Bad Blood Lyrics

[Intro]
(I don't wanna talk about it, I don't wanna talk about it)
(I don't wanna talk about it, I don't wanna talk about it)

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

[Verse 1]
We were young and drinking in the park
There was nowhere else to go
And you said you always had my back
Oh, but how were we to know?

[Pre-Chorus]
That these are the days that bind you together, forever
And these little things define you forever, forever

[Chorus]
All this bad blood here, won't you let it dry?
It's been cold for years, won't you let it lie?

[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
[Verse 2]
If we're only ever looking back
We will drive ourselves insane
As the friendship goes, resentment grows
We will walk our different ways

[Pre-Chorus]
But those are the days that bind us together, forever
And those little things define us forever, forever

[Chorus]
All this bad blood here, won't you let it dry?
It's been cold for years, won't you let it lie?

[Bridge]
I don't wanna hear about the bad blood anymore
I don't wanna hear you talk about it anymore
I don't wanna hear about the bad blood anymore
(I don't wanna talk about it, I don't wanna talk about it)
(I don't wanna talk about it, I don't wanna talk about it)

I don't wanna hear you talk about it anymore
(I don't wanna talk about it, I don't wanna talk about it)
(I don't wanna talk about it, I don't wanna talk about it)
(I don't wanna talk)


[Chorus]
All this bad blood here, won't you let it dry?
It's been cold for years, won't you let it lie?
[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

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About

Genius Annotation

“Bad Blood” is a song by British band Bastille and the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2012. Both “Bad Blood” and its B-side track “Haunt (Demo)” were included on their 2013 Haunt EP, along with “Pompeii” and “Overjoyed”.

“Bad Blood” is also included in Bastille’s second mixtape, Other People’s Heartache Pt. 2 from 2012. On the track “Forever Ever”, Dan mixed lyrics and rhythms from “Bad Blood” with a poem written and read by Kate Tempest. It tells of a bittersweet ending of a friendship (to say the least).

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Has the song received any certifications?
Genius Answer

Yes, “Bad Blood” was certified gold by the RIAA on April 10th, 2015.

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