BORN WITH BAD INTENTIONS

[INTRO] [TAPE HISS] [LO-FI DRUM LOOP] [DETUNED WAH GUITAR SWELL] ª ªªªª ª ªª ª ª ªªªª ª ªª ª haa…haa… ª rmmm… ª nana… ª nana… ª ª ª ª ªªªª ª ªª ª ª ªªªª ª ª ªª uu…uuuu haa… ª ªª uu…uuuu haa… huu… huu… haa-aa… wake slow… [Broken music-box motif, reversed piano breath] [VERSE 1] I came in sideways with a grin too clean-ay ※ Bad little halo and a gasoline dream-eh ≈ Mama said "easy," but I never learned slow-mm ◊ Pocket full of trouble, let the whole room know-o ›› Dust on the needle, black coffee stare-ay Boot heel dragging where the backbeat sways-eh ※ I don’t need permission, I just read the room-mm Then bend that rhythm till it smells like fumes-o ⬡ Ancient desert guitar cuts under the bass-ay ◊ Snake-flute curls with a smile on its face-eh ≈ Rough throat laughing through the low-end roll-mm Sweet voice floating where the hard drums fold-o ∞ [PRE-CHORUS] (Female layers rising) You knew what I was when I walked through-ay ※ Half good manners, half bad news-eh ›› No clean story, no excuse-mm I was born with bad intentions-o ◊ [CHORUS] Born with bad intentions-ay ※ Still make good connections-eh ≈ Wrong turn, right direction-mm ›› Born with bad intentions-o ⬡ Hands up, no confession-ay Heart got its own protection-eh If trouble wants attention-mm I give it perfect diction-o ∞ [POST-CHORUS] Ah-Ahh Ahhhhhhhh Ah-Ahh Ahhhhhhhh (oohhhh baby… Yeah!) [Loop-chopped soul sample, DJ backspin] [VERSE 2] I got ninety-nine reasons not to play nice-ay But the groove got manners and the bass got spice-eh ※ Old-school circle, everybody take one-mm One bar dirty, next one kissed by sun-o ◊ Guitar goes crooked, wah-wah in the heat-ay Strings climb slow while the kick stays deep-eh 808 breathing like a beast downstairs-mm Female tone cuts through, silk over snares-o ∞ (uh uh uh uh) I talk rough, walk calm, let the rhythm decide-ay No fake crown needed when the pocket this wide-eh ≈ If the room gets stiff, I loosen one screw-mm Then the whole damn ceiling starts moving with you-o ›› [BUILD] [Drums tighten, spectral vocal fragments orbit] ahhhhh ahhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhh Uhhh uhhhhhhhh Noooo ohhh ohhh I got a smile like "maybe" and a pulse like "go"-mm Born with bad intentions — but I make it glow-o ※ [CHORUS] Born with bad intentions-ay ※ Still make good connections-eh ≈ Wrong turn, right direction-mm ›› Born with bad intentions-o ⬡ Hands up, no confession-ay Heart got its own protection-eh If trouble wants attention-mm I give it perfect diction-o ∞ [BREAKDOWN] [Beat drops to dub sub, tape delay, empty-room reverb] [Single phone ring unanswered] [Radio fragments almost forming words] oooooooh oooooooh ooooooh [Female soul presence] "Don’t fix him… let him dance." [DJ backspin into silence] [FINAL LIFT] [Huge wobble bass, layered drums, strings, flute refrain] Born with bad intentions-ay ※ Built for strange inventions-eh ≈ Rough love, sharp reflection-mm ◊ Born with bad intentions-o ›› No saints in my collection-ay Just scars with good pronunciation-eh If life asks for correction-mm I answer with percussion-o ⬡ [FINAL CHORUS - DRUMS DROP OUT] [Only distant bass, layered male/female vocals, empty-kitchen reverb] Born with bad intentions-ay… Still make good connections-eh… Wrong turn, right direction-mm… Born with bad intentions-o… ∞ [OUTRO] [Relaxing Hook - Reverb Voice] Ah-Ahh Ahhhhhhhh Ah-Ahh Ahhhhhhhh huu… huu… haa-aa… ª ªªªª ª ªª ª (born that way-mm…) ◊