Music Review: “How Bad Could It Be,” by Burnaboy
“How Bad Could It Be” is a song by a Nigerian Grammy Award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka Burnaboy.
The song “How Bad Could It Be” premiered on July 8, 2022. It is one of the songs in Burnaboy’s just-released 19-track album titled “Love, Damini.”
What is the song”How Bad Could It Be” by Burnaboy all about?
Burnaboy in the song “How Bad Could It, talked about different things.
The artist first of all posed a question to those who may be downcast or devastated about their current situation. According to Burnaboy, regardless of how dreadful your situation is, is it worth taking your life? Is it worth secluding yourself?
Burnaboy is spurring you to find a way to come out of whatever situation you are in, rather than let it get to you, or get in your way.
Also, Burnaboy feels you may be going through a particular situation because you are not in the place you ought to be. Or, because you are a confused being who lacks self-confidence in what you do and say. You are also doubtful about yourself because you don’t want to fail or make a mistake. Burnaboy however, encourages you to properly manage yourself, give the situation time, and give yourself time so you don’t make a costlier mistake.
Lastly, he points out people being happy over others’ problems. He records the experiences of famous people like Jorja Smith, Kamaru Usman, and Swizz Beatz, when they are in a bad mood, and how they managed to assuage it.
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“How Bad Could It Be” by Burnaboy Lyrics Translation
Intro
I’m Jorja Smith and when I’m in a bad mood
I can make a whole room really feel as bad as I do
I overthink, “Why am I in a bad mood?”
“Why has someone put me in a bad mood?”
Loads of whys and no solutions of how to get myself out of a bad mood
Which I’m tryna work on
It’s the Nigerian nightmare, Kamaru Usman
And when I am in a bad mood, I love to stop and think
So that I don’t make the situation worse
I give myself time to be able to make a rational and educated decision
That’d help me through the situation
When I’m in a bad mood, I tend to be very quiet
And I go to my high power, my God
Pre-chorus (Burnaboy)
When it’s rainin’, you wish the sun was shinin’
When it’s sunshine, you wish the rain was fallin’
You’re always searchin’, never seem to find it
Lookin’ in all the wrong places
Chorus (Burnaboy)
‘Cause you can’t seem to decide whether you’re wrong or you’re right
And you’re just not sure about your life
Get nervous, then anxiety take over your mind
And your trouble just increase in size
When you’re feelin’ mad and you’re angry
When you feel like you’re lonely
When you feel as sad as you can feel
Say, “How bad could it be?”
Be eeeeeeeeee
How bad could it be?
Verse 1
Many wan know if you love just her
And you’ve got way too many scars before me
Search for problems where there isn’t any
You’re only happy when us breakin’ up
Chorus
You can’t seem to decide whether you’re wrong or you’re right
And you’re just not sure about your life
Get nervous, then anxiety take over your mind
And your trouble just increase in size
When you’re feelin’ mad and you’re angry
When you feel like you’re lonely
When you feel as sad as you can feel
Say, “How bad could it be?”
Be eeeeeeeeeeee
“How bad could it be?”
Verse 2
Oh, there’s a reason why you walk like you don’t have a care in the world
All the times in your life that you had to put up with someone like me
Never should have loved you like that
Never should have listened to them there
Because even when it seems suicidal
Always have to listen to my heart
Pre-chorus
When it’s rainin’, you wish the sun was shinin’
When it’s sunshine, you wish the rain would fall
You’re always searchin’, never seem to find it
Lookin’ in all the wrong places, ah
Chorus
You can’t seem to decide whether you’re wrong or you’re right
And you’re just not sure about your life
Get nervous, then anxiety take over your mind
And your trouble just increase in size
When you’re feelin’ mad and you’re angry
When you feel like you’re lonely
When you feel as sad as you can feel
Say, “How bad could it be?”
Be eeeeeeeeeeeee
“How bad could it be?”
Outro
Yeah, yeah, it’s your boy, Swizz Beatz
Shoutout to my brother, Burna Boy
You know, when I get upset
Disappointed with things sometimes
I just, like, put on some jazz music
Go smoke a cigar
And just go play with the kids, you know what I’m sayin’?
Go and play with my kids
Go out with the wife
Just switch that energy and just know that, you know, too blessed to be stressed
No matter what, you know what I mean?
So, a lot of things that I’m upset with
I think because people just don’t know better
You know what I’m sayin’? People just don’t know better
So, you know, we gotta know better
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Duration 4 minutes 58 seconds