Ariana Grande - Bad Idea Meaning

Song Released: 2019

Bad Idea Lyrics

I've been outta sight
I've been worried 'bout you lately
Runnin' outta time
Wishin' you would come and save me
'Cause I don't wanna roll with it (Yeah, yeah)
Tryna get control of it (Yeah, yeah)
Why can't I let go of it? (Yeah, yeah)
Gotta...

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   anonymous

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   Apr 28th 2019 !⃝

   i think this song means that a guy broke up with her and she needs someone/something to numb the pain so it doesn't hurt as much. she can't let go of him so she needs it, even though she's trying her best to forget about it, him, and her mind. she knows it's gonna be a bad idea to bring something to numb the pain
2. anonymous

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   Jan 3rd 2023 !⃝

   I think that its about feeling uncomfortable with a new person that is good for you, so you feel that you want to go back to someone who is familiar but toxic. you want them to numb the pain and make you forget about everything, but you know it's a bad idea.
3. anonymous

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   Dec 28th 2022 !⃝

   I think this song is about needing some one to escape the shi she’s going through and she needs to be saved “wishin u would come and save me”
4. anonymous

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   Jan 17th 2021 !⃝

   I think the song could be possibly about a ex boyfriend who broke her heart and is looking for something or someone to numb the pain cause she’s losing herself and her mind trying to forget about it, forget about him, forget about herself.
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   Jan 8th 2021 !⃝

   Bad idea is simply about finding someone else. She’s talking about having a bad idea ( obviously) and it’s like she’s asking someone to help her escape the pain from losing someone.
   
   
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   Apr 9th 2020 !⃝

   Surely about mac, it kind of says the the engagment was only to numb the pain as it happened wayyy to quicklt
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   Sep 13th 2019 !⃝

   I got a bad idea, lets take a little time away represents her possibly looking back at her "bad idea" of splitting with Mac Miller. Maybe she feels like if she stayed with him she could have prevented the overdose. And then finding someone quick to numb the pain would be her quick engagement to Pete.