The sixth track on Black Flag’s fifth album, Loose Nut. On the Who’s Got The 10 ½ Live album, Henry states that the song is about rejection.
[Verse]
I smash my fists
Into my face
I can feel it
When I close my eyes
[Hook]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Verse]
I smash my fists
Into the wall
I can feel it
When I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Verse 2]
I think I’m at the bottom
When I’m driving through the top
I think I’m at the bottom
When I’m dying at the top
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Bridge]
I hate to want
You make me want
I hate to want
You make me want you
I hate to want
You make me want
To hurt you
[Verse]
I smash my fists
Into the wall
I can feel it
When I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Verse]
I smash my fists
Into my face
I can feel it
When I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Verse 2]
I think I’m at the bottom
When I’m crawling to the top
I think I’m at the bottom
When I’m dying at the top
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Bridge]
I hate to want
You make me want
I hate to want
You make me want you
I hate to want
You make me want
To hurt you
[Guitar solo]
[Bridge]
I hate to want
You make me want
I hate to want
You make me want you
I hate to want
You make me want
To hurt you
[Verse]
I smash my fists
Into my face
I can feel it
When I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Verse]
I smash my fists
Into the wall
I can feel it
When I close my eyes
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Verse 2]
I think I’m at the bottom
When I’m driving through the top
I think I’m at the bottom
When I’m dying at the top
[Chorus]
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
And this is good
[Bridge]
I hate to want
You make me want
I hate to want
You make me want you
I hate to want
You make me want
To hurt you
This Is Good was written by Henry Rollins & Greg Ginn.
This Is Good was produced by David Tarling & Bill Stevenson & Greg Ginn.