It's All Good
Embracing Positivity in the Face of Criticism: Damien Dempsey's It's All Good
Lyrics
I am an angry man yeah, I vent it when I can, yeah
I express my anger when I can.
On the bag, not the skag
I choose substances like marijuana ("bag") over hard drugs ("skag").
The negativity, yeah, pushed onto young paddy, yeah
Negative influences are imposed on young people, particularly those of Irish descent ("young paddy").
Is a shame, whose to blame?
It's a shame, but who is responsible?
And when the baby cries, yeah, she has been criticised, yeah
When a baby cries, mothers face criticism and judgment.
Been put down, it's passed down
Generational patterns of putting others down are inherited.
But it's all good, it's all good
Despite challenges, everything is ultimately good.
All I say to you today
A positive message to the listener: everything is good.
It's all good, sure it's all good
Reiteration of the idea that everything is good.
All I say to you today
Repeated affirmation that everything is good.
And positivity, yeah, it is the way for me, yeah
The speaker embraces a positive outlook as the preferred approach.
It is truth, it is youth
Positivity is associated with truth and youthfulness.
They try to keep us down, yeah
Efforts are made to suppress and control the speaker.
They hide the high kings crown, yeah
The achievements and glory of the past are concealed.
From the Gaels, Kathleen wails
Reference to the suffering of the Irish ("Gaels") and Kathleen's lament.
And to survive their sting, yeah
To overcome challenges, one must rise to a position of power.
You have to be the king, yeah
To endure adversity, one must assert themselves as a leader.
Grasp the wealth of yourself
To prosper, embrace the richness within yourself.
Love yourself today, ok, ok
A call to self-love and acceptance today and always.
Love yourself today, ok, ok
Repetition of the importance of loving oneself.
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