Taylor Swift’s “Down Bad” Is An Extraterrestrial Bop

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The new song employs an extended alien metaphor yes, really to talk about a breakup.

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What does Taylor Swift’s “Down Bad” mean? A Bustle writer breaks down the song’s lyrics.

One new song, Down Bad, imagines an extraterrestrial relationship.

OK, not really.

But Swift does employ alien imagery to depict the reality of a tough breakup.

In the new song “Down Bad,” by Taylor Swift, the lyrics point to the hurt of a sudden breakup.

Here are the Down Bad lyrics, explained.

Swifts Cosmic Love

To set the scene, the song starts with some beepy, boppy sounds.

Did you really beam me up in a cloud of sparkling dust, just to do experiments on?

In “Down Bad,” Taylor Swift uses an alien metaphor to talk about a breakup.

Tell me I was the chosen one?

the narrator sings to an ex.

For a moment I knew cosmic love.

Theyll say Im nuts if I talk about the existence of you, she sings.

For a moment I was heaven-struck.

Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs.

Read the songs full lyrics below.