Banks, Azealia - Barely Legal Lyrics






I didn't take no shortcuts
I spent the money that I saved up
Oh, Momma running out of luck
Like my sister, don't give a fuck

I wanna steal your innocence
To me, my life, it just don't make sense
Those strange manners, but I loved 'em so
"Why won't you wear your new trench coat?"

I just want to turn you down
I just want to turn you around
Oh, you ain't never had nothin' I wanted, but...
I want it all
I just can't figure out...
Nothing

And all together it went well
We made pretend we were best friends
Then she said, "Oh, you're a freak"
"They ordered me to make mistakes"
Together again, like the beginning
It all works somehow in the end
The things we did, the things you hide
For the record it's between you and I

Oh, I didn't take no shortcuts
I spent the money that I saved up
Oh, Momma running out of luck
Like my sister, don't give a fuck

I wanna steal your innocence
To me my life, it just don't make any sense
Those strange manners, but I loved 'em so
"Why won't you wear your new trench coat?"

I just want to misbehave
I just want to be your slave
Oh, you ain't never had nothing I wanted, but...
I want it all
I just can't figure out...
Nothing

And all together it went well
We made pretend we were best friends
Then she said, "Oh, I can wait"
They ordered me to make mistakes
Together again like the beginning
It all works somehow in the end
The things we did, the things you hide
And for the record, it's just between you and I





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  1. t.... ....

    you just destroy one of the best songs of the strokes, with what need?

  2. O.... R....

    This was a purer time

  3. x.... ....

    What the hell is this WHYY

  4. �.... ....

    I’m sorry WHAT?

  5. I.... P....

    Hey kudos to her. In the industry we call this "a twist"

  6. T.... N....

    tbh, I don't think this is amazing but it's not terrible

  7. c.... ....

    had no idea this was a cover at first. it goes without saying but although she’s a problematic figure u cannot deny she has talent. i predict that once she decides to end her career/once she passes her work will find the appreciation it rightly deserves.

  8. A.... L....

    If we're being completely honest with ourselves and not relying on nostalgia, this version is 100x better than the original. Period.

  9. R.... B....

    What a freaking good cover :) azealia is awesome 🌙

  10. D.... ....

    YASS QUEEN SLAYYY💅🏿💅🏿💅🏿💅🏿💄💋

  11. M.... O....

    This is the original to me as I don't know the other song... *SUE ME*

  12. F.... M....

    nothing against her but she put no feeling into the song, sound like the lyrics have another meaning even though they are the same from the original

  13. M.... C....

    love how all the comments are trying to defend her when i don’t see hardly any negative comments lmfao. the vocals are good but i really don’t enjoy the beat at all, original sounds a million times better but everyone has their own opinion and taste in music

  14. s.... ....

    Sounds like Disclosure haha. Does Azealia produce?

    s.... ....

    spaceinbetween she does but I don’t think she did this

  15. A.... B....

    not sure why this is my first time hearing this and I've been a fan since 2012

  16. G.... G....

    Autune much another ruined cover of a great band shm#stopruinimggoodsongs

  17. f.... ....

    Shooketh.

  18. T.... b....

    I’m a huge fan of both and honestly this is such a good fucking cover

  19. D.... G....

    Garbage.

  20. T.... L....

    I won't take no short cuts and I will figure it out.

  21. 1.... ....

    This is the equivalent of hip hop songs turned into terrible acoustic guitar songs.

  22. E.... M....

    Sounds like a Pokemon remake lol

  23. C.... ....

    The Strokes fans can stay mad and bitter. This cover is a bop!

  24. A.... P....

    This is one of the most polarising comment sections i've ever seen

  25. D.... M....

    I looooove it. Have been loving this version since it came out ♥ I love you Azealia! You're a freak but me too so fuck it!! we're all freaks anyway!

  26. s.... r....

    Suena terrible. 👎🏻

  27. l.... a....

    She is so talented

  28. J.... B....

    cant turn off

  29. M.... M....

    azealia banks is massive fan of the strokes stfu

  30. K.... ....

    Sounds off big time

  31. P.... C....

    I like the Strokes version, but this is lit

  32. K.... K....

    I love thisssssss😍😍😍😍😍

  33. B.... L....

    This isn't that bad, but you people saying this is better than the Strokes are smokin some dope.

  34. B.... W....

    Had to see it to believe it. Now this is some quality shit music. It sounds like overproduced garbage that only a pleb could get into.

    B.... W....

    you sound really ignorant. good luck with that

  35. C.... ....

    this is a buged version of barely legal

  36. S.... C....

    Huh, at least there was an attempt...

