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I Against I

Bad Brains

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bad Brains

Performer

DARRYL AARON JENIFER

DARRYL AARON JENIFER

Electric Bass Guitar

Earl Hudson

Drums

H.R.

Lead Vocals

Dr. Know

Electric Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Darryl Aaron Miller

Darryl Aaron Miller

Songwriter

Paul D. Hudson

Songwriter

Gary Wayne Miller

Gary Wayne Miller

Songwriter

DARRYL AARON JENIFER

DARRYL AARON JENIFER

Songwriter

Earl Hudson

Writer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

In the quest for the test to fulfill an achievement

Everybody's always going to pursue themselves

When the fact of the matter is they just don't care

To extend a helping hand to anyone else

So tell me why did you have to lie?

And try to make me all confused about the U.S.A.

When the fact of the matter is you just don't hear

To comprehend or understand a single word I say

[Bridge]

I don't wanna have I go against I

Well, I don't wanna have I go against I

Well, let me tell ya

[Chorus]

The same old story, no fact or glory

I against I against I against I against (Ooh)

I say I don't like it, and I know I don't want it

I against I against I against I against I against (Ooh)

Almighty watching, almighty watching

I against I against I against I against I against (Ooh)

And I say I don't like it, and I know I don't want it

I against I against I against I against

[Chorus]

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-aye, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-aye, ah

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Oh-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-aye, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

I said who's gonna tell the youth about the drugs

About the drugs, mugs, bugs, and the police thugs

About the rotten stinkin' rackets and the fantasies

Around the nation, around the nation?

Oh, what you gonna do?

I tell you the truth is looking straight at you

Oh, baby, baby, what you gonna do?

I tell you the truth is looking straight at you

[Verse 3]

Come on, I know I got a brass continental with a 300 Z

I got a color TV with the video too

I got a rest home in Jamaica with my fantasy

For all my family, around the nation

What you gonna do?

What you gonna do?

What you gonna do?

What you gonna do?

Written by: DARRYL AARON JENIFER, Darryl Aaron Miller, Earl Hudson, Gary Wayne Miller, Paul D. Hudson

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