Bad Things - Cults: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Bad Things

333,285

Alternative

Bad Things was released on June 7, 2011 by ITNO/Columbia as a part of the album Cults

Popular Segments

Song Details

Most Popular

Past 7 Days

00:00 - 00:05

Bad Things was discovered most frequently in the first few seconds of the song during the past week

00:00

00:05

00:20

00:25

00:55

01:10

01:20

02:10

02:55

03:00

03:25

00:00

03:39

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Brian Oblivion

Keyboards

Madeline Follin

Madeline Follin

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Brian Oblivion

Songwriter

Madeline Follin

Madeline Follin

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Cults

Producer

Paul Kostabi

Vocal Producer

Shane Stoneback

Shane Stoneback

Producer

Ever Ronquillo

Assistant Engineer

Joe LaPorta

Mastering Engineer

Emily Lazar

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[PreChorus]

Bad things happen to the people you love

And you'll find yourself praying up to heaven above

But honestly, I've never had much sympathy

'Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me

[Chorus]

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

[PreChorus]

Bad things happen to the people you love

And you'll find yourself praying up to heaven above

But honestly, I've never had much sympathy

'Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me

[Verse 1]

It would take some time just to see me shine

For the whole world to see me here with all of my light

But honestly, I've given up on all those fights

So that one day, I'll have you all wrapped up in my light

[Chorus]

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

I'm gonna run, run away, run, run away

Run away and never come back

Run, run away, run, run away, run away

Show 'em that your color is black

[Outro]

Bad things happen to the people you love

And you'll find yourself praying up to heaven above

But honestly, I've 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've never had much sympathy

'Cause the next time they'll probably be coming for me

Written by: Madeline Follin Mckenna, Ryan Mattos

Shazam Footer

Select language:

Company

Legal

Chrome Web Store

Galaxy Store

Follow Us

© Copyright 2026 Apple Inc. and its affiliates | Supplier Responsibility

Loading...