  37. L.... L....

    This song just brings back memories, I love it so much!

  38. T.... L....

    This is my fave AB song right after 1991.

  39. C.... N....

    Rlly funny how this isnt even azealia bank's original song and she done slayed everyone's entire existence including the person that originally made this song

    C.... N....

    No. Just no

    C.... N....

    Bitch stop you doing to much

  40. j.... ....

    she didn't ruin it, she actually can't even touch it, its bad, and her music is bad but thats just the way it is, people can still enjoy it I guess

  41. P.... ....

    What the heck this is so cute!!

  42. C.... ....

    I hate azealia banks but I like this better than the original

  43. S.... ....

    How can anyone think bad? I just don't understand....

    S.... ....

    Perodot_The _Hipster great singing doesn't equal good song. she completely changed the tone of the song and added so many synths. it just sounds boring as hell to me.

  44. L.... C....

    i like it ;)

  45. W.... G....

    This beat yasss, she slayed!

  46. M.... W....

    I love the band but she puts the lyrics front and center in her version with that island beat. one of my favorite Banks moments

  47. A.... J....

    You guys realize she's a huge fan of The Strokes too and she just had fun singing it in her own way right? Just because she's famous doesn't mean she ruined it..

  48. K.... E....

    She's an Awesome Musician

  49. C.... C....

    kill me

  50. C.... C....

    obvious troll is obvious?

  51. S.... T....

    Cancer 💀🔫

  52. E.... L....

    jfc what a load of utter shit

  53. h.... k....

    Nope 🚶🏿🚶🏿

  54. k.... ....

    this actually makes me wanna die im sorry

    k.... ....

    Bye 🙋

    k.... ....

    ok then die lol

    k.... ....

    kalena 👋 👋

    k.... ....

    great, so only people with taste will be alive

    k.... ....

    kalena haters. guess your dead then

  55. N.... H....

    I like both versions. Sue me lol

    N.... H....

    Nas I'll take you up on that jk 😂

    N.... H....

    I mean i would say fuck u for it but hey man people can like whatever they want

  56. B.... S....

    I can pop my pussy to this no doubt

  57. M.... Y....

    Better than original :)

    M.... Y....

    +Azora Jai hum ?

    M.... Y....

    Obviously No!

    M.... Y....

    yeah absolutely not

    M.... Y....

    Please no

  58. P.... ....

    This needs to be in Fantasea 2

    P.... ....

    Also, there is a cover of Slow Hands by Interpol which is fucking gooooooooooooooooooooood just like this one

  59. I.... P....

    my favourtie band is the strokeS but.... THIS FUCKING COVER .... JESSSUSUUSUSUSUSSUUSUS.... I LOVED!

  60. f.... p....

    Throws up *

  61. f.... ....

    hop off my bitch clit! Why so pressed?

  62. G.... W....

    Love the cover.....and the haters. The more awesome a person actually is at something, the more people tend to hate just to feel and sound adequately correct. Dream on while she sings on. Her twist on this is energetic.

    G.... W....

    TRUEEE LMAOOOO

    G.... W....

    LLMMMAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    G.... W....

    True LMAAAAAOOOOOOOO Truer FAKS HV nevahhh BENN spokethhh LMAO-ingz FR FR!



    this is why *Donald Trump, Gaddafi, Hitler, Stalin, Obama, Bush Jr., The Unabomber, David Cage, Uwe Boll, MGK, Pedophile priest, the guy that put Anthrax in mailboxes, the guy who cut you in traffic this morning* was awesome! TRUUUUUE ...

  63. A.... M....

    i fucking HATE this cover, this is my favorite strokes song.. :c

    A.... M....

    Bob Duncan great argument bud. way to go say that to everyone who disliked her cover

    A.... M....

    @King Angelo Studios go listen to the original pal

    A.... M....

    @Bob Duncan i have, and it's way better than this lifeless, overproduced cover that's only given recognition because she has good vocals

    A.... M....

    @King Angelo Studios keep on listening to the original friend !! focus on what you like and not a cover you dislike ^_^

    A.... M....

    @Bob Duncan oh trust me i listen to the original like it's a religion

  64. e.... ....

    I LOVE HER VERSION OF THIS GODDAMN

  65. C.... V....

    I love the strokes and azealia banks, but I like the original better.

  66. T.... M....

    I am like the biggest strokes fan ever and I love this but I also love Azealia so

  67. a.... ....

