Bad Habits
Mike Stud Lyrics

Drop it, drop it
Refraining oneself from doing something that one used to indulge in

Bad habits
Unhealthy and negative tendencies that one has been into

Yeah!
An energetic and enthusiastic affirmation

It's Mike Stud and Kinetics
The artists who are performing the song

One Love on the track, let's go
One Love is a reference to a music production team who have produced the track

We got another one
An expression of pride for their work

Mic check 1, 2, 1, 2
A sound check before a performance

Uh huh, look
An indication to pay attention to what is about to be said

It's always you I call when the party's ended
Addressing a person who is always there for the singer after parties

Told you what you want even when I hardly meant it
Confessing that he's insincere when he says certain things to the person addressed

'Cause most the time's I'm wrong, at least I'm startin' to admit it
Acknowledging that he makes mistakes, but is willing to learn from them

Life's a game and it's on, I'mma make the pieces fit in
Treating life like a puzzle and trying to fit in the pieces of his life the right way

Call it tetris it's all connected
Drawing a comparison of life with the game of Tetris where pieces are to be connected in the correct order

Like in a knot you won't forget this
Making a reference to how bad habits can become like a tangled knot that's difficult to undo

Now check this
Asking the listener to pay attention to what is being said next

See this is me, same dude, different tendancies
Stating that he's still the same person but his tendencies have changed

Drinking like a kennedy
Drinking excessively

Rather be hated than loved for something I pretend to be
Preferring honesty over pretense

It's all relative ain't it
Admitting that everything is relative when it comes to perception

'Cause when you think about us, it's all negative ain't it
Reflecting on how the relationship is mostly negative

Told you to do what you wanted to
Not restricting the person he's addressing from doing what they want

Fuckin' with these other dudes that we both know that I'm better than, baby
Suggesting that the person he's addressing is settling for less by being with other guys he considers inferior

But look
Drawing attention to what he's about to say

Now this is my apology
Apologising for his past behaviour

Wasn't my choice
Blaming his current state on circumstances beyond his control

I'm just being who I gotta be
Accepting that he has to live his life the way it is right now

And this is over, no more calls for help
Deciding to move on and not ask for help anymore

I can't lead you down the road when I'm lost myself
Admitting that he can't lead someone when he's himself lost in life

'Cause I'm walking away, walking away
Walking away from the past and bad habits

From bad habits, bad habits
Leaving behind all the negative tendencies

And every time I try to clear my mind
Trying to clear his mind of negativity

There's a voice inside and it's so loud
Acknowledging that there's an inner voice that's hard to ignore

And you look so good
Attracted to someone

But those looks could kill
Aware that getting back with the person is dangerous for him

And I ain't tryin' to be a man down
Not wanting to put himself in a vulnerable position by giving in to his bad habits

But I ain't come around here to stay the night
Making it clear that he doesn't want to spend the night

I'd just thought I'd drop in to say goodbye, say goodbye
Leaving after saying goodbye to the person he's addressing

To them bad habits, bad habits
Saying goodbye to all the bad habits he's indulged in

Kinetics in your headphones
Asking people to listen to Kinetics' music on their headphones

Feel like a crack addict
Feeling addicted to a habit or a substance like a crack addict

It's black magic – here, you can take it back, have it
Comparing the addiction to a form of dark magic that's evil

Dear bottle, you're the reason I believe in myself
Linking his ability to believe in himself with his addiction

And that's the issue, cause without you I'm in need of some help
Realising that he needs help to overcome his addiction

But it feels like a lifetime that I could rock with you with me
Feeling like he's been living with the addiction for a long time and can't imagine life without it

Back when a Old E 40 was $2.50
Remembering how cheaper things were in the past

Tipsy, with a high guard, but some habits they die hard
Being intoxicated but still having the urge to indulge in the bad habit

Lettin' bygones be bygones, like Jay-Z when he signed Nas
Making a reference to when Jay-Z and Nas ended their long-standing feud

So when these women want expensive vodka
Women who prefer expensive vodka

I just pour the Svedka in the Kettle bottle, and see if they sense a problem
Pouring cheap vodka in a more expensive bottle and testing if anyone notices

Or maybe they're over-sensitive and that sentiment sends 'em the wrong message
Speculating that women might be sensitive and misunderstand the gesture

Fuck it, I need a tall beverage
Giving up on the idea and finding the need for a drink himself

But what's the cost of hoping when I lost my focus?
Questioning the cost of staying hopeful when he's already lost his focus

And of course, I'm coughing cause I'm claustrophobic and the coffin's closing
Being claustrophobic and feeling trapped like a coffin is closing in on him

I guess you do what you can when they're playin' hardball
Trying to do the best even when the circumstances are not in one's favor

Even Lance needed a drug to make his "arm strong"
Making a reference to Lance Armstrong's doping scandal

We don't need to talk no more
Indicating that there's nothing more to discuss

I'm leavin' you all alone
Walking away from the person he's addressing

I won't look back, I won't do that
Not wanting to look back at his past habits

Cause me and you don't belong
Realising that they're not meant to be together