How to Be Good
Learning the Art of Goodness through Storms and Southern Cross
Lyrics
I could write the book of you
I have the ability to document and understand who you are
And illustrate the pages, you shouldn't read it
I can describe you, but there are aspects you should avoid knowing about
Oh, I'm the one that you put down
I'm the one you criticize or belittle
It was written in a hurry, slipped through your fingers
Your negative judgment of me was hastily formed and escaped your attention
I do everything I should
I follow societal expectations and norms
I still got to learn how to be good
Despite doing what is expected, I still need to learn how to be morally good
You got two strong arms, I see
You possess the strength to provide support
Can't you bring ?em around, wrap ?em around me?
Can't you embrace me with your arms?
I lay my storms down at your feet
I present my challenges and difficulties to you
Maybe you'll build a shelter, maybe do my hard work for me
Perhaps you'll create a refuge or handle my burdens for me
Oh, I kick and scream, but the job is mine
Despite my resistance, the responsibility is mine
So I?ll stay by the ocean, you got your own hills to climb
I'll stay near the ocean while you tackle your own challenges
Oh, I do everything I should
I continue to meet societal expectations
I still got to learn, how to be good
Still, there's a need for me to learn how to be morally good
And I've got two strong arms, you see
You also have the strength to provide support
I got to bring ?em around, wrap ?em around me
Can't you wrap your arms around me?
And I know that I am full of holes
I acknowledge my imperfections
Still they let me, see on through to the other side
Despite my flaws, people can see through to my true self
And the Southern Cross has got you in her sights
A reference to the Southern Cross suggests being guided or influenced
I?ll do everything I should
I continue to adhere to societal expectations
But I still got to learn how to be good
However, there's an ongoing process of learning how to be morally good
You've got two strong arms, you see
You, too, have the strength to offer support
Got to bring ?em around, got to wrap ?em around me
Wrap your arms around me for comfort and connection
You got to wrap ?em around
Emphasizing the need for physical and emotional embrace
Got to wrap ?em around me
Reiteration of the call for wrapping arms around for support
Yeah, bring ?em around
Encouragement to bring support closer
Yeah, wrap ?em around me
Further emphasis on the desire for close support
I?ll do everything I should
Continuing to meet societal expectations
I still got to learn how to be good
Despite that, there's a recognition of the ongoing need to learn how to be morally good
How to be good
Expressing the theme of striving to be morally good
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