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Down Bad Lyrics

Lyricist: Taylor Swift

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Down Bad Lyrics

[Verse 1] Did you really beam me up In a cloud of sparkling dust Just to do experiments on? Tell me I was the chosen one Showed me that this world is bigger than us Then sent me back where I came from [Pre-Chorus] For a moment, I knew cosmic love [Chorus] Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym Everything comes out teenage petulance "Fuck it if I can't have him" "I might just die, it would make no difference" Down bad, wakin' up in blood Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me up Fuck it if I can't have us I might just not get up, I might stay [Post-Chorus] Down bad Fuck it if I can't have him Down bad Fuck it if I can't have him You might also like Wood Taylor Swift Eldest Daughter Taylor Swift So Long, London Taylor Swift [Verse 2] Did you take all my old clothes Just to leave me here, naked and alone In a field in my same old town That somehow seems so hollow now? They'll say I'm nuts if I talk about The existence of you [Pre-Chorus] For a moment, I was heavenstruck [Chorus] Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym (Cryin' at the gym) Everything comes out teenage petulance "Fuck it if I can't have him" (Fuck it if I can't have him) "I might just die, it would make no difference" Down bad, wakin' up in blood (Wakin' up in blood) Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me up Fuck it if I can't have us I might just not get up, I might stay [Post-Chorus] Down bad (Like I lost my twin) Fuck it if I can't have him (Down bad) Down bad (Wavin' at the ship) Fuck it if I can't have him [Bridge] I loved your hostile takeovers Encounters closer and closer All your indecent exposures How dare you say that it's— I'll build you a fort on some planet Where they can all understand it How dare you think it's romantic Leaving me safe and stranded 'Cause fuck it, I was in love So fuck you if I can't have us 'Cause fuck it, I was in love [Chorus] Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym (Cryin' at the gym) Everything comes out teenage petulance "Fuck it if I can't have him" (Can't have him) "I might just die, it would make no difference" Down bad, wakin' up in blood (Wakin' up in blood) Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me up Fuck it if I can't have us I might just not get up, I might stay [Post-Chorus] Down bad (Like I lost my twin) Fuck it if I can't have him (I'm down bad) Down bad (Wavin' at the ship) Fuck it if I can't have him [Outro] Like I lost my twin Fuck it if I can't have him Down bad (Wavin' at the ship) Fuck it if I can't have him

Meaning of Down Bad

The song "Down Bad" explores themes of intense heartbreak, obsession, and a feeling of being utterly devastated by lost love. The lyrics paint a picture of someone grappling with an overwhelming sense of loss and despair, using hyperbolic imagery like ‘wakin’ up in blood’ and ‘cryin’ at the gym’ to convey the depth of their anguish. The speaker is fixated on a past relationship, experiencing a delusional return of the loved one and struggling with feelings of inadequacy and self-destruction. There's a significant thread of feeling manipulated by this person/situation and seeking futile attempts to be reunited.

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