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|genre = Rock | |genre = Rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|externalLinks = [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Hip%20to%20the%20Javabean%20(2004)/Bonus%20Tracks/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Bad%20Idea.mp3 | |externalLinks = [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Hip%20to%20the%20Javabean%20(2004)/Bonus%20Tracks/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Bad%20Idea.mp3 MP3]<br>[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Misc/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Bad%20Idea%20(original).mp3 Original instrumental]<br>[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/badidea Music Video] | ||
[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Misc/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Bad%20Idea%20(original).mp3 Original instrumental] | |||
[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/badidea Music Video] | |||
|tempo = 169 | |tempo = 169 | ||
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==Lyrics== | == Lyrics== | ||
Every once in a while there is a shooting star | |||
People say they're good luck, but even if they are | People say they're good luck, but even if they are | ||
There's not a star in motion that could help me now | There's not a star in motion that could help me now | ||
I'm in serious trouble, and I don't know how | I'm in serious trouble, and I don't know how | ||
A pack of deadly creatures followed me back here | A pack of deadly creatures followed me back here | ||
I am desperately hiding as they're drawing near | I am desperately hiding as they're drawing near | ||
I wish I knew what to do or where I lost my way | I wish I knew what to do or where I lost my way | ||
So I'm carefully thinking back to yesterday | So I'm carefully thinking back to yesterday | ||
I was just a normal chap | I was just a normal chap | ||
But I shoulda brought a map, I shoulda | But I shoulda brought a map, I shoulda | ||
Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | ||
Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | ||
I got lost and I wound up on a dirt road | I got lost and I wound up on a dirt road | ||
I saw signs, and in retrospect they did bode | I saw signs, and in retrospect they did bode | ||
Bad things, but I shrugged and I still drove | Bad things, but I shrugged and I still drove | ||
Through to a town where my bad luck overflowed | Through to a town where my bad luck overflowed | ||
Everybody in town was nowhere to be seen | Everybody in town was nowhere to be seen | ||
So I parked near a house that was marked thirteen | So I parked near a house that was marked thirteen | ||
I went up to the door, but there was no one there | I went up to the door, but there was no one there | ||
And when I turned around, my car was gone, I swear | And when I turned around, my car was gone, I swear | ||
So I ran to a pay phone but there was no tone | So I ran to a pay phone but there was no tone | ||
I had an eerie feeling in my very bones | I had an eerie feeling in my very bones | ||
And soon it started to rain, and there was no way out | And soon it started to rain, and there was no way out | ||
I couldn't hold my frustration, and began to shout: | I couldn't hold my frustration, and began to shout: | ||
"Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no | "Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no | ||
Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no" | Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no" | ||
I was stuck in the rain and I was mad as hell | I was stuck in the rain and I was mad as hell | ||
So I began to run, but then I slipped and fell | So I began to run, but then I slipped and fell | ||
I tumbled down a hill into a cemetery | I tumbled down a hill into a cemetery | ||
I shouldn't have to tell you it was freaking scary | I shouldn't have to tell you it was freaking scary | ||
I tried to stand back up, but something held me down | I tried to stand back up, but something held me down | ||
A dead, rotting arm was reaching from the ground | A dead, rotting arm was reaching from the ground | ||
I was utterly helpless till I saw the Sword | I was utterly helpless till I saw the Sword | ||
I quickly sliced my captor yelling, "PRAISE THE LORD!" | I quickly sliced my captor yelling, "PRAISE THE LORD!" | ||
Then I saw the living dead; | Then I saw the living dead; | ||
It was then I shoulda fled, I shoulda | It was then I shoulda fled, I shoulda | ||
Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | ||
Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda | ||
But I stood like a pillar in a hallway | But I stood like a pillar in a hallway | ||
I knew I'd be slaying demons that day | I knew I'd be slaying demons that day | ||
I stared at the rotting heaps of pure decay | I stared at the rotting heaps of pure decay | ||
And I charged with the force of a gamma ray | And I charged with the force of a gamma ray | ||
It happened in slow motion, I began the fight | It happened in slow motion, I began the fight | ||
Some sort of power kept me going through the night | Some sort of power kept me going through the night | ||
With that mysterious sword beheading beasts and ghouls | With that mysterious sword beheading beasts and ghouls | ||
Just me versus them, without any rules | Just me versus them, without any rules | ||
But many more kept rising up from shallow graves | But many more kept rising up from shallow graves | ||
I did my best to fight them, but they came in waves | I did my best to fight them, but they came in waves | ||
And soon it was too much, just demon after demon | And soon it was too much, just demon after demon | ||
So I ran as quickly as I could, screaming | So I ran as quickly as I could, screaming | ||
"Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no | "Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no | ||
Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no | Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no | ||
This was a bad idea" | This was a bad idea" | ||
So here I am, hiding from fate | So here I am, hiding from fate | ||
I can't win, it's just too late | I can't win, it's just too late | ||
But something must be done | But something must be done | ||
Yes sirree, this war must be won | Yes sirree, this war must be won | ||
