If you ever find a way to forgive me
If you ever find a way to put this all to rest
Because I am hanging on your dress now like a little boy
When all that you wanted
Wast a good man

Right in the middle of another fight
Boom back another one tonight
Blood never forgets but who protects the memories when we bleed each other from the vain

And if you ever find a way to make this interesting
If I ever find a way to stop disintegrating
Into pieces that I was that you destroy
When all that you wanted
Was a good man

Right in the middle of another big fight
Go to bed it's getting light out
Why do you always find me in the places when I'm coming down

And how do you do it when I'm overwhelmed by a violet sky,
And we fly inn decayed orbit 66 thousand miles and hour goes by when we kissed,
And only now do I feel your mouth, like an ache you never knew,
And it was right in front of you

How do you do it, roots in the soil untangled
Releasing in sweet summer oil still I recoil like mace
In all the little moments I pushed you away that I can't erase
Cause every moment overflows with power 66 thousand miles an hour


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Good Man Lyrics as written by Stephan Jenkins Arion Salazar

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    Thanks to YtseJam for fixing the lyrics for me! I agree with glamorous*sunrise (yay for “God of Wine”!) — Stephan’s lyrics are absolutely amazing, but it’s not just that. There’s just this raw beauty about Third Eye Blind that manifests itself in this song especially. I like SlickSerpent’s explanation, too. Thanks to Ethereal Butterfly for the “violet sky” explanation - that makes a lot of sense. This is definitely one of those songs you can listen to over and over without getting sick of it.

    jacques - The hidden track after “Good Man” is called “Another Life”. The lyrics at are correct.

    soultearson July 27, 2005   Link

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