Bad Blood
Lyrics
If I could fly, I would, I would
If I could turn back time, I would, I would,
I don’t wanna die, but I should, I should,
Because I made you cry, Bad Blood, Bad Blood.
I know that I did the wrong the thing, I lied,
I wanna know how I can make it up to you, I tried,
I just want for us to go back to how we used to be, you cried,
I know that I hurt you, but give me another chance, I died.
My heart is in pieces, but I know yours is worse,
I should’ve controlled myself, seen you first,
I don’t want for you to remember me as just a jerk,
I loved everything about you, but I don’t want you to hurt.
If I could fly, I would, I would
If I could turn back time, I would, I would,
I don’t wanna die, but I should, I should,
Because I made you cry, Bad Blood, Bad Blood.
If I could fly, I would, I would
If I could turn back time, I would, I would,
I don’t wanna die, but I should, I should,
Because I made you cry, Bad Blood, Bad Blood.
I’m not hear to beg for your forgiveness,
I just want you to know,
That I think you are the very best,
And I just don’t know how to show…
The way I’m feeling towards you girl,
I got my head in a mess, a sort of swirl,
My hair’s a mess, and I can’t sleep,
I just wanna move on from that feeling that’s deep
Inside of me, that I know I did wrong,
Why did I do it? Crazy like King Kong.
For fuck’s sake, I’ve messed up big,
I didn’t realise how much I’d miss
You, you are the one, the one I love,
And now I know you’re an angel from above,
But all I’ve got, is bad blood,
Because I’ve gone and been a major fuck up.
Description
A fast tune is plucked on an acoustic guitar; it includes a variety of notes which allow this listener to get a feel for what Sammy Griffin is all about very early into his first song. The tune repeats itself, but this time there is the occasional strum which could not have been played at the same time; this suggests the use of a loop pedal. The small tune and strums come around again, but this time Sammy lightly beat boxes to give the song a slight beat to it as well.
The backing music goes quiet and then Sammy starts to sing the first chorus. As he reaches the final repetition of “Bad Blood” the looped music comes back into play. Now Sammy starts to rap the first verse. This is an unexpected twist on what many people would have believed to be purely a singing acoustic artist, but he shows his versatility now by pulling off a quickly rapped, tight verse.
Now the song goes into a double chorus, which still has the backing music behind it, but Sammy is also playing the tune on his guitar an octave above what he already did to give it a slightly different sound. The double chorus comes to a close and the backing music stops, leaving Sammy playing his guitar to himself. He now starts to sing a four line verse, which is sung with the utmost delicacy. He holds the last note and then drops straight into the next verse.
The last verse is again rapped like the first one, but his flow is tighter than before. The backing music that Sammy created at the start of the song is back again now and supports his vocals very well. The backing music stops, and Sammy is left playing his guitar again as he reaches the penultimate line. Then he also stops playing to rap the last line of the song over nothing. He finishes and then gives one final strum.
