In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
I look around me
How did I get here?
Not part of my plan
I ended up in a situation
Wasn't in my hands
I think about it
When I wanna give up
How to keep on going
How to keep my chin up
Somehow I know it
I'm not gonna give up
Never gonna give up
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
I'm still good,
I'm still good
When days are like that
And I can't shake 'em
It's weighing on my mind
So I'm just saying
I'm only human
Life gets you down sometimes
I think about it
When I wanna give up
How to keep on going
How to keep my chin up
Somehow I know it
I'm not gonna give up
Never gonna give up
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good (oh yeah)
Trying to be my best (whoa)
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good (still good)
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
Life puts up a fight with me
But I can take on anything (anything)
I'm gonna make it real,
This dream I believe in
I think about it
When I wanna give up
How to keep on going
How to keep my chin up
Somehow I know it
I'm not gonna give up
Never gonna give up, oh, oh, oh
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then (let it in)
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
I'm still good
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
I'm still, I'm still good
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
I look around me
How did I get here?
Not part of my plan
I ended up in a situation
Wasn't in my hands
I think about it
When I wanna give up
How to keep on going
How to keep my chin up
Somehow I know it
I'm not gonna give up
Never gonna give up
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
I'm still good,
I'm still good
When days are like that
And I can't shake 'em
It's weighing on my mind
So I'm just saying
I'm only human
Life gets you down sometimes
I think about it
When I wanna give up
How to keep on going
How to keep my chin up
Somehow I know it
I'm not gonna give up
Never gonna give up
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good (oh yeah)
Trying to be my best (whoa)
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good (still good)
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
Life puts up a fight with me
But I can take on anything (anything)
I'm gonna make it real,
This dream I believe in
I think about it
When I wanna give up
How to keep on going
How to keep my chin up
Somehow I know it
I'm not gonna give up
Never gonna give up, oh, oh, oh
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
So I might slip again,
Let it in now and then (let it in)
That don't mean anything
I'm still good
Trying to be my best
When I fall in some mess
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
I'm still good
Pick myself up again
I'm still good
I'm still, I'm still good
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
I'm Still Good Lyrics as written by Jeannie Lurie Aristeidis Archontis
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
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