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The Good Life Lyrics
The good life is
What I need
Too many people
Stepping over me
The only thing that's
Been on my mind
Is the one thing before I die
All I want is a little of
The good life
All I need is to have
A good time
The good life
I don't really know
Who I am
It's time for me
To take a stand
I need a change and
I need it fast
I know that any day
Could be the last
Hold on Hold on
I always wanted it this way
I never wanted it this way
Hold on Hold on
I always wanted it this way
We didn't ask for it this way
I always wanted it this way
What I need
Too many people
Stepping over me
The only thing that's
Been on my mind
Is the one thing before I die
The good life
All I need is to have
A good time
The good life
Who I am
It's time for me
To take a stand
I need a change and
I need it fast
I know that any day
Could be the last
I always wanted it this way
I never wanted it this way
Hold on Hold on
I always wanted it this way
We didn't ask for it this way
I always wanted it this way
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Submitted by
toabsolution On Sep 22, 2009
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Listening to the song it seems very sarcastic. "All I want is a little of The good life All I need is to have A good time"
I immediately think of people who throw themselves into sex, drugs, and alcohaul as "Wanting a little of the good life, and "Just needing to have a good time". He even brings up the common excuse of "any day could be my last", which is a common excuse that people who get into lots of sex, drugs and alcohaul love to use.
At the end of the song is when the confusion of the mind is kicking in, "Hold on Hold on, I always wanted it this way, I never wanted it this way". I think that the meaning of the song is that a bit of the "good life" is not worth destroying your whole life for.
This may very well be my favorite song off of the new album!
exactly what I thought
exactly what I thought
I'll even take it a bit further. The confusion you refer to seems to be amplified by the fact that Adam sings "always" while the backing vocals sing "never" (at least that's how I remember it). That's basically saying that he's conflicted with himself - on the surface he says it's okay but inside he's screaming that it's not. It's his conscience talking to him, and he's battling himself over it. He doesn't want to acknowledge that he has the wrong idea of what the 'good life' really is.
I'll even take it a bit further. The confusion you refer to seems to be amplified by the fact that Adam sings "always" while the backing vocals sing "never" (at least that's how I remember it). That's basically saying that he's conflicted with himself - on the surface he says it's okay but inside he's screaming that it's not. It's his conscience talking to him, and he's battling himself over it. He doesn't want to acknowledge that he has the wrong idea of what the 'good life' really is.
I agree with you on the meaning....
I agree with you on the meaning. Great job.
i think this song is about how the only thing he wants in life is to be happy and have fun
This is probably my favorite song off of the album; here's my interpretation.
"The good life is What I need Too many people Stepping over me The only thing that's Been on my mind Is the one thing before I die"
I believe that the song is about a middle/lower class person who wants a richer life, like money and fame, not particularly drugs and alcohol. I found this in the lines "Too many people steppin' over me"
"All I want is a little of The good life All I need is to have A good time The good life"
This reinforces the above position to me, but getting a bit obsessive about it. He also seems to be a bit sad/depressed about his current life, shown in "Have a good time".
"I don't really know Who I am It's time for me To take a stand I need a change and I need it fast I know that any day Could be the last"
This could be that he is having fun with the good life, but is having trouble remembering his old self, possibly even losing his values. That, or he quickly needs to change from his old life to preserve himself.
"Hold on Hold on I always wanted it this way I never wanted it this way Hold on Hold on I always wanted it this way We didn't ask for it this way I always wanted it this way"
Now they feel uneasy about what they've done, getting indecisive. The "I always/never wanted it this way" is his mind arguing about his decision and is trying to make a decision.
I'm a bit tired, so the interpretation isn't as good as it normally would be.
OMFG why doesn't this have more comments?
THIS SONG IS MY FAVORITE ON THE ALBUM!! it is effin phenomenal, and it's unique!
I absolutely love love love it. Everything about it makes me want to just go crazy and dance, lmao.
Dude<3 THE GOOD LIFE, FTWWWW!!!! :D
OMG i so agree! one of my favorite songs!!!!!
OMG i so agree! one of my favorite songs!!!!!
OMFG why doesn't this have more comments?
THIS SONG IS MY FAVORITE ON THE ALBUM!! it is effin phenomenal, and it's unique!
I absolutely love love love it. Everything about it makes me want to just go crazy and dance, lmao.
Dude<3 THE GOOD LIFE, FTWWWW!!!! :D
No shit.
The meaning is obvious.
Pretty simple. I think it's about a guy who's tired of his shitty life (bowing down to others for example - "too many people stepping over me", and being insecure etc. - "i don't really know who i am") and wants to finally change it for the better ("it's time for me to take a stand" and "all i want is a little of the good life"). However in the bridge it looks like after experiencing some of "the good life" he's beginning to doubt if it's as desirable as he first thought (i always wanted it this way/i never wanted it this way").
See I agree with you for alot of that, but I don't think the change was for the better. Because his change to the good life involves primarily "haveing a good time" it seems to me that the misuse of drugs, sex, and alcohaul are what "the good life" in this song portrays.
See I agree with you for alot of that, but I don't think the change was for the better. Because his change to the good life involves primarily "haveing a good time" it seems to me that the misuse of drugs, sex, and alcohaul are what "the good life" in this song portrays.
An actual good life almost always involves hard work and sacrificing temperary satisfaction in order to make your future better. If someone is looking for the good life, and their only goal is to have a good time, they probably won't really have...
An actual good life almost always involves hard work and sacrificing temperary satisfaction in order to make your future better. If someone is looking for the good life, and their only goal is to have a good time, they probably won't really have a good life.
I think this song is about wanting a better life and maybe getting over being depressed or whatever they may have going on. At the end it could be like it didnt turn out the way they wanted it too.
I agree with you. I would add that the person in the song who attempts to find a good life is misguided when doing so. Because the focus on finding the good life is to have a good time, things like misusing alcohaul, sex, and drugs probably happened to the person in his attempt to find the good life. Thus, the sttempt to find the good life probably made him worse off then before.
I agree with you. I would add that the person in the song who attempts to find a good life is misguided when doing so. Because the focus on finding the good life is to have a good time, things like misusing alcohaul, sex, and drugs probably happened to the person in his attempt to find the good life. Thus, the sttempt to find the good life probably made him worse off then before.
This song is pretty obvious, like a "my life sucks, I want the Good Life". I find this song great for listening to when you just don't give a S**t anymore and need some motivation to do better.
This is my favorite song on the Album, and it kicked A** in concert!
The song is definitely about coming out of the closet and gay sex. Seriously, read the lyrics thinking that and you'll realize how obvious it is. Pretty much the same thing you can apply to about half of 3 Days Grace songs. Easily interpreted into meanings like that. Struck me the first time I heard Animal I've Become.... The man was bored with his normal life and always wanted to try this 'one thing' before he died. He doesn't know who he really is so he is taking his stand, and taking it firmly... He always wanted it that way