Bad
Midnight Confessions: Temptation and Redemption in 'Bad'
Lyrics
I feel bad, bad, bad about it
I regret and feel guilty about something
I feel bad, bad, bad about it
Continuation of expressing regret and guilt
You gon' wait until way past midnight
Waiting until very late at night
Just to catch me up when I come home
Waiting to confront me when I return home
You stay up to wait for my headlight
Staying awake, anticipating my arrival by watching for my car lights
Shine across the window so you know (yeah)
Describing the act of waiting for me
I should tone it down while I can't but
Suggesting the need to lower the intensity of certain behavior
I been real loud, hoping you'll sleep it off
Being loud with the hope that the partner will sleep and overlook it
I been way across town and I've been down
Having been far away in the city
I've been fucking around and I've been caught
Engaging in unfaithful behavior and getting caught
I feel bad, bad, bad about it (bad about it)
Reiterating the feelings of regret and guilt
But I wanna do it again (do it again, do it, do it again)
Expressing a desire to repeat the regretful behavior
I feel bad, bad, bad about it (bad about it)
Continuation of expressing regret and guilt
But I wanna do it again (do it again)
Expressing a desire to repeat the regretful behavior
You say
Transition to partner's perspective
You say, "How could you ever
Questioning how the person could treat the partner in a certain way
Treat me like you ever?" (How could you ever treat me like you ever?)
Repeating the question for emphasis
You say, "How could you ever
Continuation of questioning the treatment received
Treat me like you ever?" (How could you ever treat me like you ever?)
Repeating the question for emphasis
You say
Transition back to the singer's perspective
You gon' wait until way past midnight
Repetition of waiting until late at night
Just to catch me up when I come home
Repetition of waiting to confront upon return
You don't sleep until I apologize
Partner staying awake until an apology is given
For everything that I have done
Apologizing for all the wrongs committed
I could say all the right things that you
Offering to say the right things to reconcile
Want me to and then we be all good
Assuring that everything will be fine if the right things are said
But I'd be lying if I told you
Acknowledging a potential lie about not repeating the mistake
I wouldn't do it again 'cause I would
Admitting the likelihood of repeating the regretful behavior
I feel bad, bad, bad about it (bad about it)
Reiterating the feelings of regret and guilt
But I wanna do it again (do it again, do it, do it again)
Expressing a desire to repeat the regretful behavior
I feel bad, bad, bad about it (bad about it)
Continuation of expressing regret and guilt
But I wanna do it again (do it again)
Expressing a desire to repeat the regretful behavior
You say, "How could you ever
Returning to partner's perspective and questioning treatment
Treat me like you ever?" (How could you ever treat me like you ever?)
Repeating the question for emphasis
"How could you ever
Continuation of questioning the treatment received
Treat me like you ever?" (How could you ever treat me like you ever?)
Repeating the question for emphasis
I feel bad, bad, bad about it (bad about it)
Reiterating the feelings of regret and guilt
But I wanna do it again (do it again, do it, do it again)
Expressing a desire to repeat the regretful behavior
I feel bad, bad, bad about it (bad about it)
Continuation of expressing regret and guilt
But I wanna do it again (do it again)
Expressing a desire to repeat the regretful behavior
You say
Repeating the partner's question, indicating the impact of actions on the relationship
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