I'm a Bad Man Walkin' | New Song for the Misunderstood & Judged

I'm a Bad Man Walkin' | New Acoustic Song for the Misunderstood & Judged | Dolton Blake

This is an acoustic song for anyone who feels like they're walking a lonely road and carrying burdens no one else can see. "I'm a Bad Man Walkin'" tells the story of being judged by the world, but knowing the truth about the "kingdom crashing down" underneath [02:25].

If you've ever had your silence misinterpreted or felt the weight of whispers and lies [05:35], this track is for you. We all have "ghosts" we find each day [02:44]; this is the anthem for the one who keeps walking through the sun and the rain [06:52].

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The lyrics speak to the weight of public perception and the lonely path of carrying burdens that no one else can see. It's the rhythm of defeat, but also a quiet defiance.

If you've ever walked down a street feeling like a ghost, this one's for you.

Written and performed by [dolton blake]

Time Section
[00:00] Introduction & Instrumental
[00:11] Verse 1: Cobblestone cold beneath my worn-out shoes
[01:04] Pre-Chorus: I hear it whisper in the breeze, snickering echoes
[01:23] Chorus 1: And they think I'm dead, they think I'm lost in my head
[02:14] Verse 2: And they see the surface, the silence on my frown
[03:05] Pre-Chorus 2: And yes, I hear you, every single sneer
[03:33] Chorus 2: Here he comes, that bad man walking
[04:45] Bridge: You Mr. Gray, only if they knew
[04:54] Verse 3: And they see the scars but they don't know what battles I've fought
[06:15] Verse 4: So let them snigger, let them scoff and stir
[06:59] Outro/Final Chorus: Here he comes, bad man walking / Mad man walking
[07:38] Final Call: Mr. Gray, only if they knew

LYRICS
(Verse 1)
Cobblestones cold beneath my worn-out shoes
Another street, same judging, bitter blues
Shadows stretch long in the fading light
And with the darkness comes the endless night
But I hear it, a whisper in the breeze
A snicker echoing through the barren trees
They think I'm deaf, or lost inside my head
But every word they say, it strikes me DOWN


(Pre-Chorus)
They laugh and point, behind their trembling hands
Don't understand, these cursed and broken lands
They see the surface, the silence and the frown
But underneath, a kingdom crashing down
Oh, only if they knew the ghosts I fight each day
Only if they knew the price I have to pay
And yes, I hear you, every single sneer
Fueling the darkness, year after weary year


(Chorus)
here he come, bad man walkin'"
That hollow laughter, constantly talkin'
Echoes in the alleyways, down every lane
Sticks to my soul like hearltless rain
"Bad man walkin'," they call me in the street
"Bad man walkin'," the rhythm of defeat
Mr. Grey, that's the name they've pinned to me
Mr. Grey, only if they knewwwww

(Verse 2)
They see the scars, they don't know what they hide
The battles fought within, the tears I’ve cried inside
They judge the silence, the distance in my stare
Unaware of burdens, too heavy to bear
They build their stories on whispers and on lies
Reflecting darkness in their own judging eyes
And they assume the worst, because they can't comprehend
A heart that's fractured, almost at its end

(Bridge)
Let them whisper, let them scoff and stare
Let them build their castles on thin, fragile air
This skin is thick now, hardened by the pain
I'll walk this path alone, through sun and through the rain

(Chorus)
here he come, bad man walkin'"
That hollow laughter, constantly talkin'
Echoes in the alleyways, down every lane
Sticks to my soul like a hearltless rain
"Bad man walkin'," they call me in the street
"Bad man walkin'," the rhythm of defeat
Mr. Grey, that's the name they've pinned to me
Mr. Grey, only if they knewwwwww

(Outro)
Baaaaaaaad man walkin'... fade...
Baaaad man walkin
Yeah I'm a baaaaad man walkinnnnnnnnn