Bad Blood (Remix)
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'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love (Uh)
So take a look what you've done (Uh)
‘Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood (Uh), hey! (Hey!)
[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]
I can't take it back, look where I'm at (Uh)
We was OG like D.O.C., remember that? (Remember that?)
My TLC was quite OD, ID my facts (ID my)
Now POV of you and me, similar Iraq
I don't hate you, but I hate to critique, overrate you
These beats of a dark heart, use basslines to replace you
Take time and erase you, love don't hear no more
No, I don't fear no more
Better yet, respect ain't quite sincere no more, ah!
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Oh, it's so sad to
Think about the good times
You and I
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar]
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look what you've done
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey!
Now we've got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em (Uh)
You made a really deep cut (Uh)
And, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey! (Hey!)
Remember when you tried to write me off? (Uh-huh)
Remember when you thought I'd take a loss?
Don't you remember? You thought that I would need ya
Follow procedure, remember? Oh, wait, you got amnesia
It was my season for battle wounds, battle scars, body bumped, bruised
Stabbed in the back; brimstone, fire jumping through
Still, love my life, I got money and power
And you gotta live with the bad blood now
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Oh, it's so sad to
Think about the good times
You and I
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look what you've done
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey!
Now we've got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em
You made a really deep cut
And, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey!
[Bridge: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar & Both]
Band-Aids don't fix bullet holes
You say sorry just for show
If you live like that, you live with ghosts
You forgive, you forget, but you never let it go
Band-Aids don't fix bullet holes (Yeah)
You say sorry just for show (Uh-huh)
If you live like that, you live with ghosts, mm (Uh, uh)
If you love like that, blood runs cold
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood (Uh)
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look what you've done (Hey)
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey! (Bad blood)
Now we've got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em (Think we can solve 'em, uh)
You made a really deep cut
And, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey!
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood (Uh)
You know it used to be mad love (Uh)
So take a look what you've done (Look what you've done, hey)
'Cause, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey! (Ooh, oh)
Now we've got problems (Uh)
And I don't think we can solve 'em (Uh)
You made a really deep cut
And, baby, now we've got bad blood, hey!
About
On May 17, 2015, Taylor Swift debuted her “Bad Blood” video at the Billboard Music Awards.
The premiere was highly anticipated and featured a slew of notable actors and performers. It also doubled as a Kendrick Lamar-assisted remix, with the Compton MC dropping two previously unreleased verses.
Taylor’s original song “Bad Blood” is widely recognized as a public note about her falling out with Katy Perry. In this context, Kendrick’s verses could be a take on his thoughts concerning his own haters. A popular Kendrick fan theory concerns his alleged beef with Drake. However, this rumour was laid to rest in an interview with Complex in 2014.
“Bad Blood” was directed by LA-based Joseph Kahn, whose portfolio includes music videos with Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Muse, and Eminem. Kahn also directed Taylor’s “Blank Space” video. He shot to internet viral fame with his dark “deboot” of the popular children’s series Power Rangers in March 2015.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
During an appearance on The Ellen Show, Kendrick talked briefly about how this collaboration came to be.
I’ve always been a fan of hers, and she was a fan of my music and she reached out and we got it done.
Taylor took to Twitter to express her happiness over the song’s success.
In another tweet, she enlightened her fans on the character that Kendrick would be playing in the “Bad Blood” music video.
On the same day, Kendrick also sent out a similar tweet.
The “Bad Blood” music video takes the form of a neo-noir action film, which many have compared to movies such as Sin City – whose posters are similar to those of the promotional posters for the music video. The various actors in the music video chose aliases to represent the idea of superheroes/characters in action movies that often have alter-egos and codenames.
Interestingly, the characters all got to choose their own names based on their identities. Hence, Taylor Swift’s alias Catastrophe is based loosely off her love for her cats.
Check this out for a full list of the characters in the music video.
- 3.Locked Away
- 5.Bad Blood (Remix)
- 6.Good for You
- 9.Uma Thurman
- 10.Marvin Gaye
- 11.Fight Song
- 12.Photograph
- 14.Stitches
- 15.Ex’s & Oh’s
- 16.Strip It Down
- 17.Beautiful Life
- 18.Smile
- 19.Into the Wild
- 20.Bitter Pill
- 21.Temple
- 22.Crazy Beautiful
