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That I would be good even if I did nothing
That I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
That I would be good if I got and stayed sick
That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds
That I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
That I would be great if I was no longer queen
That I would be grand if I was not all knowing
That I would be loved even when I numb myself
That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
That I would be loved even when I was fuming
That I would be good even if I was clingy
That I would be good even if I lost sanity
That I would be good
Whether with or without you
That I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
That I would be good if I got and stayed sick
That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds
That I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
That I would be great if I was no longer queen
That I would be grand if I was not all knowing
That I would be loved even when I numb myself
That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
That I would be loved even when I was fuming
That I would be good even if I was clingy
That I would be good even if I lost sanity
That I would be good
Whether with or without you
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I am NOT loved when I am fuming, or when I numb myself...
to others/myself I am not good when I gain ten pounds, when I am sick, when I lose my sanity.
And that, to me is what is so sad about the song...that she feels unloved and not good enough and not accepted or appreciated.
I *wish* that I would be good.
To me the song is not optimistic at all, it is about having painfully low self-esteem.
If only I could be good, if only I could be loved and accepted despite these flaws I cannot overcome.
I wish "that I would be loved, even when"......
It seems to me that the first verse is aimed at her parents/mother, addressing their/her high expectations of her.
The second verse seems addressed to the public, from the point of view of being famous.
The third and fourth perhaps to a combination of people: family, friends, public, her lover, and also to herself.
I feel she has probably suffered abuse in her life, and an eating disorder, but I don't know that...just speculation, from listening to her songs.
This song really resonates with me, it touches a nerve. This is the only song I know that makes me break down in tears every time that I hear it.
The key line here is "That I would be good whether with or without you" - it's totally not what you expect the last line to be.
You are still good, and great, and loved through all things. You were made in the image of the creator and although we all have offended that creator and we all screw up, he is still ready to forgive us and say "You are good, even though you have done nothing, even though you got a thumbs-down, even though..."
You are not good at all...neither am I. But God is good and because of the cross he is ready to forgive everything and see us as good. Amazing.