I know this, I won't die hiding | I know this, I won't die hiding | ||
I know this, I must keep fighting | I know this, I must keep fighting | ||
I don't know who the winner's gonna be | I don't know who the winner's gonna be | ||
But there's just one way to see | But there's just one way to see | ||
It's time to kick some zombie ass, la la la la la la! | It's time to kick some zombie ass, la la la la la la! | ||
It's time to kick some zombie ass, la la la la la la! | It's time to kick some zombie ass, la la la la la la! | ||
==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The music video for this song is by [[Andrew Kepple]], as is the video for [[I’ve Got Some Falling to Do]]. It shares some elements with it, for example, it opens with the guy flying through space, the way the Falling to Do video ended. Somehow, the same guy is also the protagonist of this video, and as a nod to the original, when he falls into the cemetery his head rapidly flashes between several frames of frightened expressions. | *The music video for this song is by [[Andrew Kepple]], as is the video for [[I’ve Got Some Falling to Do]]. It shares some elements with it, for example, it opens with the guy flying through space, the way the Falling to Do video ended. Somehow, the same guy is also the protagonist of this video, and as a nod to the original, when he falls into the cemetery his head rapidly flashes between several frames of frightened expressions. | ||
* The sound effects at the end are from the computer game [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(franchise) Doom]. | *The sound effects at the end are from the computer game [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(franchise) Doom]. | ||
* The instrumental originally sounded completely different, but it was scrapped because it was too fast for Neil to sing. | *The instrumental originally sounded completely different, but it was scrapped because it was too fast for Neil to sing. | ||
* A song called <code>[https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Bad%20electricity.mp3 Lemon Demon - Bad electricity.mp3]</code> was released as part of the [[Lemon Demon 2024 Rarities Dump|2024 rarities drop]] and was made by muting and unmuting tracks while looping a section of Bad Idea. | *A song called <code>[https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Bad%20electricity.mp3 Lemon Demon - Bad electricity.mp3]</code> was released as part of the [[Lemon Demon 2024 Rarities Dump|2024 rarities drop]] and was made by muting and unmuting tracks while looping a section of Bad Idea. | ||
Revision as of 05:51, 10 September 2026
Bad Idea is the 2nd bonus track on the album Hip to the Javabean.
| Bad Idea | |
| |
| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | Hip to the Javabean |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 4:14 |
| Tempo | 169 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | MP3 Original instrumental Music Video |
Lyrics
Every once in a while there is a shooting star People say they're good luck, but even if they are There's not a star in motion that could help me now I'm in serious trouble, and I don't know how A pack of deadly creatures followed me back here I am desperately hiding as they're drawing near I wish I knew what to do or where I lost my way So I'm carefully thinking back to yesterday I was just a normal chap But I shoulda brought a map, I shoulda Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda I got lost and I wound up on a dirt road I saw signs, and in retrospect they did bode Bad things, but I shrugged and I still drove Through to a town where my bad luck overflowed Everybody in town was nowhere to be seen So I parked near a house that was marked thirteen I went up to the door, but there was no one there And when I turned around, my car was gone, I swear So I ran to a pay phone but there was no tone I had an eerie feeling in my very bones And soon it started to rain, and there was no way out I couldn't hold my frustration, and began to shout: "Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no" I was stuck in the rain and I was mad as hell So I began to run, but then I slipped and fell I tumbled down a hill into a cemetery I shouldn't have to tell you it was freaking scary I tried to stand back up, but something held me down A dead, rotting arm was reaching from the ground I was utterly helpless till I saw the Sword I quickly sliced my captor yelling, "PRAISE THE LORD!" Then I saw the living dead; It was then I shoulda fled, I shoulda Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda Shoulda, woulda, coulda, woulda But I stood like a pillar in a hallway I knew I'd be slaying demons that day I stared at the rotting heaps of pure decay And I charged with the force of a gamma ray It happened in slow motion, I began the fight Some sort of power kept me going through the night With that mysterious sword beheading beasts and ghouls Just me versus them, without any rules But many more kept rising up from shallow graves I did my best to fight them, but they came in waves And soon it was too much, just demon after demon So I ran as quickly as I could, screaming "Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no Maybe this was a bad idea, oh no This was a bad idea" So here I am, hiding from fate I can't win, it's just too late But something must be done Yes sirree, this war must be won I know this, I won't die hiding I know this, I must keep fighting I don't know who the winner's gonna be But there's just one way to see It's time to kick some zombie ass, la la la la la la! It's time to kick some zombie ass, la la la la la la!
Music Video
Trivia
- The music video for this song is by Andrew Kepple, as is the video for I’ve Got Some Falling to Do. It shares some elements with it, for example, it opens with the guy flying through space, the way the Falling to Do video ended. Somehow, the same guy is also the protagonist of this video, and as a nod to the original, when he falls into the cemetery his head rapidly flashes between several frames of frightened expressions.
- The sound effects at the end are from the computer game Doom.
- The instrumental originally sounded completely different, but it was scrapped because it was too fast for Neil to sing.
- A song called
Lemon Demon - Bad electricity.mp3was released as part of the 2024 rarities drop and was made by muting and unmuting tracks while looping a section of Bad Idea.