Bad Man
Mid-tempo, acoustic ballad. sparse guitar and percussion, with a slow, acoustic, dark, heavy with regret and mortality., funeral-like tone. gravelly male vocals, aged and fragile, sung with plainspoken honesty. raspy. every verse is physically painful to speak. raw, raw, male vocals, ballad, soft, intimate, mournful mood
Bad Man
Mid-tempo, acoustic ballad. sparse guitar and percussion, with a slow, acoustic, dark, heavy with regret and mortality., funeral-like tone. gravelly male vocals, aged and fragile, sung with plainspoken honesty. raspy. every verse is physically painful to speak. raw, raw, male vocals, ballad, soft, intimate, mournful mood
Lyrics
Verse
I was a bad bad man
Doin' the best I can
Was never enough for you
Well tell me what's the use
And now the guilt I feel
Will never go away
I'll take it to the grave
I know it's far too late
Chorus
To turn back time
And change my mind
To take my own advice
To live a different life
I didn't treat you right
I could've been your friend
And now it all makes sense
I was a bad bad man
Verse
I was a bad bad man
Did what I thought I had
To get ahead of them
I guess I understand
And now my hands are tied
There's nowhere I can hide
It keeps me up at night
But it's far too late
Chorus
To turn back time
And change my mind
To take my own advice
To live a different life
I didn't treat you right
I could've been your friend
And now it all makes sense
I was a bad bad man
Bridge
I took it all for granted
Didn't think it mattered
'Til it all came crashing down
My dreams all shattered
But it doesn't really matter
In the end
Chorus
Turn back time
And change my mind
To take my own advice
To live a different life
I didn't treat you right
I could've been your friend
And now it all makes sense
I was a bad bad man