    GOD DAMMIT AZEALIA I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU AND YOU JUST DISRESPECTED THEM LIKE THAT!!!???? THE FUCK WAS THIS?????

  68. c.... ....

    ruined it, completely ruined the original. smh.

  69. t.... r....

    Love this. Has a nice vibe.

  70. L.... A....

    this is so fucking good

  71. g.... m....

    i'm a huge fan of the strokes but i think azealia did a pretty amazing job right here :) good vocals, and a very nice smooth new rythm for the song! 

    g.... m....

    @devin mcgee  LOL, I'm sorry you can't stand the littlest of comments.

    g.... m....

    @Banana Hero oh i can, and I responded as I felt necessary, thanks and goodbye

    g.... m....

    See, now the best solution is to just ignore my comments cause you truly show you care by responding.

    g.... m....

    Lol at this whole thing

    g.... m....

    giovana macedo agreed

  72. J.... L....

    The original song is so borin why ya so mad? 

    J.... L....

    @Jesus Lugo 0/10 opinion

    J.... L....

    This is better than the original. I stand by my opinion. Kiss my twat if you wanna come @ me.

    J.... L....

    Ikr it's boring asf

    J.... L....

    asseater007 please stop breathing

    J.... L....

    Jesus Lugo how is it boring? It has great guitar work, a amazing bass line, very good drums, and Julian Casablancas voice, which is awesome

  73. D.... M....

    Why is that when ppl do acoustic guitar coffeeshop covers of classic hip hop tracks no one gets mad, but this is considered 'the end of music' its just a song. Listen of you want or not. Don't cry about it

    D.... M....

    preach x2

    D.... M....

    People do acoustic guitar coffeeshop covers of classical hip-hop? I didn't know that, that sounds great.

    Well to TRY to answer your question, i would say it lies on the staggering difference between Hip Hop & Rock Music.

    The former showcasing a latent abillity in poetry, story-telling, puns and wordplay. While the later is a guitar-oriented genre, MOST people tune in to hear the riffs, the licks, the raw distortion and the solos. While both takes much dedication to reach it's upper echelons and their both under the Music umbrella term, they're different types of talent & virtuosos.

    So knowing that and knowing the limited capacity of an acoustic setting, it kinda makes sense for the people coming from the original ROCK artist side to see it as a downgrade of some sorts. People from the rap side won't mind as much, because their highlight of bread and butter, their *Poetry & Rhythm* is still there at present.

    It's kinda like covering a classic Hip Hop track but only making it instrumental with no emcee on the mic'. Also to wit, the Rock/Metal demographic are notorious for their anti-pop or anti-mainstream sentiment. So seeing someone like Justin Bieber and Azealia Banks (while not TOTALLY mainstream, she's still pop) can be a point of contention amongst the vocal MINORITY.

    Also factor in that Azealia is not exactly the epicenter of a wholesome person, she's rude, abrasive and quite frankly an asshole. I know some people that just means she's a "no-bullshit" person but you need a bit class to be considered a straight-forward individual. She just seems like she's angry at the world for not seeing her talents. While she's a talented person it's hard to seperate sometimes between her talents and her offensive outburst. The Talented Artist and the Spoiled Diva.

  74. s.... g....

    okay what.

  75. c.... ....

    I love this version so much & I respect Azealia for going out of her usual genre. It's so amazing. & What a bad bitch for paying tribute to the Strokes!! xx Azealia forever

  76. S.... K....

    She did such a great job on this cover.. Love the Interpol one, too

  77. K.... C....

    I definitely love this so much. It's really cool to see artists add their own little twist to things. I respect that. Her voice is beautiful too!!

  78. A.... W....

    wtf is this shit cannot believe my ears this is the worst thing i have ever heard. this actually physically hurt me.

    A.... W....

    hopefully it left you in the hospital goodbye

  79. G.... F....

    i listen to this everyday i really like this

  80. M.... P....

    Its really nice! Stop fucking talking shit, she got a nice voice and this is really great.

    M.... P....

    Have u heard the original

    M.... P....

    @eatanentireass obvious

    M.... P....

    Clearly not obvious because if u did you'd know the orginial>>>>>this. This song is supposed to be sung with more emotion, I love Azealia, just not this cover

    M.... P....

    @eatanentireass Don't spread your shit on the internet. I listened to the original, I know that the original is MUCH BETTER, but it doesn't make this version worstier ;) If you don't like it, it's your FUCKIN' own problem, not mine. I just told that I like her vision of the song. If you don't, let your comment too, but don't you dare to say that I didn't even listened to the original song, when I did. I don't even said that I prefer this version, I just said that I like it.

