This song tells the story of the speaker and his siblings slowly learning to perpetuate the same cycles of abuse, violence, and excusing of these behaviors that his father and mother already perform. The song builds as his siblings fall into these violent behaviors, cumulating with the speaker himse...
(wolf howl)
Daddy said that tears are only wasted piss
Whiskey breath, spillin' over, crackin' lips
Then Mama said "You two look so much alike"
Like it's a good thing
Daddy said that bleeding hands can make a man
And then he said that no two men can make amends
Then Mama chimed in like a prayer and said "Amen"
Like it's a good thing, it's not a good thing
Brother said that boots were made for out in the field
Unless an enemy should make their throat revealed
And Sister scrubbed off all the blood and smiled at him
"You've done a good thing, such a good thing"
I
Learned my lesson so I head out under pale light of moon
Find a man who's done me wrong and won't be missed but, God, is still
Push his chest
Back on sand
Raise the dagger in my hand
Plunge it down
Pick it up
Plunge it -
Agh
This is birth, in reverse
This is sacred, tell me, how'd I take it worse
I feel perfectly fine about it
Mama you were right
Me and Daddy look alike
Guess it's a good thing
I'm not a good thing
Right?
A Good Thing was written by Kyle Stibbs.
A Good Thing was produced by Goner Records.
Kyle Stibbs released A Good Thing on Tue Mar 29 2022.