I Wanna B Bad
Embrace the Night: Defying Goodness in 'I Wanna B Bad' by The Raters
Lyrics
Well, I feel all right,
Expressing a positive emotional state.
Well, I feel all right,
Reiteration of the positive emotional state.
Well, I feel all right, lets go out tonight.
Expressing readiness or eagerness to go out tonight.
Well, I feel all right, lets go out tonight.
Repeating the anticipation of going out tonight.
When I was jus a child, my mama told me "Son",
Recalling childhood advice from the speaker's mother.
When I was jus a child, my mama told me "Son",
Repeating the mother's advice from childhood.
"Be good tonight", and I said "No, I wanna be bad".
Defying the mother's advice, expressing a desire to be bad.
I'm bored to be so good,
Expressing boredom with being good.
I'm tired to be so kind,
Expressing fatigue from being kind.
I wanna be mean, it ain't a sin.
Desire to be mean, stating it's not a sinful act.
I'm gonna be mad, just wanna mess around.
Expressing the intention to be mad and mess around.
Well, I feel all right,
Reiterating the positive emotional state.
Well, I feel all right,
Reiteration of the positive emotional state.
Well, I feel all right, lets go out tonight.
Expressing readiness or eagerness to go out tonight.
Well, I feel all right, lets go out tonight.
Repeating the anticipation of going out tonight.
I'll pick you up at 10,
Setting a specific time for picking someone up.
Put your helmet on,
Instructing the other person to wear a helmet.
Wear those big black boots, want you join me now.
Requesting the person to wear specific boots and join the speaker.
We'll gonna be bad, let's go out tonight.
Expressing the intention to be bad and go out tonight.
Well, I feel all right,
Reiterating the positive emotional state.
Well, I feel all right,
Reiteration of the positive emotional state.
Well, I feel all right, lets go ut tonight.
Expressing readiness or eagerness to go out tonight.
"Be good tonight", and I said "No, I wanna be bad".
Recalling the mother's advice and the speaker's refusal to be good.
I wanna be bad,
Expressing a strong desire to be bad.
I wanna be bad,
Reiteration of the desire to be bad.
I wanna be bad,
-I wanna be bad...
Continued expression of the strong desire to be bad.
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