The lyrics on Sea Change are direct, with none of the freewheeling word-association vibe of the music that made Beck famous. (The guess in Guess I’m Doing Fine sums about eleventy-nine kinds of resignation).
[Verse 1]
There's a bluebird at my window
I can't hear the songs he sings
All the jewels in Heaven
They don't look the same to me
[Pre-Chorus]
I just wade the tides that turned
'Til I learn to leave the past behind
[Chorus]
It's only lies that I'm living
It's only tears that I'm crying
It's only you that I'm losing
Guess I'm doing fine
[Verse 2]
All the battlements are empty
And the moon is laying low
Yellow roses in the graveyard
Got no time to watch them grow
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I bade a friend farewell
I can do whatever pleases me
[Chorus]
It's only lies that I'm living
It's only tears that I'm crying
It's only you that I'm losing
Guess I'm doing fine
[Bridge]
Press my face up to the window
To see how warm it is inside
See the things that I've been missing
Missing all this time
[Chorus]
It's only lies that I'm living
It's only tears that I'm crying
It's only you I'm losing
Guess I'm doing fine
[Outro]
Guess I'm doing fine
Guess I’m Doing Fine was written by Beck.
Guess I’m Doing Fine was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Beck released Guess I’m Doing Fine on Tue Sep 24 2002.