NOTE: If you’d like to skip my commentary and go straight to the song, go to 8:08. However, I do suggest listening to the whole episode!
Thanks for waiting an extra day for the third episode of “25 Bad Songs,” an Art In All Its Forms podcast series where I (Suraj) write 25 songs — one song a week — and show you how I did it!
Today’s song, “I’ll Do It Anyway,” tells a very broad story about power and the desire to keep it, even if it was required through illegitimate means. It is very loosely based on a conversation I had with my sister, as well as the Showtime TV show “Billions,” starring Damien Lewis and Paul Giamatti.
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Full Lyrics:
Verse 1
You can say I’m a devil
You can say I’m a fool
But I’m on a higher level
Where I make my own rules
I know you’re out to get me
Pull out the pistols at dawn
Don’t bother tryna hurt me
When you say that I’m wrong
Chorus
I’ll do it anyway (x4)
Verse 2
Can you believe these people
When they see what I built they wanna tear it all down
No respect, only wanna catch me
I’m moving too fast, they want me to slow down
Take a breath, make a threat, look me in the eyes when you say, “It’s going down”
Oh, it’s going down
I know I’m not so perfect
I’ve played the game for too long
But it’s all been worth it
Even I’m doing wrong
Chorus
I’ll do it anyway (x4)
Solo
Chorus
I’ll do it anyway (x4)
25 Bad Songs: 3. "I'll Do It Anyway"