Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
This song talks about the point of view of a boy who is approached flirtatiously by a girl, who seemingly wants to get with him, however the boy knows she has a significant other and is reluctant because of this but still struggles to reject her.
[Chorus]
Do the bad thing
Take off your wedding ring
But it won't make it that much easier
It might make it worse
[Verse 1]
Oh, the night's like a whirlwind
Somebody's girlfriend's talking to me, but it's alright
She's saying that he's not gonna slap me or try to attack me
He's not the jealous type
And I only need to get half an excuse and I'm away
But when there's no excuses, that's much easier to say
I've been before
And all these capers make us too good for her to ignore
See, she's talking but I'm not entirely sure
[Chorus]
Do the bad thing
Take off your wedding ring
But it won't make it that much easier
It might make it worse
[Verse 2]
Oh, a sudden disheartener
Somebody's partner's talking to me
But I don't know that is what she isn't
She murmurs things to confirm that the tragedy is true
And I knew, how could she not? She could have anyone she wants
And I'm struggling to think of an immediate response
Like, "I don't mind, it'd be a big mistake for you to wait
And let me waste your time
Really, love, it's fine"
I said, "Really, love, it's fine"
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
And then the first time it occurred that there was something to destroy
I knew before the invitation that there was this ploy
Oh, but she carried on suggesting, a struggle to refuse
She said, "It's the red wine this time," but that is no excuse
The Bad Thing was written by Alex Turner & Jamie Cook & Matt Helders & Nick O’Malley.
The Bad Thing was produced by Mike Crossey & James Ellis Ford.
Arctic Monkeys released The Bad Thing on Wed Apr 18 2007.
Alex Turner for NME:
I had a girlfriend most of last year so it weren’t like I was going mad after gigs or anything, but perhaps there’s more temptation and stuff now. There’s a lot of temptation in the album…. ‘The Bad Thing’ is these three things that happened, meeting three lasses on separate oc...