The Good
Finding Beauty in Impermanence: Grover Anderson's 'The Good' Revels in Life's Transient Moments
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One day, the ocean’s gonna rise up and drown everybody in New York and California
Expressing a catastrophic event where the ocean rises to drown people in New York and California.
One day, the left and the right are gonna start another Civil War
Anticipating a future Civil War between political factions on the left and right.
One day, the sun’s gonna increase in size till it swallows the earth
Imagining the sun expanding and engulfing the earth in the future.
So what’s the good in worrying about her?
Questioning the value of worrying about these potential disasters in relation to a person.
One, the flowers you bought will decay inside a landfill
Highlighting the impermanence of material things, such as flowers that decay in a landfill.
The tree you carved your names into will burn down into ash
Reflecting on the transient nature of relationships, symbolized by a tree carving turning to ash.
In time, your memories at Yellowstone will be a volcanic crater
Suggesting that even cherished memories will fade or change over time.
So what’s the good in worrying about that?
Reiterating the question about the worth of worrying about such eventualities.
If she says she’s gone then she’s gone
Emphasizing acceptance of a person's departure if they express it.
Good luck trying to change a woman’s mind
Acknowledging the difficulty of changing someone's mind, particularly a woman's.
You may think yourself strong
Challenging the notion of personal strength in the face of emotional challenges.
But what’s your heartache to time?
Comparing personal heartache to the inexorable passage of time.
What if the tectonic plate you live on becomes an island
Imagining a geological event where one's living environment transforms into an island.
Then an electromagnetic pulse puts the planes and ships to ground?
Envisioning a scenario where technological disruptions ground planes and ships.
You’d waste your life on a raft praying currents took you to her
Questioning the point of wasting life attempting to reach someone in such circumstances.
So what’s the good in wasting it now?
Reiterating the inquiry about the purpose of worrying in the face of potential loss.
If she says she’s gone then she’s gone
Repeating the acceptance of a person's departure if they declare it.
Good luck trying to change a woman’s mind
Reiterating the challenge of changing a woman's mind.
You may think yourself strong
Revisiting the comparison between personal strength and the passage of time.
But what’s your heartache to time?
Repeating the idea that personal heartache is insignificant compared to time.
One day, you’re gonna feel the fool for this mighty depth of feeling
Anticipating a future realization of feeling foolish for intense emotions.
But even the sharpest pain hold a little bit of worth
Acknowledging that even deep pain holds some value or worth.
In time, every mistake will have only made you better
Positing that mistakes contribute to personal growth and improvement over time.
And there’s the good in worrying about her
Affirming that there is value in worrying about a specific person despite potential hardships.
Yeah, there's the good in worrying about her
Reiterating the affirmation that there is value in worrying about the mentioned person.
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