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Alex G

Fighting

Release date: 15th January 2012

From Rules
Track 3
2:19
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About This Track

'Fighting' by Alex G is a 2012 alternative track from the album 'Rules'. The lyrics are a volatile, self-aware turn towards wanting a fight, even as the speaker admits they want to stop. “I wanna fight” sets the pattern, with images of a loved one arriving and the speaker measuring control against impulse. The address is intimate and insistent, swinging between tenderness and bruising desire, as affection and aggression blur into a single urgent compulsion.

"Fighting" is a track by Alex G, from the album Rules, released 15th January 2012. The track is 2:19 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Alex G.

About the Artist

Alex G

Alex G

Lyrics

Fighting

I think
Tonight
I wanna fight
My sweetheart's coming down
One more smack on me
You'll see my
Knuckles start to bleed
I wanna stop
But I still need to
Get a swing
Baby
Baby
Baby
I think you're fine
You've been on my mind
You're right on time
Just say you're mine

Tell me soon
You'll get the mood
And meet me down the block
If you go fast
It sure won't last
Kick my ass
The moment's passed
I might be out
But I should let you know
Baby
Baby
Baby
You think I'm strange
Maybe deranged
I'm not the same
But I love your game

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Track details

From Rules

2:192012
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Rules
Rules
Alex G
15th January 2012
Track number
3
Release year
2012
  1. 1Water
    2:07
  2. 2Come Back
    3:18
  3. 3Fighting
    2:19
  4. 4Wicked Boy
    2:39

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