My Goodness
The Belle Brigade Lyrics

My goodness is a tumbleweed, blowing away from me
My sense of goodness and positivity is like a tumbleweed that has been neglected and is now being blown away from me.

I neglected the garden, it wilted and it hardened
I failed to tend to my mental garden and now it is in a state of decay and stagnation.

Like a lifeless bouquet I let it blow away
My goodness is like a gift that I didn't cherish and now it is gone, leaving me with nothing but emptiness.

Blow away, hey yeah
This emptiness and lack of goodness is now consuming me and it feels like everything is blowing away out of my control.

And if I pass my goodness on the road,
If I encounter someone else who embodies goodness or positivity,

If I see it on the blacktop
If I come across it unexpectedly while going about my daily life,

And if I recognize and ask to hold it
And if I am able to acknowledge its value and ask to experience it myself,

Would it take me back, Lord
Would this experience of goodness be able to bring me back to a state of happiness and peace, or will it be gone forever?

My love is a broken wing
The love I have to give is like a bird's wing that has been broken and is no longer able to soar.

And it doesn't beat
My love is stagnant and lifeless, unable to thrive or grow.

I neglected the arrow that tore into the marrow
I failed to address the pain that has been eating away at me, letting it fester until it impacted my ability to love.

In a feather cascade I let it blow away
My love was once beautiful and delicate like feathers falling from the sky, but I let it blow away and now it is gone.

And if I pass my love beside the road,
If I encounter someone who is able to love deeply and fully,

Who would take me back
Would they be able to accept and love me in spite of my brokenness and past mistakes?

Take me back
I long to return to a time when my goodness and love were pure and strong.