Rotten to the Core

Lyrics
Shelly Peiken
Johann Alkenas
 Performers
Sofia Carson
Cameron Boyce
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"**Rotten to the Core**" is the opening song from the Disney Channel movie *Descendants*, sung by Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos. It serves as the introduction to the villainous descendants as they wreak havoc throughout the Isle of the Lost.

## Lyrics (Movie Version)

**Mal:** They say I'm trouble

They say I'm bad

They say I'm evil

And that makes me glad

**Jay:** A dirty no-good

Down to the bone

Your worst nightmare

Can't take me home

**Evie:** Ugh, so I've got some mischief

In my blood

Can you blame me?

I never got no love

**Carlos:** They think I'm callous

A low-life hood

I feel so useless

**All:**

Misunderstood!

**Mal and Evie:** Mirror, mirror on the wall

Who's the baddest of them all?

Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world!

**Chorus:** I'm rotten to the core, core

Rotten to the core

I'm rotten to the core, core

Who could ask for more?

I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door

I'm rotten to the, I'm rotten to the

I'm rotten to the core

**Mal:** Call me a schemer

Call me a freak

How can you say that?

I'm just... unique!

**Jay:** What, me? A traitor?

Ain't got your back?

Oh, we're not friends

What's up with that?

**Evie:** So I'm a misfit

So I'm a flirt

I broke your heart?

I made you hurt?

**Carlos:** The past is past

Forgive, forget

The truth is

You ain't seen nothing yet!

**Mal and Evie:** Mirror, mirror on the wall

Who's the baddest of them all?

Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world!

(Instrumental bridge)

**Chorus:** I'm rotten to the core, core

Rotten to the core

I'm rotten to the core, core

Who could ask for more?

I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door

I'm rotten to the, I'm rotten to the

I'm rotten to the core

## Sofia Carson's version from *Descendants: Wicked World*

*Let's set it off, oh yeah...*

(Spoken): Mirror, mirror, in the night, show a girl a little light!

*They say I'm trouble*

*They say I'm bad*

*They say I'm evil*

*And that makes a glad*

*A dirty no-good*

*Down to the bone*

*Your worst nightmare*

*Can't take me home*

*So I got some mischief*

*in my blood*

*Can you blame me?*

*I never got no love*

*They think I'm callous (Ugh)*

*A lowlife hood (Oh yeah!)*

*I feel so useless*

*Misunderstood...*

*Hey!*

*Mirror, mirror, on the wall*

*Who's the baddest of them all?*

*Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world...*

*I'm rotten to the core!*

*Rotten to the core!*

*I'm rotten to the core!*

*Who could ask for more?*

*I'm nothin' like the kid next, like the kid next door!*

*I'm rotten to the (core!)*

*I'm rotten to the....*

*Core!*

*Listen up now*

*Call me a schemer*

*Call me a freak*

*How can you say that?*

*I'm... I'm just unique*

*What me, a traitor?*

*Ain't got your back?*

*Are we not friends?*

*Ugh, what's up with that?*

*So I'm a misfit*

*So I'm a flirt*

*I broke your heart?*

*I made ya hurt?*

*The past is past*

*Forgive, forget...*

*The truth is...*

*You ain't see nothin' yet.......!*

*Mirror, mirror, on the wall*

*Who's the baddest of them all?*

*Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world!*

*I'm rotten to the core!*

*Rotten to the core!*

*I'm rotten to the core!*

*Who could ask for more?*

*I'm nothin' like the kid next, like the kid next door!...*

*I'm rotten to the (core!)*

*I'm rotten to the...*

*Core!*

*Ooh ooh ooh ooh...*

*Original...*

*Ooh ooh ooh ooh...*

*Unusual... (Oh, yeah!)*

*You could say what you want*

*but we'll always be...*

*Rotten to the core,*

*rotten to the core...*

(Spoken): Mirror, mirror, what does our future hold?

Show me what happens when our stories unfold.

*Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world.*