Good Days – English Lyrics

• By: SZA

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective world of SZA's "Good Days," a song that blends alternative R&B with themes of hope and healing. This track offers a unique opportunity to delve into the nuances of emotional resilience, self-reflection, and the power of positive thinking amidst personal challenges. Discover how SZA's lyrical honesty and dreamy vocals create a sonic escape that resonates with anyone seeking brighter days.

[English]

♪ Good day in my mind, safe to take a step out ♪

♪ Get some air now, let your edge out ♪

♪ Too soon, I spoke, you be heavy in my mind ♪

♪ Can you get the heck out ♪

♪ I need rest now, got me bummed out ♪

♪ You so, you so, you, baby, baby, babe ♪

♪ I've been on my empty mind shit ♪

♪ I try to keep from losin' the rest of me ♪

♪ I worry that I wasted the best of me on you, baby ♪

♪ You don't care ♪

♪ Said, not tryna be a nuisance, it's just urgent ♪

♪ Tryna make sense of loose change ♪

♪ Got me a war in my mind ♪

♪ Gotta let go of weight, can't keep what's holding me ♪

♪ Choose to watch ♪

♪ While the world break up and fall on me ♪

♪ All the while, I'll wait my armored fate with a smile ♪

♪ Still wanna try, still believe in ♪

♪ Good days, always ♪

♪ Always inside ♪

♪ Good day living in my mind ♪

♪ Tell me I'm not my fears, my limitations ♪

♪ I disappear, if you let me ♪

♪ Feeling like ♪ ♪ On your own ♪

♪ Feeling like Jericho ♪

♪ Feeling like Job when he lost his shit ♪

♪ Gotta hold my own, cross to bear alone, I ♪

♪ Ooh, paid a deal, way to kill the mood ♪

♪ Know you like that shit, yeah, groovy baby, baby ♪

♪ Heavy on my empty mind shit ♪

♪ I gotta keep from losin' the rest of me ♪

♪ Still worry that I wasted the best of me on you, babe ♪

♪ You don't care ♪

♪ Said, not tryna be a nuisance, it's just urgent ♪

♪ Tryna make sense of loose change ♪

♪ Got me a war in my mind ♪

♪ Gotta let go of weight, can't keep what's holding me ♪

♪ Choose to watch ♪

♪ While the world break up and fall on me ♪

♪ All the while, I'll wait my armored fate with a smile ♪

♪ Still wanna try, still believe in ♪

♪ Good days ♪

♪ Always sunny inside ♪

♪ Good day living in my mind ♪

♪ Gotta get right ♪

♪ Tryna free my mind before the end of the world ♪

♪ I don't miss no ex, I don't miss no text ♪

♪ I choose not to respond ♪

♪ I don't regret, just pretend shit never happened ♪

♪ Half of us layin' waste to our youth, is in the present ♪

♪ Half of us chasin' fountains of youth ♪

♪ And it's in the present now ♪

♪ Kiss me, dangerous ♪

♪ Been so lost without you all around me ♪

♪ Get anxious ♪

♪ Lead me, don't look back, it's all about you ♪

♪ In the dark right now ♪

♪ Feelin' lost, but I like it ♪

♪ Comfort in my sins and all about me ♪

♪ All I got right now ♪

♪ Feel the taste of resentment ♪

♪ Simmer in my skin, it's all about ♪

♪ Blood stain on my shirt, new bitch on my nerves ♪

♪ Old nigga got curved, going back on my word ♪

♪ Damn, bitch, you like thirty ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
safe /seɪf/ A2	adjective - protected from or not exposed to danger or risk.
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move.
rest /rɛst/ A1	noun - a period of inactivity or relaxation.
worry /ˈwʌri/ B1	verb - to feel or show anxiety and concern about actual or potential problems.
urgent /ˈɜːrdʒənt/ B2	adjective - requiring immediate action or attention.
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of material contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features.
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression on one's face that reflects amusement or happiness
fears /fɪərz/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, real or imagined.
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling.
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.
youth /juːθ/ B1	noun - the period between childhood and adult age.
sins /sɪnz/ B2	noun - an immoral act considered a transgression against divine law.

Key Grammar Structures

• Good day in my mind, safe to take a step out

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive (safe to take)

  ➔ The structure "safe to take" uses an adjective ("safe") followed by an infinitive verb ("to take"). It implies that taking a step out is now permissible or without risk.

• Too soon, I spoke, you be heavy in my mind

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (you be)

  ➔ The phrase "you be heavy in my mind" uses the subjunctive mood. While not grammatically standard in modern English, it is used colloquially and in song lyrics to express a strong wish or hypothetical situation. In standard English, it would be "you *are* heavy in my mind". The "be" emphasizes the continuous or persistent nature of the feeling.

• I try to keep from losin' the rest of me

  ➔ Phrasal Verb + Gerund (keep from losing)

  ➔ The phrase "keep from losing" uses the phrasal verb "keep from" (meaning to prevent oneself) followed by a gerund "losing". This means she's actively trying to avoid losing the rest of herself.

• I worry that I wasted the best of me on you, baby

  ➔ That-clause as Object (worry that)

  ➔ Here, "that I wasted the best of me on you, baby" is a "that"-clause functioning as the object of the verb "worry". It expresses the content of her worry.

• Gotta let go of weight, can't keep what's holding me

  ➔ Relative Clause (what's holding me)

  ➔ "what's holding me" is a relative clause using "what" as a relative pronoun. It refers to something unspecified that is holding her back.

• While the world break up and fall on me

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (break up, fall)

  ➔ The use of "break up" and "fall" without the "-s" is similar to subjunctive. It suggests a hypothetical situation, a possible future. It is used in informal songs and speech. The correct one should be "breaks up" and "falls"

• Tryna free my mind before the end of the world

  ➔ Slang/Informal Contraction (Tryna)

  ➔ "Tryna" is a slang contraction of "trying to". It's common in informal speech and song lyrics. It is a colloquial shortening.