Bad News is the first single from Helmet’s Dead to the World album.
The song opens with a sustained ringing sound – reminiscent of the Beatles‘ Tomorrow Never Knows, but the invocation is quickly and abruptly interrupted by a wall of distorted guitars.
Hamilton’s vocals provide a calm counterpoint...
[Verse 1]
Pay your disrespect the way you do
The suffering you've had to live through
It doesn't ever matter what I said
You misunderstand
You're always fighting mad
[Verse 2]
Every word you speak is worse than the truth
You're miserable
All news is bad news
[Chorus][x2]
All news is bad news
All news is bad news
From now on
All news is bad news! [x3]
Bad News was written by Bill Stevenson & Page Hamilton.
Bad News was produced by Page Hamilton.