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Bad Things by Tricky

TRACK

Tricky

Bad Things

Release date: 28th October 1996

From Pre-Millennium Tension
Track 8
5:12
ElectronicMusicHip-Hop/RapJazz
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About This Track

"Bad Things" is a track by Tricky, from the album Pre-Millennium Tension, released 28th October 1996. The track is 5:12 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Tricky

Tricky

Lyrics

Bad Things

(Tricky:)

Choose me if...
I wish I didn't feel
I wanna do bad things and then we're one again
I wanna do bad in those movies
They say squeeze never put it
Muscles wrapped round the bullet
And you say you be brought into it
OK, let me make a phone call
I'd rather you float down the river-sea
Voodoo Heathen, fuck around with my privacy
I wish I didn't feel
I wanna do bad things
And then we're one again
I wanna do bad things in the movies
We never squeeze, never pull it
Muscles wrap round the bullet
And you see you be brought into it
Get at me, make a phone call
I'd rather you float down that river-sea
Voodoo Heathen, fuck around with my privacy
Would you like to see me a for real winner?
I'd probably buy a brother dinner
I'd rather speak another language
I know she's my toasted sandwich
Be careful of food
She's egotistical and rude
And it's all about me
My fucking name
I'm the one again
It's you to say i'm nice
Don't wanna ask twice
Wanna break those chains
Make the whole world know
Wanna break those chains
Make the whole world know my fucking name
And I break those chains
They don't wanna know my fucking name
And I'm born again
And it's you to say I'm nice
Don't wanna ask twice
Wanna give the poor riches
Why don't you stop saying bitches
Wanna be good
Wanna be a homeboy from the hood
Pretend I'm from America
And this is Blues
Chief of the Cherokee
Wanna break those chains
Make the whole world know my fucking name
And I'm one again
And I'm the one again
Its you to say I'm nice
Don't wanna ask twice
Giving the poor all the riches
I'll never just stop saying bitches
Wanna be good
Wanna be a homeboy from the hood
Pretend I'm from America
Pretend this is Blues
Chief of the Chreokee
I wish I didn't feel
I wanna do bad things
And then we're one again

And then we're one again...

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Track details

From Pre-Millennium Tension

5:121996
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Album
Pre-Millennium Tension
Pre-Millennium Tension
Tricky
28th October 1996
Track number
8
Release year
1996
  1. 1Vent
    3:05
  2. 2Christiansands
    3:52
  3. 3Tricky Kid
    4:11
  4. 4Bad Dreams
    4:11
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Tricky — Bad Things

Tricky — Bad Things
5:13

 

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    • Credits

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