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Down Bad — The Tortured Poets Department | The Swift Dictionary

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Down Bad

The Tortured Poets DepartmentTrack 47 vocabulary words

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Did you really beam me upIn a cloud of sparkling dustJust to do experiments on?Tell me I was the chosen oneShowed me that this world is bigger than usThen sent me back where I came from

For a moment, I knew cosmic love

Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gymEverything comes out teenage petulance"Fuck it if I can't have him""I might just die, it would make no difference"Down bad, wakin' up in bloodStarin' at the sky, come back and pick me upFuck it if I can't have usI might just not get up, I might stay

Down badFuck it if I can't have himDown badFuck it if I can't have him

Did you take all my old clothesJust to leave me here, naked and aloneIn a field in my same old townThat somehow seems so hollow now?They'll say I'm nuts if I talk aboutThe existence of you

For a moment, I was heavenstruck

Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym (Cryin' at the gym)Everything comes out teenage petulance"Fuck it if I can't have him" (Fuck it if I can't have him)"I might just die, it would make no difference"Down bad, wakin' up in blood (Wakin' up in blood)Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me upFuck it if I can't have usI might just not get up, I might stay

Down bad (Like I lost my twin)Fuck it if I can't have him (Down bad)Down bad (Wavin' at the ship)Fuck it if I can't have him

I loved your hostile takeoversEncounters closer and closerAll your indecent exposuresHow dare you say that it's—I'll build you a fort on some planetWhere they can all understand itHow dare you think it's romanticLeaving me safe and stranded'Cause fuck it, I was in loveSo fuck you if I can't have us'Cause fuck it, I was in love

Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym (Cryin' at the gym)Everything comes out teenage petulance"Fuck it if I can't have him" (Can't have him)"I might just die, it would make no difference"Down bad, wakin' up in blood (Wakin' up in blood)Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me upFuck it if I can't have usI might just not get up, I might stay

Down bad (Like I lost my twin)Fuck it if I can't have him (I'm down bad)Down bad (Wavin' at the ship)Fuck it if I can't have him

Like I lost my twinFuck it if I can't have himDown bad (Wavin' at the ship)Fuck it if I can't have him

Discovered Words

Vocabulary

beam

Beginner

to lift or move someone or something suddenly and quickly, often in a magical or supernatural way

Taylor uses this word to describe a feeling of being lifted or transported to another place, possibly a metaphor for being swept up in love or a relationship.

cosmic

Intermediate

relating to the universe or space, especially in a way that is considered mysterious or magical

Taylor uses this word to describe a feeling of being connected to something greater than herself, possibly a romantic relationship.

heavenstruck

Intermediate

completely amazed or overwhelmed, often in a way that is considered divine or supernatural

Taylor uses this word to describe a feeling of being completely amazed or overwhelmed by love or a relationship.

hostile

Intermediate

unfriendly or aggressive in behavior or attitude

Taylor uses this word to describe someone's behavior, possibly a metaphor for being taken over or controlled in a relationship.

indecent

Intermediate

unseemly or improper in behavior or attitude

Taylor uses this word to describe someone's behavior, possibly a metaphor for being exposed or vulnerable in a relationship.

petulance

Intermediate

a feeling of sulky or sulky behavior, often in response to being refused or denied something

Taylor uses this word to describe her own behavior, feeling sulky and childish in response to heartbreak.

stranded

Intermediate

left in a place or situation without being able to move or escape

Taylor uses this word to describe feeling left behind or abandoned in a relationship.