Bad Habit

The lyrics portray a speaker who claims to be fine but reacts to minor frustrations while driving with extreme, violent anger. Each encounter with another driver seems to intensify his threats, and the repeated chorus presents this behavior as a “bad habit” that he expects to continue. The emotional movement is less a change toward calm than a slide from irritation into menace and a sense of power.

The gun in the speaker’s hand makes his claim that he is “okay” sound deeply unreliable. “The slightest thing” suggests that even a small annoyance can trigger a disproportionate reaction. The glove box, usually a place for car documents or supplies, becomes the place he reaches for a weapon. When he says he feels “like I’m God,” he seems to confuse having power over others with being above ordinary limits.

The exaggerated threats and crude insults may be intended to sound shocking or satirical, but the lyrics do not clearly settle how seriously to take the speaker. The chorus’s phrase “it ain’t goin’ away” can suggest that he recognizes his anger as a persistent habit, yet he shows little sign of wanting to change it. This creates an uneasy contrast: he describes his behavior casually, while its possible consequences are deadly.