Kim Cesarion is a Swedish singer and songwriter wi… Read Full Bio ↴Stockholm, Sweden
Kim Cesarion is a Swedish singer and songwriter with Swedish, Greek and Guadeloupe origin. In 2011, Cesarion got a record deal with Aristotracks after meeting Arnthor Birgisson and Linus Andreen.
His debut single Undressed has been a success in many countries and has recently charted at #18 on the ARIA charts in Australia.
His second single is entitled Brains Out.
Bad Thing
Kim Cesarion Lyrics
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On the New York City lights
From my hotel room.
But Im...
You can tell me little lies
Over telephone lines,
Oh, you saw right through!
Theres a bird, a bird like me for you,
And the darkest side of you
Is the one youve shown!
Dont need to be a bad thing!
Dont make it a bad a thing!
It doesnt have to be
It doesnt have to be a bad thing, a bad thing!
Dont make it a bad thing
It doesnt have to!
California is really not what you imagined
Moving in a night of August, flying through the city so fast
Like the rides on fire!
I gotta find a little magic,
We could be when certain happens
You know what I do is right
Im a bad song without you!
So why youre crying?
Dont make it a bad a thing!
It doesnt really have to be!
It doesnt have to be a bad thing
That Im gone.
Im right back to you, babe
In too long.
Anything fading, its too strong
Coming back, coming back to my bad thing
To my bad thing, to my bad thing
To my bad thing, to my bad thing
To my bad thing, to my bad thing
The lyrics to Kim Cesarion's song "Bad Thing" paint the picture of a man who is traveling and observing the city lights from his hotel room. He is longing for and missing someone he cares deeply for. This is evident in the lines "There's a bird, a bird like me for you" and "Im a bad song without you!". He is speaking to this person on the telephone and asks for reassurance by asking "Is the water cold?" and "You saw right through".
The song then switches to him reminiscing about his time in California, and how it wasn't exactly what he imagined it to be. He talks about flying through the city so fast, like "the rides on fire". However, he still wishes to find magic and hopes for something to happen between him and the person he cares for. He pleads with this individual, stating that "It doesn't have to be a bad thing, a bad thing". Despite the distance, he knows that he will come back to this "bad thing" because it is too strong to let fade away.
Overall, Kim Cesarion's "Bad Thing" is a song about longing for someone and questioning if the distance between two people should cause them to lose each other. It is a plea for the other person to see that the situation "doesn't have to be a bad thing".
Line by Line Meaning
Looking out another night
Observing a cityscape from a hotel room
On the New York City lights
Paying attention to the lit up city of New York
From my hotel room.
Observing from a hotel room or the window of one.
But Im...
Interruption or hesitation in speech.
You can tell me little lies
Being able to detect and identify lies told on the phone
Over telephone lines,
Communication over the phone
Oh, you saw right through!
Being able to detect lies and their falsehoods with certainty.
Theres a bird, a bird like me for you,
There is an entity in him, that shares traits found in a bird and can amplify his appeal to her.
Is the water cold?
A question posed about the nature of water/ or a situation is posed to her for her answer.
And the darkest side of you
The most negative personality traits found in the person
Is the one youve shown!
The trait she has displayed is the worst/negative one evident.
Dont need to be a bad thing!
There is no need to have negative traits that are detrimential to a relationship
Dont make it a bad a thing!
A negation of the negativity that taints a relationsship.
It doesnt have to be
A neutral statement showing alternatives to negativity
It doesnt have to be a bad thing, a bad thing!
Explicitly stating that there is no need to have a negative relationship, situation or aspect in a relationship.
Dont make it a bad thing
Encouraging the person in the said relationship not to focus on the negative aspects and make it worse
It doesnt have to!
A statement reiterating that negativity is not required and is unnecessary.
California is really not what you imagined
Disappointment about California as a place not meeting expectations or standards
Moving in a night of August, flying through the city so fast
Moving quickly through someplace in August over the course of a single night.
Like the rides on fire!
Experiences or moments that are exhilarating in nature
I gotta find a little magic,
Looking for something that makes life magical, meaningful or special.
We could be when certain happens
With a plea to someone, an aim of trying to be better together in certain happenings
You know what I do is right
Knowing full well that certain actions and decisions will have favorable outcomes or yield progress.
Im a bad song without you!
Without the person, things will not have ideal outcomes, results, or life will not have a soundtrack or meaning.
So why youre crying?
A question questioning the motives behind crying or why someone is upset
Dont make it a bad a thing!
Not wanting negativity to cloud a relationship or an aspect of one's life
It doesnt really have to be!
It really does not have to be as negativity is not mandatory or necessary.
It doesnt have to be a bad thing
A negation to negativity and the idea that one does not have to have a negative experience or outcome if one is already starting from an optimistic position.
That Im gone.
Accepting the fact or acknowledgement about someone/something no longer being present or available.
Im right back to you, babe
Coming back to a person, place, or event is possible
In too long.
In the past, being away for too long
Anything fading, its too strong
Things that fade with time might make people stronger or remembrance might make them more vivid
Coming back, coming back to my bad thing
Repeating once again, coming back to something one has defined as a 'bad thing'
To my bad thing, to my bad thing
Relating to something identified previously as bad or difficult to manage
To my bad thing, to my bad thing
Relating to something identified previously as bad or difficult to manage
To my bad thing, to my bad thing
Relating to something identified previously as bad or difficult to manage
Contributed by Ava S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.