I thought I saw the devil this morning
Looking in the mirror
Drop of rum on my tongue with a warning
To help me see myself clearer
[Pre-Chorus]
I never meant to start a fire
I never meant to make you bleed
I'll be a better man today
[Chorus]
I'll be good, I'll be good
And I'll love the world like I should
I'll be good, I'll be good
For all of the times that I never could
[Verse 2]
My past has tasted bitter for years now so I wield an iron fist
Grace is just weakness, or so I've been told
I've been cold, I've been merciless
[Pre-Chorus]
But the blood on my hands scares me to death
Maybe I'm waking up today
I'll be good, I'll be good
And I'll love the world like I should
I'll be good, I'll be good
(I'll be good, I'll be good)
[Bridge]
For all of the light that I shut out
For all of the innocent things that I doubt
For all of the bruises I've caused and the tears
For all of the things that I've done
All these years, no, yeah
For all of the sparks that I stomped out
For all of the perfect things that I doubt
[Chorus]
I'll be good, I'll be good
And I'll love the world like I should yeah
I'll be good, I'll be good
For all of the times I never could
For all of the times I never could
About
“I’ll Be Good” is the first single from Jaymes Young’s second EP, Habits Of My Heart and it’s the eleventh track on Young’s debut full-length album Feel Something.
About the music video for “I’ll Be Good,” Jaymes said:
This video represents the harm we do. We harm ourselves when we harm others. It also reflects the re-birth of a forgiven conscience.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
That song snuck up on me. I didn’t realize that it was going to have any success when I first put it out, so it’s strange thinking of it as a single years later. I’m just excited for the album to live that long as well, and to see what comes of that.
– Jaymes Young in a 2017 interview with OUT.
Yes. It was certified gold by the RIAA on July 7, 2020.
- 1.Tied Down
- 4.Stone
- 5.Sugar Burn
- 7.Black Magic
- 8.We Won’t
- 9.Naked
- 10.Two People
- 11.I’ll Be Good
- 12.Infinity
