Violent Femmes – Good Feeling

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Good feeling
Won't you stay with me just a little longer
It always seems like your leaving
When I need you here just a little longer
Dear lady there's so many things
That I have come to fear
Little voice says I'm going crazy
To see all my worlds disappear
Vague sketch of a fantasy
Laughing at the sunrise
Like he's been up all night
Ooh slippin' and slidin'
What a good time but now
Have have to find a bed
That can take this wait
Good feeling
Won't you say stay with me just a little longer
It always seems like your leaving
When I know the other one
Just a little too well
Oh dear lady
Won't you stay with me just a little longer
Why does it always seems like your leaving
When I need you here just a little longer

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Track duration: 03:52

"Good Feeling" as written by Gordon Gano

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    My Interpretation:I think this song is not just about feeling good through drugs or sex and wanting those highs to stay. Its more about depression and feeling good in general. When your depressed it is hard to have good feelings at all and when you do they are fleeting. The line that says "When I know the other one just a little to well" he is talking about, he knows sadness to well, opposite of good feelings. He wants the little amount of good feeling that he has recently had through sex or (hell he could be talking about staying up masturbating all night "vague sketch of a fantasy" "slippin and slidin") to stay with him but now he has to find a bed that can take back the weight of depression.
    Flag eyessick3on March 29, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:To me this song is about happiness and that good feeling you get when something good is happening/happened and you just feel good. I think this song is also about love, drugs or whatever makes your feel good. This song is the ultimate feel good song like other people said it makes you smile when you listen to it. This is my go to song when i feel depressed about something and just need to feel good aboout something. The song is the good feeing, at least that's what i think.
    Flag icedt45on August 16, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:To me this song, being single and finding the one, not just anyone, but the one and how when ever you're with them you can feel like you're high. Then once they departe you come down and still see that you're not with them, but you were with tem for those moments. Those are the moments you musn't forget, and the moments spent with the ones you love (best friends, family, ect.) cherish the moments before they are gone.
    Flag homewrecker27on April 01, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Slowed down vocals, ‘Good Feeling, Won’t you stay with me just a little longer. It always seems like you’re leaving. When I need you here just a little longer.’
    He draws out the words, slow and painful. You can hear the emotion in his voice. It makes me so sad hearing this. I think it is just about wanting good times to last.
    A friend of mine has this view that at least ninety percent of life is shit, and only ten percent is good. It doesn’t matter what that ten percent is, drugs, sex, simple HAPPINESS, being in love. It is just wanting things to slow down and stop for just a second, so you can enjoy it, because the good times seem to finish far too quickly.
    Bittersweet.
    Flag Wheretofindyouon September 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:One more time, one more time.
    Color flashing neon signs.
    Advertising a friend of my distraction, latest attraction....

    I know it's true but I'm sorry to say yesterdays a day away...

    see you smile
    Flag Albuquerqueon August 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:reminds me of high school as well when I used to listen to this song in the car on the way there. touching song, very emotion evoking.
    Flag magoosh008on February 01, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:awesome song. reminds of me of high school when i listened to them on a daily basis. waiting for the train at night. femmes are such an underrated group, this and 'Color Me Once' are two of their greatest songs. Gone Out the Window is also up there.
    Flag sweet_leafon December 19, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Its definately about drugs. The high is ending, and you want it to last longer. When youre coming off the drugs, you want it so bad.. but its gone. And then you crash and youre heavy as fuck. Great song, captures that feeling perfectly
    Flag Captain_Planeton May 25, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this song is so sad. the way i see it, he's only happy for a fleeting moment once in a while, and he regrets all the time he's sad, but he can't shake all the bad feelings. reminds me of myself.
    Flag pandora_ash_avalieon April 30, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This is somewhat self-explanatory. I love this tune a lot. Everybody can relate to wanting a fleeting good feeling to last a precious few more moments before you gotta get back to the grind.

    Preach on, Femmes.
    Flag cubbyblueson March 31, 2007   Link

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