Badlands (with Gracie Abrams) by Mumford & Sons

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:58

Badlands by Mumford & Sons featuring Gracie Abrams is about feeling like you were never meant for the quiet, steady version of life. The song captures that restless energy of someone who’s always been told they’re too wild or too intense. Instead of trying to become calmer or easier, they lean into it. It’s about living on the edge of comfort, where things feel unstable but real. At the same time, there’s vulnerability underneath all of it. It doesn’t feel fearless. It feels like someone wh...

Badlands (with Gracie Abrams) lyrics

Remember, they said I was born wild
I think I live on the outside
Never been fixed with a slow high yet
I'm always walking a thin line
Running away from a low tide
I know I'm better a high-wire kid
Don't look down now
I'm not done here yet
Don't look down now
I'm not done here yet
Remember the wind on the badlands
When I'm still running from loose hands
Set myself up to become a man
Who wasn't there for the backhand
Getaway car in the quicksand
I think you may never understand
Don't look down now
I'm not done here yet
Don't look down now
I'm not done here yet
Running away from a fine line
Run with me, we can still make it high
Give me a vision, give me a dime
Running away from a tame life
Running away like a wild child
Give me a vision, give me a dime
(And give me more, oh, oh)
Running away from a fine line
Run with me, we can still make it high
Give me a vision, give me a dime
(And give me more)
Running away from a tame life
Running away like a wild child
Give me a vision, give me a dime
Don't look down now
I'm not done here yet
Don't look down now
I'm not done here yet
Remember, they said I was born wild
I think I live on the outside
Never been fixed with a slow high yet
I'm always walking a thin line
Running away from a low tide
I know I'm better a high-wire kid