  81. D.... L....

    Ohhhhhhh noooooo! My ears! 

  82. S.... S....

    OH MY GOD WHAT THAT FUCK IS THIS
    WHY WOULD YOU EVEN DO THIS TO THE STROKES? 
    WTF I CANT EVEN *FACEPALM* 

  83. n.... y....

    For real for real, most of these people who BASH this song are timid bigots.

    n.... y....

    @Gabriela Villarroel I'm asking you this because there a rappers who can't sing a lick so when they do a singing portion of a song they use AUTOTUNE, which is VERY annoying to me. But Azealia banks CAN sing VERY WELL actually. I will recommend ONE more cover she did by Interpol the band. She did it WITHOUT auto tune and it was VERY good. But if you can REALLY listen to it and give me your opinion on that. Then I'll fall off and we'll end this here.

    n.... y....

    How to Save a life is cool. And it is kind of a pop song, and I have heard some covers that are not that bad... But I think you understand my point. Barely legal is one of my favorite songs of all time, and all of these production, plus her weird auto-tuned voice, seems to overshadow, as you said, the lyrics and its whole sense... 
    And about the Slow Hands cover Azealia made is not bad... I mean, It feels weird, but it's just because I am in love with the original version of the song. But that is understandable, have you ever heard Wish you were here, by Pink Floyd? Bet you have. The thing is, there is a cover that Scissor Sisters made of that song, that is a complete disaster! Eventhough the band is great, they fucked up... So what I'm trying to say is, I will stay with the original... but it wasn't as bad as the Barely Legal cover.

    n.... y....

    Yeah I love that song, that's a really touchy feel song too- I totally get the point you're trying to make now lol. My bad for being a jerk :/

    n.... y....

    @Gabriela Villarroel BTW have you ever heard of this artist named James Blake from the UK, I actually discovered him like 4 weeks ago, idk if he's you're type but I think you might like these two songs called Overgrown and Retrograde, if anything look at OVERGROWN. that song is SOOO deep lol

    n.... y....

    This OP is racist, pretty sure people would hate this song would hate it regardless of her color. And how in the world NOT loving this cover makes someone a bigot?

  84. A.... F....

    Nice that she likes the strokes but this cover is lifeless, and the production sounds like the boss battle of a Super Smash Bros. Game. Julian's lyrics work well because of his articulation of certain words and raspy croon. This is just bleh, no emotion

  85. K.... W....

    wtf lol

  86. L.... W....

    the strokes are my favorite band and i still love this cover some of y'all need to chill

  87. T.... ....

    Why is this so fucking good? Azealia should do more covers of old songs and make them sound as modern and fun as this. 

    T.... ....

    nOOOO PLEASE GOD. NO. NO GOD NO. NOOOOOOOO

    T.... ....

    +eatanentireass Michael Scott?!?!?

    T.... ....

    taykh "old"? this song is barely 10 years old

    T.... ....

    Ruben Chico exactly

  88. S.... ....

    lol this is a fucking joke.

    S.... ....

    Simon like you? *scratches head*

  89. J.... Q....

    I doubt Julian Ok'd this.

    J.... Q....

    i know you commented this a year ago but nobody needs to "okay" someone for them to make a cover lmao

    J.... Q....

    @Declan Coleman yeah, but there are some baaaaaad covers...

    J.... Q....

    +Joey Quijada and this isn't one of them

    J.... Q....

    he actually mentioned this and said he loved it on twitter so you are WRONG>

    J.... Q....

    shut it normie

  90. A.... M....

    the is way way way fucking better then original this vocals is way better the auto tune is not needed but still is this LIVE bitch need to give me that fucking album now

  91. a.... ....

    I thought I clicked on a good cover but nah.

  92. D.... E....

    There's nothing wrong with this generation, just because you like the original better it doesn't mean you get to act superior to people who like this version as well. Like seriously, is the air thinner up there on your high horse? You should come down from it.
    By the way, I'm a long time Strokes fan and I happen to like Azealia's version as well, I think she has a lovely singing voice!

  93. M.... R....

    I like how she sings this but the music throws it off. Wrong cord progressions in my opinion. For being a strokes cover not so bad in my opinion. And for those acting like it's the worst thing in the world, stfu. I bet you don't even know what a harmonic is.

  94. K.... E....

    She has a beautiful singing voice...so talented

  95. D.... D....

    It's to pretty and clean. Jewel's version is rougher was upbeat but it seemed darker than this. The original is better but I found a black girl who likes the strokes!!!