Bad Influence
Dancing with the Devil: Unraveling the Dark Side of Pleasure
Lyrics
Yeah, yeah
Expressing agreement or acknowledgment.
'Cause I know you won't change for the better
Belief that the person won't change for the better.
Quit pretending like you moved for the weather
Advising someone to stop pretending about the reason for a move.
Girl, I know you been dancing with the devil
Awareness that the person has engaged in risky behavior.
Mixing business and pleasure
Engaging in both work and pleasure, emphasizing their incompatibility.
Those should never go together
Stating that mixing business and pleasure should be avoided.
But that's so hard to remember
Reflecting on the difficulty of remembering this advice.
You should practice what you preach
Suggesting the importance of practicing what one preaches.
I'm a nineties east baby
Identifying the speaker as a person born in the nineties on the East Coast.
Scrolling through recents, you treat them like a lease
Referring to casual treatment of relationships, comparing them to leases.
Baby, fuck what you been told, uh
Encouraging defiance of received wisdom or advice.
Hearts been in the streets lately
Indicating emotional involvement in street life.
Dreams you swore you sold
Questioning the authenticity of abandoned dreams.
Don't know how you find your peace, baby
Wondering how the person finds peace given their choices.
Have you ever been sober when you did this?
Inquiring about the person's state of sobriety during certain actions.
I know everyone who's like you got a hit list, uh
Suspecting that people like the person have enemies.
You been everything besides the one to fix it, uh
Noting the person's failure to be a solution to problems.
I been on and I been sticking to the script
Stating consistency in following a set plan or behavior.
And it's like every couple months
Observing a pattern of new relationships for the person.
It's someone new for you, bae
Expressing uncertainty about the impact of the city on the person.
Ain't no telling what the city done to you
Describing a formerly attractive woman who has taken a negative turn.
Pretty lady broke bad
Attributing the change to the influence of summer.
I know that's what summer do to you, baby
Questioning the recent attitude change.
All that attitude what we coming to as of late?
Asking about the source of the person's indifference.
I gotta ask, girl
Prompting the person to explain their emotional detachment.
Why you so unimpressed?
Expressing surprise or confusion about the person's lack of enthusiasm.
How you so indirect?
Questioning the person's indirect communication.
I thought you said no regrets
Recalling a previous statement about having no regrets.
Who keeps you outta debt?
Inquiring about the person who keeps them out of trouble.
He's not in that camera flash
Noting someone missing from a camera flash, possibly indicating a hidden truth.
That's so unfortunate
Expressing regret or disappointment.
I know you too scared to ask
Recognizing the person's fear of asking certain questions.
'Cause that's when the bag came
Referring to a significant event or opportunity represented by the bag.
You need a mind frame
Advising a change in mindset.
Way more than those matte frames
Emphasizing the importance of personal growth beyond material possessions.
Too worried 'bout missing out on a
Noting excessive concern about status symbols and a surname.
Jag in your last name
Questioning the value of possessions in a safe.
If all that's in this safe
Seeking information about the person's priorities.
Then tell me 'bout that safe, yeah
Prompting the person to share details about a safe.
Girl, what I got to do for a Saturday?
Expressing a desire for a pleasant experience on a Saturday.
Uh
Ending with an expression of anticipation or curiosity.
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