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You were right I"m hanging round because
Slight of hand won't separate us from them
You were right I'm underground because
Slight of hand won't separate your body from the dirt you're standing on today
You're the good things yeah that's you
You're the icing on the cake on the table at my wake
You're the extra ton of cash on my sinking life raft
You're the loud sound of fun when I'm trying to sleep
You're the flowers in my house when my allergies come out
You're the good things
And help's not short when you're digging your grave
I'll help you dig it
So you're digging your grave now
You're speaking my language I'll help you dig it
Slight of hand won't separate us from them
You were right I'm underground because
Slight of hand won't separate your body from the dirt you're standing on today
You're the good things yeah that's you
You're the icing on the cake on the table at my wake
You're the extra ton of cash on my sinking life raft
You're the loud sound of fun when I'm trying to sleep
You're the flowers in my house when my allergies come out
You're the good things
And help's not short when you're digging your grave
I'll help you dig it
So you're digging your grave now
You're speaking my language I'll help you dig it
Lyrics submitted by emopunkskaface, edited by sheionizes, shondon
Track duration: 03:34
"You're the Good Things" as written by Brock/judy/green
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Here we go again, unedited, unaltered, full of pretentious douchebaggery as it was on that day:
V1 - Idea of being seperated, transcending humans
V2 - More of the same idea; references NOTS to back up the meaning ("You were right I'm underground becuz..."
"You're the Good Things" as a drug abuse song, rather than a love song describing a 1-sided relationship.
["Icing on the cake on the table @ my wake"]
-Death caused by drugs, his friends still use them, despite the {dire} warning. Alternatively, he becomes "dead to the world", and "eats his own cake", so-to-speak.
["Flowers in my house when my allergies comeout"]
-The idea that they have the ability to "tempt and inflame" users (of -anything-) once the craving kicks in. After a while they become a part of your life like, say, fappin'. It gets to be 2nd nature erry once in a while - A habit.
["extra ton of cash in my sinking life raft"]
-Drugs tend to draw in cash. I think IB was trying to say he liked drugs for work - Cash from (admittedly brilliant) meth-fueled frontman power was no doubt great. I suppose the "life raft" is his life as a musician, last shot before being "nothing/nobody/methheadIsaac".
["loud sound of fun when I'm tryin' to sleep"]
-Again, the disturb you at times. The idea of sleeping on stims is stupidly stupid. On other drugs (excluding a numeric few), its the same case - LSD, DMH, DXM, &c. all (temporary) insomnia-inducing thangs.
["& The help's not short, when yr diggin' your own grave"]
-Oughta be obvious. A thanks to those who help you get the 'good things'.
------fin
The ending is fantastic. I love the Night on The Sun EP version, with those chaotic violins in the background. The Parlor Tricks version is excellent as well, because it's slightly more intense. I just like the first version due to the rawness and the ability for this song to just chill a motherfucker the hell out. Once you get to those last 30 seconds, you're rendered helpless in the song's grasp.
I used to think that he was saying this person is the good things DESPITE the bad circumstances.
That they make the bad things in his life a bit better.
But after reading all the comments, I don't know. It's very plausible that the song is sarcastic.
This is just the middle parts though. No one has really tried to go into detail about the parts at the beginning and end. It's been established they are about death, but how does that tie into the middle?
Maybe, it could be saying the no matter what you do, no "sleight of hand" (trick) is going to escape you from the inevitable fate that we are going all going to die. So this could be related to the middle part (if we look at it from the view that they are the good things despite the bad circumstances) that we need to make the best out of the bad times, as they are going to happen whichever way we take them.
And then at the end, yeah sure, they are both going to die. But they will end up in the same place, maybe you're dying but you're not alone. I'll help you dig it, help isn't short when we have each other even though it's the end.
I don't know, I prefer to think this is a happy song rather than a sad/sarcastic one.
I feel like this song is less about a lover or a crush and more about a friendship that's fallen out. He probably notices really obnoxious traits about his friend, i.e. the friend probably doesn't take anything seriously or is so fucking bubbly and superficial (hence the references to icing, flowers, money, fun). He's probably in a bad place in his life and everything seems to be working out to his friend's advantage and his dark, sarcasm is masked by upbeat rhythms and chord progressions. What could be more mocking than that? He might be challenging the friend's philosophy of life with his own existentialist perspective, and pointing out to the friend that there are plenty of people that aren't too fond of him ("help's not short when you're digging your grave"), and he'd be more than happy to bury their deceased friendship.
You're the good things(sung sweetly) YEAH THATS YOU YEAH THATS YOU YEAH (abrasively as in My cousin Vinny's "YEAH! YOU BLEND")
You're the flowers (sweet) IN MY HOUSE WHEN MY ALLERGIES COME OUT!
Youre' the icing..(aww icing "literally sweet) ON MY CAKE ON THE TABLE AT MY WAKE
is there anything actually good here? Seems like he's discovered she has the "artifice" of good but ultimatly is really no good for hom at all.What more does the man have to say? Does he have to telegraph it like Triumph the insult comment dog? You're great you're just wonderful....For me to poop on!!
-that's just my opinion.