There are at least 2 artists with this name.

1) Swift, formed in 199… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 2 artists with this name.

1) Swift, formed in 1998

Swift hail from the "Camel City" (Winston-Salem, NC) and formed in 1998, they quickly established themselves in the southeastern heavy music scene. With influences ranging from Foo Fighters and Radiohead to Pantera and Metallica, the band wanted to mesh the excitement and power of aggressive music and the beauty of melody and song structure as well as focus on their stage show to captivate from a visual standpoint. In 1999 they released their debut EP "Thoughts Are Thought," which had sold a stunning 2700 copies without the benefits of any distribution. This impressive amount of sales naturally garnered the attention of the major labels.

Labels including the likes of MCA and Atlantic expressed an interest in signing Swift, but not wanting to sacrifice their creative control left Swift unable to sign away everything they had worked so hard to achieve. They decided to forge on, independently, determined to succeed and to achieve that success on their own terms. So after touring and promoting throughout 2000 and 2001, Swift decided it was time to work on a new record. Both Swift and Tribunal Records realized that their goals of achieving success on their own terms were identical, so a partnership was born.

After three extremely successful releases for Tribunal Records, SWIFT now returns with the latest installment into their ever-expanding legacy. After the release of A Communication Manual guitarist/vocalist, Taylor Mabe, was added to the SWIFT line-up. With this new blood pulsing through it’s veins SWIFT decided to “go for broke” and write an album of material that knew no boundaries and pulled from their wide array of influences. Oddly enough, we ask everyone to forget all you know or may have ever heard about the band, SWIFT. As their new album, The Absolute Uncontrollable, is unlike any SWIFT album you may have ever heard before. Old school “metal” breakdowns, catchy melodies, jaw dropping guitar solos and Gary Forsyth’s volcanic vocal barrage will surely turn every head and convince any skeptic that SWIFT are one of the most overlooked and under-rated bands in the underground scene today.

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Bad Blood
Swift Lyrics

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'Cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done
'Cause baby, now we got bad blood

(Hey) now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em
You made a really deep cut

And baby, now we got bad blood

(Hey) did you have to do this?
I was thinking that you could be trusted
Did you have to ruin what was shiny, now it's all rusted
Did you have to hit me, where I'm weak? Baby, I couldn't breathe
And rub it in so deep
Salt in the wound like you're laughing right at me
Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times
You and I

'Cause baby, now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done
'Cause baby, now we got bad blood

(Hey) now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em
You made a really deep cut
And baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) did you think we'd be fine?
Still got scars on my back from your knife
So don't think it's in the past
These kind of wounds they last and they last
Now did you think it all through?
All these things will catch up to you
And time can heal but this won't
So if you're coming my way, just don't
Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times
You and I

'Cause baby, now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look what you've done
'Cause baby, now we got bad blood

(Hey) now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em
You made a really deep cut
And baby, now we got bad blood

(Hey) band-aids don't fix bullet holes
You say sorry just for show
If you live like that, you live with ghosts (ghosts)
Band-aids don't fix bullet holes (hey)
You say sorry just for show (hey)
If you live like that, you live with ghosts (hey)
Mmm, if you love like that, blood runs cold

'Cause baby, now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look what you've done
'Cause baby, now we got bad blood (bad blood)

Now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em (think we can solve 'em)
You made a really deep cut
And baby, now we got bad blood

('Cause now we got bad blood) 'cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look what you've done (look what you've done)
'Cause baby now we got bad blood (whoa)
Now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve 'em

You made a really deep cut
And baby, now we got bad blood (hey)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Taylor Swift’s song Bad Blood is about the betrayal of a once close friend or lover that led to a fall out. The song is a representation of a broken relationship that was once mad love but now has turned into bad blood. The chorus emphasizes this broken relationship, as being the result of a deep cut and as they now have bad blood, which means that they are no longer the same, that they are different people. The betrayal that caused the fallout is described as a knife that left scars, that never fully healed. The lyrics accuse the other person of ruining something that was once shining, but now rusted.

The song also highlights the fact that the other person did not think their actions through, that they did not consider the consequences of their actions. The line, “Now did you think it all through. All these things will catch up to you” is a reminder to the other person that the hurt they caused will always be present and will eventually catch up to them. The song also touches on the issue of apologies, the line “Band-aids don't fix bullet holes. You say sorry just for show” suggests that apologies and superficial gestures won't fix the deep hurt caused by the other person’s betrayal.

Line by Line Meaning

'Cause baby now we got bad blood
The relationship has turned sour.

You know it used to be mad love
The relationship was once filled with love and passion.

So take a look at what you've done
Reflect on the actions that led to the relationship falling apart.

'Cause baby now we got bad blood
The relationship has turned sour.

Now we got problems
The relationship is now filled with issues and complications.

And I don't think we can solve them
The relationship issues may be too great to overcome.

You made a really deep cut
One partner dealt a significant amount of hurt to the other.

And baby now we got bad blood
The relationship has turned sour.

Did you have to do this
Asking if the partner really had to cause such harm.

I was thinking that you could be trusted
The partner was considered trustworthy before this incident.

Did you have to ruin what was shining now it's all rusted
Asking if the partner had to destroy something that was once beautiful and now is damaged.

Did you have to hit me where I'm weak baby I couldn't breathe
The incident struck the partner in a vulnerable spot and caused a lot of pain.

I rubbed it in so deep
The other partner was not considerate of the pain and added insult to injury.

Salt in the wound like you're laughing right at me
The other partner is causing additional pain and adding to the insult, so it feels like they are mocking or laughing at their pain.

Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times
Reflecting on the happier times of the relationship feels bittersweet and sad.

You and I
The two partners in the relationship.