's abvously about a married girl/woman who's hitting on him and trying to convince him to sleep with her and he's been in that kind of situation a lot, so he's talking about one time that a married girl tried to get in his pants and she was drunk or pretending to be drunk, and he tries to make her see how she doesnt have to do it, like in this part when he says:
Like I don't mind Be a big mistake for you to wait and help me waste your time Really love it's fine Said really love it's fine
He wouldnt mind to have sex with her, but he's actually telling her that her life is fine and love is fine and she doesnt have to carry that kind of guilt.
I've never come across a lyric that throws me so much as being able to go either way.
For years I've always heard the last two lines as: "She said it's the right wildest time But that is no excuse"
Now I listen to it I can hear "red wine", but I can still hear "right wildest" as well. :/
the meaning is pretty simple... doesn't mean the song doesn't rock though. It rules!
I think it's about how when girls cheat they usually convince the guy to do it with them whether they have a boyfriend or not and he finally gives in at the end.
Haha, this song is fucking brilliant.
hes getting pressured into getting with a girl who has a boyfriend.
now that hes famous he probably gets that alot, and hes just saying basically hes sick of it, cos they think he doesnt know about their boyfriends but he does
love this song,
true story - its about a famous bird who alex turner did the bold thing with.
...how would YOU know? no offence, but...
well when he says 'do the bad thing, take off your wedding ring' he's being sarcastic. he's tempted, but his concious is kicking in...