Bad Blood

    Artist: Taylor Swift

    ’Cause baby now we got bad blood

    You know it used to be mad love

    So take a look at what you’ve done

    ’Cause baby now we got bad blood

    (Hey!) Now we got problems

    And I don’t think we can solve them

    You made a really deep cut

    And baby now we got bad blood

    (Hey!) Did you have to do this?

    I was thinking that you could be trusted

    Did you have to ruin what was shining now it’s all rusted

    Did you have to hit me where I’m weak baby I couldn’t breathe

    I rubbed it in so deep

    Salt in the wound like you’re laughing right at me

    Oh, it’s so sad to think about the good times

    You and I

    ...

    (Hey!) Did you think we’d be fine?

    Still got scars on my back from your knife

    So don’t think it’s in the past

    These kind of wounds they last and they last

    Now did you think it all through?

    All these things will catch up to you

    And time can heal but this won’t

    So if you come in my way, just don’t

    Oh, it’s so sad to think about the good times

    You and I

    ...

    (Hey!) Band-aids don’t fix bullet holes

    You say sorry just for show

    You live like that, you live with ghosts

    Band-aids don’t fix bullet holes

    You say sorry just for show

    You live like that, you live with ghosts

    Hm, if you love like that blood runs bad

    ’Cause baby now we got bad blood

    You know it used to be mad love

    So take a look at what you’ve done

    ’Cause baby now we got bad blood

    ...

    Background

    This song, a single off Taylor Swift’s album “1989,” is still reminiscent of her country learnings of great storytelling and heartfelt delivery. It’s a mad song, because it tells a story of rage against betrayal. At the same time, it’s a poignant song for it also tells a tale of lost friendship. More so, it’s a song about revenge. It blends natural sync pops masterfully inside a pulsating beat.