Real Bad News
Bad News Lyrics


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I bite my nails until they bleed. I close my eyes, I disappear.
She was my heroin; she was my love and hate.
She was perfection in a pill that takes me away.
This is life as addiction.

This is love without a gun.
This is my heart in ink as bold and black as the night we ended and as weak as your skin deep smiles. And this pen digs me into holes I can't write out of, I can't climb out of.
These are the hands that will bury my face.

There's the floor I retreat to every time my world caves in.




These are the palms that capture tears; they never saw the light of day.
And it feels like we're fighting uphill and it feels like we're pissing in the wind.

Overall Meaning

The first verse of Bad News's song More Bad News depicts the singer's struggle with addiction. The imagery of nail-biting until bleeding highlights the self-destructive nature of addiction. The singer finds solace in a person, possibly a romantic partner, who they describe as their "heroin." This person brings both love and hate, highlighting the complexity of addiction and the toxic relationships it can foster. The line "perfection in a pill that takes me away" shows how addiction can momentarily provide an escape from the difficulties of reality. The final line, "This is life as addiction," is a poignant statement on how addiction can become all-consuming and define one's existence.


The second verse of the song deals with heartbreak and the pain caused by a failed relationship. The line "This is love without a gun" hints at how love can be just as deadly as a weapon. The singer expresses their emotions through writing, describing their heart as "ink as bold and black as the night we ended." Despite their attempts to write themselves out of their pain, they feel trapped in their own negative thoughts. The dissonance between their words and feelings is highlighted by the line "And this pen digs me into holes I can't write out of, I can't climb out of." The image of burying their face with their own hands and the palms that capture tears show the depth of despair the singer is feeling. The final line, "And it feels like we're fighting uphill and it feels like we're pissing in the wind," emphasizes the futility of their struggle to move on from the past.


Line by Line Meaning

I bite my nails until they bleed. I close my eyes, I disappear.
I struggle with anxiety and escape reality when it becomes overwhelming.


She was my heroin; she was my love and hate.
I had a complicated relationship with someone who I loved and resented like a drug addiction.


She was perfection in a pill that takes me away.
I saw everything I wanted in this person and used them to escape my problems.


This is life as addiction.
I see my patterns of behavior as a destructive addiction that I can't escape.


This is love without a gun.
Our relationship was intense and passionate, but without any element of violence or danger.


This is my heart in ink as bold and black as the night we ended and as weak as your skin deep smiles. And this pen digs me into holes I can't write out of, I can't climb out of.
I'm expressing my emotions through writing, but it's not enough to help me move on from this difficult breakup.


These are the hands that will bury my face.
I feel like I can't face reality and have a constant desire to escape or hide from the world.


There's the floor I retreat to every time my world caves in.
I have a physical place where I go to cope with my problems when they become too much to handle.


These are the palms that capture tears; they never saw the light of day.
I cry in private and keep my emotions bottled up, not sharing them with the world.


And it feels like we're fighting uphill and it feels like we're pissing in the wind.
I feel like the situation is hopeless and that our efforts to fix things are ineffective and meaningless.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ADRIAN EDMONDSON, SIMON TRACEY BRINT

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@fernquinn5336

62 year old momma of four boys. Loving your art and you beautiful wife's too. Keep it close to your hearts! We all fight those demons. Give em a blood bath! Too bad for them! Keep it real. Y'all got art.

@sarahottobre7746

Awww

@dezritter1552

Big facts momma. Tom is an icon. And I love him. My boys love him. I'd much rather Tom mcdonald with his touchy subjects than pimpin hoes, getting hi, murder, yeah pass. Tom, Nova, Madchild gonna save the wrap game.

@francescaiozia5955

Absolutely... I am middle-aged woman....I love these artist

@becauseyes1888

Welp, im 13.

@natassjagale9897

Absolutely agree with everyone's touching comments and words as a momma of five 💕✨much rather this then some of what the kids got out there that is just making them more depressed, confused and thinking they need to be chasing what they don't! Pure talent and blessings here we got with their talent #HOG,

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@thelistus8488

I love how during the chorus Nova and Tom are really into and Madchild is just like "nah that ain't me"

@jason5409

He's singing the hook after his verse

@jonahmeyer4315

@@jason5409 you have any questions

@philipkershaw2915

GOT YA BRO LMAO

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