Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
BAD BLOOD
People come & go
Broken hearted
O.D. on poison
Take a dry dive
Get loaded on smack
& locked up in the john
For the rest of their life
Businessman gonna keep on pushin'
For good ol' green back dollar bill
Mama's doin' the black cat walk
& daddy's poppin himself
Right over the hill
Too much grass & why're prone to gas
See you on the corner of needle avenua
You better take a good look
Down this road
See if it's bright enough for you
Bad Blood
you can pretend everythin's cool
Even force some winky kinda smile
Don't wanna see the tears in why'are eyes
Since why're gonna find out
I'll be gone for a while
Bad Blood
Competition is the name of the game
Gotta clean out my system
Do the milkcow cure
Hide out in the jungle
Gotta be pure
Peter is a poet
Shootin' jivetalk all over the sidewalk
Ain't no big money for Pete
At the corner of the street
Bad Blood
Peter is a poet up to his neck in the shit
It ain't no use to strike if you can't hit
Gonna puke cause I wanna be pure
Blood on the tracks
Grinnin' straight faced
Ssssteps you in the back
Bad Blood
Don't fear the devil
Ain't gonna beg for a place in heaven
Messin' with the best in me
Squeezin' the soul right out of me
Bad Blood
Too much grass & why're prone to gas
See you on the corner of needle avenua
You better take a good look
Down this road
See if it's bright enough for you
Bad Blood
People come & go
Broken hearted
O.D. on poison
Take a dry dive
Get loaded on smack
& locked up in the john
For the rest of their life
Businessman gonna keep on pushin'
For good ol' green back dollar bill
Mama's doin' the black cat walk
& daddy's poppin himself
Right over the hill
Too much grass & why're prone to gas
See you on the corner of needle avenua
You better take a good look
Down this road
See if it's bright enough for you
Bad Blood
you can pretend everythin's cool
Even force some winky kinda smile
Don't wanna see the tears in why'are eyes
Since why're gonna find out
I'll be gone for a while
Bad Blood
Competition is the name of the game
Gotta clean out my system
Do the milkcow cure
Hide out in the jungle
Gotta be pure
Peter is a poet
Shootin' jivetalk all over the sidewalk
Ain't no big money for Pete
At the corner of the street
Bad Blood
Peter is a poet up to his neck in the shit
It ain't no use to strike if you can't hit
Gonna puke cause I wanna be pure
Blood on the tracks
Grinnin' straight faced
Ssssteps you in the back
Bad Blood
Don't fear the devil
Ain't gonna beg for a place in heaven
Messin' with the best in me
Squeezin' the soul right out of me
Bad Blood
Too much grass & why're prone to gas
See you on the corner of needle avenua
You better take a good look
Down this road
See if it's bright enough for you
Bad Blood
Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings
Bad Blood Lyrics as written by Hermanus Brood David Hollestelle
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
I Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.