Career of Evil

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Career of Evil
Secret treaties cover.jpg
Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Album Secret Treaties
Released April 1974
Length 3:59 (album)
2:55 (7" single)
Writers Albert Bouchard
Patti Smith
Lead vocals Eric Bloom
Albert Bouchard

Career of Evil is the first track from Blue Öyster Cult's third studio album, Secret Treaties. It was released as a 7" single with "Dominance and Submission" as its B-side, which did not chart.

Lyrics


I plot your rubric scarab
I steal your satellite
I want your wife to be my
Baby tonight, baby tonight

I choose to steal what you choose to show
And you know I will not apologize
You're mine for the taking

I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil

Pay me, I'll be your surgeon
I'd like to pick your brain
Capture you, inject you
Leave you kneeling in the rain
Kneeling in the rain

I choose to steal what you choose to show
And you know I will not apologize
You're mine for the taking

I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

I'd like your blue-eyed horseshoe
I'd like your emerald horny toad
I'd like to do it to your daughter on a dirt road

And then I'd spend your ransom money
But still, I'd keep your sheep
I'd peel the mask you're wearing
And then rob you of your sleep
Rob you of your sleep

I choose to steal what you choose to show
And you know I will not apologize
You're mine for the taking

I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil

Hey!

I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil


I plot your rubric scarab
I steal your satellite
I want your life to be mine
Maybe tonight, maybe tonight

I choose to steal what you choose to show
And you know I will not apologize
You're mine for the taking

I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil

I'd like your blue-eyed horseshoe
I'd like your emerald horny toad
I'd like to do it like you oughtt'a on a dirt road

And then I'd spend your ransom money
But still, I'd keep your sheep
I'd peel the mask you're wearing
And then rob you of your sleep
Rob you of your sleep

I choose to steal what you choose to show
And you know I will not apologize
You're mine for the taking

I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil

Hey!

I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil
I'm making a career of evil

Trivia

  • The single version of this song differs from the album version by removing Albert Bouchard's part of the lead vocal, removing the second verse and chorus, and changing the following lyrics:
    • "I want your wife to be my / Baby tonight, baby tonight" was changed to "I want your life to be mine / Maybe tonight, maybe tonight."
    • "I'd like to do it to your daughter on a dirt road" was changed to "I'd like to do it like you oughtt'a on a dirt road."

Songs

Blue Öyster Cult

Transmaniacon MCI'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No SheepThen Came the Last Days of MayStairway to the StarsBefore the Kiss, a RedcapScreamsShe's as Beautiful as a FootCities on Flame with Rock and RollWorkshop of the TelescopesRedeemed

Tyranny and Mutation

The Red and the BlackO.D.'d on Life ItselfHot Rails to Hell7 Screaming Diz-BustersBaby Ice DogWings Wetted DownTeen ArcherMistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)

Secret Treaties

Career of EvilSubhumanDominance and SubmissionME 262Cagey CretinsHarvester of EyesFlaming TelepathsAstronomy

Agents of Fortune

This Ain't the Summer of LoveTrue Confessions(Don't Fear) The ReaperE.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)The Revenge of Vera GeminiSinful LoveTattoo VampireMorning FinalTenderloinDebbie Denise

Spectres

GodzillaGolden Age of LeatherDeath Valley NightsSearchin' for CelineFireworksR. U. Ready 2 RockCelestial the QueenGoin' Through the MotionsI Love the NightNosferatu

Mirrors

Dr. MusicThe Great Sun JesterIn TheeMirrorsMoon CrazyThe VigilI Am the StormYou're Not the One (I Was Looking For)Lonely Teardrops

Cultösaurus Erectus

Black BladeMonstersDivine WindDeadlineThe Marshall PlanHungry BoysFallen AngelLips in the HillsUnknown Tongue

Fire of Unknown Origin

Fire of Unknown OriginBurnin' For YouVeteran of the Psychic WarsSole SurvivorHeavy Metal: The Black and SilverVengeance (The Pact)After DarkJoan CrawfordDon't Turn Your Back

The Revölution by Night

Take Me AwayEyes on FireShooting SharkVeinsShadow of CaliforniaFeel the ThunderLet GoDragon LadyLight Years of Love

Club Ninja

White FlagsDancin' in the RuinsMake Rock Not WarPerfect WaterSpy in the House of the NightBeat 'Em UpWhen the War ComesShadow WarriorMadness to the Method

Imaginos

I Am the One You Warned Me OfLes InvisiblesIn the Presence of Another WorldDel Rio's SongThe Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at WeisseriaAstronomyMagna of IllusionBlue Öyster CultImaginos

Bad Channels

Demon's KissThe Horsemen Arrive

Heaven Forbid

See You In BlackHarvest MoonPower Underneath DespairX-Ray EyesHammer BackDamagedCold Gray Light of DawnReal WorldLive For MeStill Burnin'In Thee

St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings

What Is Quicksand?I'm on the LambGil Blanco CountyDonovan's MonkeyRagamuffin Dumplin'Curse of the Hidden MirrorsArthur ComicsA Fact About SneakersSt. CeciliaBonomo's Turkish Taffy

Curse of the Hidden Mirror

Dance on StiltsShowtimeThe Old Gods ReturnPocketOne Step Ahead of the DevilI Just Like to Be BadHere Comes That FeelingOut of the DarknessStone of LoveEye of the HurricaneGood to Feel Hungry

The Symbol Remains

That Was MeBox in My HeadTainted BloodNightmare EpiphanyEdge of the WorldThe MachineTrain True (Lennie's Song)The Return of St. CeciliaStand and FightFlorida ManThe AlchemistSecret RoadThere's a CrimeFight

Ghost Stories

Late Night Street FightCherrySo SupernaturalWe Gotta Get Out of This PlaceSoul JiveGunShot in the DarkThe Only ThingKick Out the JamsMoney MachineDon't Come Running to MeIf I FellRoadhouse Blues

Rarities

Steppin' RazorDouble TalkRebelSumma Cum LaudeJohn L. Sullivan

Live songs and covers

Buck's Boogie5 GuitarsWings of MercuryBetty Lou's Got a New Pair of ShoesBorn to be WildMaserati GT (I Ain't Got You)I Want You (She's So Heavy)It's Not Easy

Unreleased
(Soft White Underbelly and Stalk-Forrest Group)

Allen's SongAll Night Gas StationHome from the HillsBark in the SunThe Burning ManCheckout GirlFantasy MorassFour Door Blues ('57 Chevy)GreenHangin' RoundHighway SongHoedown on Your PeltJay JayMemphis Slim JamMothraMystic StumpPatron of the ArtsPort JeffersonPot BustQueen's BoulevardRain is FallingRationale PassionaleSitting on the Buddha's KneeSiren Sing AlongSun Comes UpYou Make Me FeelYou