In "BAD TIMES," Imael Angel shrugs off critics who dismiss his success as luck or numbers, insisting he earned his place through his own verses and knows his worth. The repeated claim that he works in the shadows becomes a taunt he refuses to accept, flipping it into proof of quiet resilience rather than obscurity. Even the outro’s turn toward healing and health carries that same defiance, as if denying weakness is itself a form of strength. The bounce of the drop turns self-belief into a physical, danceable victory.
BAD TIMES Lyrics by Imael Angel
(Da-da-da-da) Mmm, da-da-ey-ey
They say I work in the shadows
They say I work in the shadows
Ah, ah, ah, ah
And they say I work in the shadows
Ah, say, da-di-da-di-da-di-da-oh, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Samata-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta
Somutata-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta
Eh-eh
Samadagedageda-ey-ey
Naysayers calling me numbers
‘Cause I’ve got into places
Got myself a full line-up
There’s one of us, standard declaring
I’ve been on in my verses, I, I got a seat in my verses
Now these standard in my verses
And I know my, I know my, I know my
I know my worth
I’m not a victim, I’m a winner
Summa-the-bounce, summa-the-bounce, summa-the-bounce
Summa-the-bounce, summa-the-bounce, summa-the-bounce
Summa-the-bounce, summa-the-bounce, yeah
Hey! I gotta heal myself
I gotta live in this health, I’m-a deny this health
I live this health, I live this health, I got
They say I work in the shadows
They say I work in the shadows
They say I work in the shadows
They say I work in the shadows