I was waiting in the back seat of the car
When I knew I'd given up
Down one of the back streets by the park
So sick of the taste of blood
I'm gonna write your girl a letter
It'll make everything better
Screaming down the phone line to your mom
She said, honey he ain't home right now
I bought a tuxedo and I bought a gun
And wore them all around this town
Nobody dares to lift a finger
They can see my heart is down and injured

If I'm guilty of anything
It's loving you too much
But its sometimes love
Means getting a little bit rough
This is not like love
This is not like love

I've been going to church
But I don't believe
I'll ever be clear this pain
Walk like a ghost through these streets
Soaked from the pouring rain
And I won't ask your god for mercy
My spirits are low
My soul is dirty

If I'm guilty of anything
It's loving you too much
But its sometimes love
Means getting a little rough
This is not bad love
This is not bad love


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Bad Love Lyrics as written by Charles Cave Harry Mcveigh

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    I think it's much darker than what most people here interpret it. I think this person is a stalker/obsessive, who literally has murdered this girls' boyfriend because he wants her for himself.

    "So sick of the taste of blood", "I won't ask your God for mercy...my soul is dirty" suggest that he's gone well beyond mere thoughts and into action.

    "I'll write your girl a letter, it'll make everything better", he'll tell the girl that they can be together now that her boyfriend is out of the way. Classic creepy horrifying stalker stuff.

    Plus the lyrics and general vibe of the chorus...."we should be together, it's our destiny, so whatever I do is justified"

    MisterMarcuson March 15, 2017   Link

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