I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Now I can sing you the storyline
And if you like my story fine
But ain't none of the glory mine
See my life was a lonely one
And I was still Momma's only son
With no idea what I'm gon' become
And I didn't have long to know
That you don't have to be grown to go
I could have died so long befo'
Then I finally saw the sign
And I made it on down the line
One step at a time
I feel better!
I can smile at it now, I feel better
Oh, better!
And even a little is still better
Oh, have mercy on me
Oh it's probably plain to see
That I got a whole lot of pain in me
And it will always remain in me
So cold, it's a cryin' shame
Yet here I am, tryin' again
Cause I refuse to die in vain
The circumstances put soul in me
And there ain't no holdin' me
I've got a heart made of gold in me
Ha, can you believe this is where I've been?
And when adversity comes again
I'll deal with it then
I feel better! I can laugh at it now, I feel better, heh heh
Oh, better!
And even a little is still better
Oh, have mercy on me-he
Ah-ah-hah-ah yeah
Mmm, oh-oh-oh!
I said everything's fine, you can take your time
What would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin'
I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time
I said everything's fine, take yo' time
What would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin'
I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time
I wanna thank you morning sun
I wanna thank you lowly dirt
Now I know I'm not the only one
I, I wanna thank you friendly ghost
When all the calls were close
It seems like you cared the most
I, I wanna thank you Mom and Dad
For hurtin' me so bad
But you're the best I ever had
I, I wanna thank you
And if you like my story fine
But ain't none of the glory mine
See my life was a lonely one
And I was still Momma's only son
With no idea what I'm gon' become
And I didn't have long to know
That you don't have to be grown to go
I could have died so long befo'
Then I finally saw the sign
And I made it on down the line
One step at a time
I feel better!
I can smile at it now, I feel better
Oh, better!
And even a little is still better
Oh, have mercy on me
Oh it's probably plain to see
That I got a whole lot of pain in me
And it will always remain in me
So cold, it's a cryin' shame
Yet here I am, tryin' again
Cause I refuse to die in vain
The circumstances put soul in me
And there ain't no holdin' me
I've got a heart made of gold in me
Ha, can you believe this is where I've been?
And when adversity comes again
I'll deal with it then
I feel better! I can laugh at it now, I feel better, heh heh
Oh, better!
And even a little is still better
Oh, have mercy on me-he
Ah-ah-hah-ah yeah
Mmm, oh-oh-oh!
I said everything's fine, you can take your time
What would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin'
I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time
I said everything's fine, take yo' time
What would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin'
I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time
I wanna thank you morning sun
I wanna thank you lowly dirt
Now I know I'm not the only one
I, I wanna thank you friendly ghost
When all the calls were close
It seems like you cared the most
I, I wanna thank you Mom and Dad
For hurtin' me so bad
But you're the best I ever had
I, I wanna thank you
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i think cee-lo is trying to get across the point that we go thru life hating and avoiding the 'bad' stuff, then in essence coming back to thank it when it brings about something 'good' or..better. i think hes trying to show the absurdity and insanity of REALIZING this simple truth and yet remaining to be angered or otherwise emotionally disturbed when "negative" events transpire in our lives. furthermore , i dont think this song is just recognizing this aspect of humanity, i think he prods us and himself onwards to show that their is another way to experience life in which we dont just have to go through pain to get to the good; i think him, like alot of other great spiritual minds, is telling us that we can become aware of this process and in effect, escape the personal tragedies that we all think are just facts of life. it's obvious to me this song isn't merely just about going through pain and feeling better that you made it, it sheds wisdom on the situation and gives an alternative when it says-- "everything's fine, take your time, what would be on your mind, if you knew you were dying, I would wanna just feel this one more time". then he ends the song with THANKING his mom and dad who hurt him so bad, because he recognizes that the pain they inflicted on him brought him to the awareness that good and bad are inseperable....good neither being good nor bad , and bad neither being bad nor good, merely just a judgement in our own minds. Gracias Senior Barkley.....