On A Bad Day
Kasey Chambers Lyrics


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Every time my tears
Have ever fallen
I keep 'em in my pocket
For a rainy day
So when it's pouring
I take them outside
I let the rain start washing
My tears away

But on a bad day
When hearts are breaking
There's not enough rain to carry
All the tears away

Every time I'm blue
I take my feeling
I hold it tighter
And I don't let go
And when the sky gets whiter
And the air is colder
I throw my feeling
To the falling snow

But on a bad day
When hearts are breaking
There's not enough snow to carry
All the blues away

Every time my heart
My heart starts breaking
I take this pain
And I hold it down
And I wait for the wailing
When the wind is comin'
And my pain is blowin'
Through another town

But on a bad day
When hearts are breaking
There's not enough wind to carry
All the pain away

Every time my tears
Have ever falling




I keep 'em in my pocket
For a rainy day

Overall Meaning

Kasey Chambers's song On A Bad Day deals with the theme of emotional pain and how one tries to deal with it. The lyrics employ various natural elements like rain, snow, and wind as metaphors for pain, heartbreak, and sadness. The singer talks about how she takes her tears and keeps them in her pocket for a rainy day, indicating that she tries to hold back her tears and deals with the sadness internally. However, on a bad day when hearts are breaking, she realizes that there's not enough rain, snow, or wind to carry away all the pain, and it becomes overwhelming.


The second verse talks about how she tries to deal with her blues by holding them tighter and throwing them to the falling snow, but again, there's not enough snow to carry all the blues away. The last verse talks about how she holds down her pain and waits for the wailing wind, indicating that she awaits the emotional release that comes with the expression of pain. But even here, the wind isn't enough to carry away all the pain on a bad day. The song emphasizes that no matter how one tries to deal with emotional pain, there are days when it becomes too much to handle, and there's no escape from it.


Line by Line Meaning

Every time my tears
Every time I cry


Have ever fallen
Have ever dropped from my eyes


I keep 'em in my pocket
I hold onto them


For a rainy day
To use in the future when I need them to wash away my tears


So when it's pouring
So when it's raining hard


I take them outside
I take my stored tears outside


I let the rain start washing
I let the rain start washing away my tears


My tears away
My stored tears that I have waited to use


But on a bad day
However, on a bad day


When hearts are breaking
When emotions are overwhelming and difficult to cope with


There's not enough rain to carry
There's not enough rain to wash away all of the tears


All the tears away
All of the tears I've been holding onto


Every time I'm blue
Every time I'm sad


I take my feeling
I take my emotions


I hold it tighter
I hold onto them tightly


And I don't let go
I refuse to let go of them


And when the sky gets whiter
And when the sky becomes cloudy and bleak


And the air is colder
And the temperature drops


I throw my feeling
I release my emotions


To the falling snow
To the snow that is falling down


But on a bad day
But on a bad day


When hearts are breaking
When emotions are too much to handle


There's not enough snow to carry
There's not enough snow to take away all of the sadness


All the blues away
All of the sadness I'm feeling


Every time my heart
Every time my heart


My heart starts breaking
Begins to break


I take this pain
I take this emotional pain


And I hold it down
I suppress it


And I wait for the wailing
And I wait for my emotions to come pouring out


When the wind is comin'
When the wind is blowing


And my pain is blowin'
And my emotions are being released


Through another town
Like they're being carried away


But on a bad day
But on a bad day


When hearts are breaking
When emotions are hard to handle


There's not enough wind to carry
There's not enough wind to take away all of the pain


All the pain away
All of the emotional pain I'm feeling




Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC, BMG Rights Management
Written by: KASEY CHAMBERS

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Comments from YouTube:

Nicole Dixon

They need to make a version of this that goes for an hour to 10 hours!

Kevin Crisantemi

I love her voice...its so comforting on a bad day....shes an angel❤

Jenny Serto

What a lovely voice it touched my heart and the lyrics so meaningful it clicked me deep down inside of me .

Jenny Serto

Every time my tears
Have ever fallen
I keep in my pocket
For a raining day
So when it's pouring
I take them outside
I let the rain start washing
My tears away......
But on a bad day
When heart are breaking
There's not enough rain to carry
All the tears away
Everytime I'm blue
I take my feeling
I hold it tighter
And i dnt let go
And when the sky get whiter
And the air is colder
I throw my feeling
To the falling snow
But on a bad day
When hearts are breaking
There's no enough snow to carry
All the blue away...
Every time my heart
My hearts start breaking
I take this pain
And i hold it down
And i wait for the wailing
When the wind is comin'
And my pain is blowin'
Through another town
But on a bad day
When hearts are breaking
There's not enough wind to carry
All the pain away
Every time my tears
Have ever falling
I keep in my pocket
For a raining day.

Meihonlung Kamei

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Michael .Konvicka

Great dancing song