“It’s a Good Life” is about Peaches Geldof, an ex-girlfriend of Faris Badwan. In 2014, Peaches was found dead, and an inquest into the cause revealed that it was likely due to a heroin overdose. One day prior to her death, Peaches posted a photo of her mother and her together on Instagram, captioned...
[Verse]
You could try to live, but you only shadow
Trying to find yourself
Going nowhere when you don't know who to follow
Moving to the river's edge
Right to the start, and I know where to find her
But the light in her heart is softly dying out
Again
Again
Lying to the world, you decide you've got to hide out
Lying even to yourself
I guess you're a girl with a world of hidden shallows
The story never writes itself
She lay in the dark
But I don't know who found her
And in all different ways, the story is playing out
Again
Again
[Chorus]
It's a good life, a good life
Hold on
It's a good life, a good life
Until it's gone
It's a good life, a good life
Hold on
It's a good life, a good life
Until it's gone
It’s a Good Life was produced by The Horrors & Paul Epworth.
The Horrors released It’s a Good Life on Fri Sep 22 2017.