Bad Decisions – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande
• Album: Dangerous Woman

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Bad Decisions' to enhance your English listening skills. This song is perfect for learning conversational idioms and understanding how pop music uses catchy, repetitive structures to convey complex emotions like impulse and regret.

[English]

Nah, yeah

Hey

Boy, you know that you drive me crazy, but it's one of the things I like

'Cause I know when you need it, baby, that I got that ooh-ooh

Let 'em keep, let 'em keep on talkin', but it don't matter what they say

'Cause you know when you hear me knockin', gonna get that ooh-ooh

I've been doing stupid things (ay)

Wilder than I've ever been (ay)

You become my favorite sin, so

Let 'em keep, let 'em keep on talking, that's right

We got that hood love, we got that good love

We got that hot love, we got that "I don't give a what" love

We got that one life, gimme that all night

We got that Bonnie and Clyde love, they say it's wrong, but

That's the way you turn me on

We got that hood love, we got that good love

Make me make bad

Boy, you make me make bad decisions

Bad

Boy, you make me make bad decisions

No, they ain't gonna understand it, understand what I see in you

They don't know when you touch my body, that I see the truth

Let 'em keep, let 'em keep on talking 'cause I know that I got someone

Anytime that I need some danger, gonna get that ooh-ooh

I've been doing stupid things (ah)

Wilder than I've ever been

You become my favorite sin, so

Let 'em keep, let 'em keep on talking, that's right

We got that hood love, we got that good love

We got that hot love, we got that "I don't give a what" love

We got that one life, gimme that all night

We got that Bonnie and Clyde love, they say it's wrong, but (they say it's wrong)

That's the way you turn me on

We got that hood love, we got that good love

Make me make bad

Boy, you make me make bad decisions (boy, you make me)

Bad

Boy, you make me make bad decisions (boy, babe)

Nah, yeah

Don't you know I ain't f- with them good boys?

Know you love me like ain't nobody could, boy

If you want it, boy, you got it

Ain't you ever seen a princess be a bad b-?

We got that hood love, we got that good love

We got that hot love, we got that "I don't give a what" love

We got that one life, gimme that all night

We got that Bonnie and Clyde love, they say it's wrong, but (they say it's wrong)

That's the way you turn me on (you turn me on, babe)

We got that hood love, we got that good love

Make me make bad

Boy, you make me make bad decisions (bad decisions)

Bad

Boy, you make me make bad decisions

Bad (mm, yeah)

Boy, you make me make bad decisions (bad decisions)

Bad (bad)

Boy, you make me make bad decisions

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
wilder /ˈwaɪldər/ B1	adjective - more unrestrained or adventurous
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred above all others
sin /sɪn/ B2	noun - an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law
decisions /dɪˈsɪʒənz/ A2	noun - conclusions or resolutions reached after consideration
danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ A2	noun - the possibility of suffering harm or injury
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A1	verb - perceive the intended meaning of words or a situation
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
princess /ˈprɪnsɛs/ A2	noun - the daughter of a monarch
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person
hood /hʊd/ B2	noun - a neighborhood, especially a rough or urban one

Key Grammar Structures

• Wilder than I've ever been

  ➔ Present perfect tense with superlative adjective

  ➔ The use of "ever" with the present perfect suggests a state that is more extreme than at any time in the past.

• They don't know when you touch my body, that I see the truth

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (when) + Noun clause (that)

  ➔ The clause "when you touch my body" acts as an adverbial modifier, while "that I see the truth" is a noun clause acting as the object of 'know'.

• Ain't you ever seen a princess be a bad b-?

  ➔ Negative interrogative with Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "be" follows the object "a princess" in a causative or perception structure, appearing here as a bare infinitive.

• They say it's wrong, but

  ➔ Reporting verb in Present Simple + Subject complement

  ➔ The phrase "it's wrong" uses an adjective as a subject complement to describe the subject "it".

• Make me make bad decisions

  ➔ Causative structure (Make + object + bare infinitive)

  ➔ The verb "make" is used here to indicate forcing or causing someone to perform an action.

• You become my favorite sin

  ➔ Linking verb (become) + Subject complement

  ➔ The verb "become" links the subject "You" to the noun phrase "my favorite sin", describing what the subject has turned into.

• If you want it, boy, you got it

  ➔ First Conditional (If + Present Simple, Future meaning)

  ➔ This is a conditional structure where the condition "If you want it" implies a potential outcome "you got it".

• I've been doing stupid things

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and has been continuing up to the present.