Good Things
Sasha Lyrics


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I thought I knew me
I thought I should be
Safe within the walls I build around me

Now they keep falling
'cause you tear them down
I got no defence but just a warning:
Maybe
I'm not the one for you
Maybe
I just don't want you to

Miss out on the good things
Miss out on that something
I can not afford to give you
I just don't want you to
Miss out on the good things
If you don't care about that too
We could have
A good thing

I like your father, but take your mother
She just seems to hate me like no other
So what am I now
Supposed to do
I'm sick of walking aroun in someone else's shoes

Maybe
I'm not the one for you
Maybe
I just don't want you to

Miss out on the good things
Miss out on that something
I can not afford to give you
I just don't want you to
Miss out on the good things
If you don't care about that too
We could have
A good thing

Oh
Tell me how to suit you better
Oh
'cause this is who I am
Oh
I don't know if all that matters
Oh




To you
'cause I don't want you to

Overall Meaning

The song "Good Things" by Sasha chronicles someone struggling with their own vulnerability in a relationship. The singer of the song thinks he knows himself really well. He thinks he's okay with building walls around him to protect himself. However, as the relationship evolves with his partner, he realizes that he is not able to maintain his walls. Instead, he is vulnerable and exposed to his partner.


The interesting part of the song is that the singer is okay with being exposed. Sasha puts forth the idea that being completely transparent in a relationship with someone won't necessarily lead to brokenness or disappointment. However, Sasha also indicates that the singer isn't sure if he is the person his partner should be with. There's an element of self-doubt that Sasha explores in "Good Things." The singer is less concerned with his own lack of desire for the partner and more concerned about the impact on the partner. He's okay with missing out on the good things, but what he doesn't want is his partner to miss out on the good things.


The chorus exists as a reassurance or warning to the partner. Sasha implies that the singer values the relationship. However, he's also aware that he can't provide the level of affection or care the partner may be looking for. The line "I just don't want you to miss out on the good things" is a poignant line indicating that the singer doesn't want to hold the partner back. The song ends with a series of rhetorical questions, questioning if being true to himself matters or if changing who he is to suit the partner is important. The song is more of a reflection of the vulnerability and confusion in a relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

I thought I knew me
At one point, I was convinced that I had a clear understanding of myself.


I thought I should be / Safe within the walls I build around me
I believed that I would be protected within the barriers that I established for myself.


Now they keep falling / 'cause you tear them down
The walls I built to protect myself are no longer effective since you are breaking them down.


I got no defence but just a warning:
I won't be able to protect myself, I only have this warning to give you.


Maybe / I'm not the one for you
Perhaps I am not the right person for you.


Maybe / I just don't want you to
Maybe I just don't want you to think I am the right person for you.


Miss out on the good things / Miss out on that something / I can not afford to give you / I just don't want you to
I don't want you to miss out on good things or anything, even if I can't give them to you myself.


Miss out on the good things / If you don't care about that too / We could have / A good thing
If you also don't care about missing out on the good things, then maybe we could still have something good.


I like your father, but take your mother / She just seems to hate me like no other
I like your father, but I'd prefer not to deal with your mother because she seems to dislike me greatly.


So what am I now / Supposed to do / I'm sick of walking around in someone else's shoes
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do now. I'm tired of pretending to be someone I'm not.


Oh / Tell me how to suit you better / Oh / 'cause this is who I am / Oh / I don't know if all that matters / Oh / To you / 'cause I don't want you to
Please tell me how I can be better for you, but also know that this is who I am. I'm not sure if that even matters to you, but I don't want you to miss out on anything good.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TIMOTHY CLAYTON, JAMAL F. JONES, MARECE BENJAMIN RICHARDS, KERI LYNN HILSON, JASON LAMONT PERRY, WILLY WILL, NIQUAY JONES

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Comments from YouTube:

Leandro César

Fico muito feliz de ver todos vocês aqui que ainda tem bom gosto musical, tamo junto galera!!!

Itamar Oliveira

Precisamos dessa música no Spotify

Rogério Abreu

e no deezer

T0XiCc0v3R

Schade das er nicht auf Spotify ist.
Aber der Song wird immer wieder aufs neue gehört <3

Pedro Lucas

Se tiver Brasileiro aqui, saiba que voce tem um bom gosto pra musica.


Escutei essa musica numa radio enquanto viajava, ainda bem q achei kkkk

Bea Rossini

Manooo ouço essa música no rádio direto, amo ela! Fiquei tão feliz quando encontrei, mas tão triste quando vi que não tinha no spotify (T_T)

CHE💋RRY🍒

Adoro, Guten morgen

Gleydson Almeida

Escutava muito ela na Antena 1

MillHouse

isso ai !!!

Mercia Luciana

Eu escutei essa música primeira vez em 2016 na rádio WDR na Alemanha me apaixonei de cara. Eu tava fazendo uma viagem de carro na epoca

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