Good Days – English Lyrics

• By: SZA

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to dive into the language of emotion and modern R&B? "Good Days" is a perfect choice, offering a blend of vulnerable, everyday English phrases ("Got me a war in my mind," "Can you get the heck out?") and aspirational vocabulary related to self-care and positivity. Its dreamy, flowing style will help you practice recognizing subtle wordplay and the use of English for expressing complex, deeply personal sentiments.

[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 holdin' me

Choose to watch

While the world break up and fall on me

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

Still wanna try, still believe in (good days), 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

Feelin' like (on your own), feelin' like Jericho

Feelin' like Job when he lost his shit

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

Ooh, played and dipped, way to kill the mood

Know you like that shit getting good with it babe

Baby, heavy on my empty mind shit

I gotta keep from losin' the rest of me (rest of me)

Still 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" (urgent)

Tryna make sense of loose change

Got me a war in my mind (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 await my armored fate with a smile

Still wanna try, still believe in (good days), 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, it's in the present

(Na-na, na-na, na-na, na)

Half of us chasin' fountains of youth and it's in the present right now

...

Always in my mind, always in my mind, mind

You've been making me feel like I'm

Always in my mind, always in my mind, mind

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the seat of consciousness, thought, and intelligence
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality or excellent
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people and things on it
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept that something is true
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
worry /ˈwɜːri/ A2	verb - to be anxious or concerned
waste /weɪst/ A2	verb - to use something in a careless or unnecessary way
care /ker/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry
watch /wɑːtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe attentively
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop downward
await /əˈweɪt/ B2	verb - to wait for
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - an expression on the face showing pleasure or amusement

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to take)

  ➔ The infinitive "**to take**" expresses the purpose of the action "safe to take a step out".

• You be heavy in my mind

  ➔ Present simple for habitual/repeated actions or states (be)

  ➔ The use of "**be**" here conveys a persistent state or characteristic rather than a single event.

• I've been on my empty mind shit

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (I've been)

  ➔ Describes an action (being on empty mind shit) that started in the past and is still ongoing or has recently finished with present relevance.

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

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (wasted)

  ➔ The use of "wasted" suggests a hypothetical or desired situation contrary to fact, expressing regret or doubt.

• Said, "Not tryna be a nuisance, it's just urgent"

  ➔ Reported speech (Said)

  ➔ The verb "Said" introduces a direct quote, functioning as reported speech.

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

  ➔ Modal verb of obligation (Gotta/have got to), gerund (holdin')

  ➔ "Gotta" (short for "have got to") expresses obligation. "Holdin'" is a gerund (verb acting as a noun) acting as a part of the relative clause.

• While the world break up and fall on me

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction (While)

  ➔ "While" introduces a subordinate clause, indicating a contrast or simultaneous action.

• Still wanna try, still believe in (good days), good days, always

  ➔ Ellipsis (of the verb "to") and repetition

  ➔ The sentence omits the verb "to" for brevity and effect. Repetition reinforces the idea of "good days."

• Gotta get right, tryna free my mind before the end of the world

  ➔ Phrasal verb (get right), complex sentence structure with time clause

  ➔ "Get right" is a phrasal verb meaning to improve or become mentally and emotionally stable. The sentence structure includes a time clause using "before".