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Bad Things Lyrics by Cults

Cults (10th Anniversary Edition)

2011

[Refrain: Amber Coffman]
Bad things happen to the people you love
And you'll find yourself praying up to heaven above
But honestly, I never had much sympathy
'Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me

[Chorus: Amber Coffman]
I'm gonna run, run away, run, run away, run away
Run away and never come back
Run, run away, run, run away, run away
Show 'em that your color is black

[Refrain: Amber Coffman]
Bad things happen to the people you love
And you'll find yourself praying up to heaven above
But honestly, I never had much sympathy
'Cause those bad things, I always see them coming for me

[Verse: Amber Coffman]
It would take some time just to see me shine
For the whole world to see me here in all of my light
But honestly, I've given up on all the fight
'Til one day I'll have you all wrapped up in my night

[Chorus: Amber Coffman & Jim Jones]
I'm gonna run, run away, run, run away, run away
Run away and never come back
Run, run away, run, run away, run away
Show 'em that your color is black (We have—we are born before our time)
I'm gonna run, run away, run, run away, run away (They won't accept us)
Run away and never come back
Run, run away, run, run away, run away
Show 'em that your color is black

[Interlude: Jim Jones]
And I don't think we should sit here and take any more time for our children to be endangered, for if they come after our children and we give them our children, then our children will suffer forever… You had to be honest and you stayed. If you'd have wanted to run, you'd have had to run with them because anybody could've run today, they would have wanted to. I know you're not a runner. And I—your life is precious to me. It's as precious as John's. And I don't… What I do, I do with weight and justice and judgment…

[Refrain: Amber Coffman]
Bad things happen to the people you love
And you'll find yourself praying up to heaven above
But honestly, I never had much sympathy
'Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me
Bad things happen to the people you love
And you'll find yourself praying up to heaven above
But honestly, I never had much sympathy
'Cause next time you're praying, you'll be praying for me
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"Bad Things" is credited to Cults. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Bad Things" appears on "Cults (10th Anniversary Edition)" in 2011.

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