Bad blood, rivers run dry
  Thunder comes and the Children cry bad blood
  never can change, no one here to blame
  bad blood, older than time
  followed me down from my fathers tribe
  bad blood, making me shake
  Running through my veins, bad blood
    Too many questions, so many unanswered times
  Most times the finger points at me
  In my confusion, might slip and cross the line
  I'm not to blame for all you see
  you can't help me it's in my soul
  pray for mercy, nowhere else to go
    CHORUS :
    In my confession, I swear and cross my heart
  I stand before you what I am
  gunpowder ready, just waiting for a spark
  and those before me understand
  please protect me, keep me safe
  heaven help me, save me from this fate
    CHORUS :
    Swimming hard and fast
  against the time
  lost in a flood
  of ancient fire
    CHORUS :