PLANNING: ANALYSIS OF LYRICS

Karen and I decided that it would be helpful for us to analyse the meanings of the lyrics of the song itself so that we gain gain a deeper understanding of the narrative.






The song starts with a really relaxed and up-beat background music, which creates a happy and chilled mood.

Woke up in London yesterday 
Found myself in the city near Piccadilly 
Don't really know how I got here 
I got some pictures on my phone 

New names and numbers that I don't know 
Address to places like Abbey Road 
Day turns to night, night turns to whatever we want 
We're young enough to say 

[Chorus] 

Oh this has gotta be the good life 
This has gotta be the good life 
This could really be a good life, good life 

Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight 
Like this city is on fire tonight 
This could really be a good life 
A good, good life 
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh

^The chorus might be about us having the choice to live a good life no matter how hard the situation is, ore even if we are go through hard times in our lives, we can still choose to live a good life.
"Got this feeling that you can't fight" could be a feeling of being young and passionate and unstoppable of doing things that we want to do.

[Verse 2] 

To my friends in New York, I say hello 
My friends in L.A. they don't know 
Where I've been for the past few years or so 
Paris to China to Col-or-ado 

^This part could be about the places that the band have been to as Kutzle, the band’s base guitar and cello player said “The whole song is a memory of touring our first album,”  “It seems like one big whirlwind looking back on that now.”
Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump out 
Sometimes there's bullshit that don't work now 
We are god of stories but please tell me-e-e-e 
What there is to complain about 

^This part explains again that sometimes, hurdles and rough patches will come into our way, but we are the one to decide how we live our lives and as long as we are living, we should not complain and find a way to live happily.

When you're happy like a fool 
Let it take you over 
When everything is out 
You gotta take it in 

^This might mean that when people are happy they should let it out and enjoy it instead of hiding their emotions.
[Chorus] 

Oh this has gotta be the good life 
This has gotta be the good life 
This could really be a good life, good life 

Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight 
Like this city is on fire tonight 
This could really be a good life 
A good, good life 

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
A good good life Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh


[Bridge 2] 

Hopelessly 
I feel like there might be something that I'll miss 
Hopelessly 
I feel like the window closes oh so quick 
Hopelessly 
I'm taking a mental picture of you now 
'Cuz hopelessly 
The hope is we have so much to feel good about

[Chorus] 

Oh this has gotta be the good life 
This has gotta be the good life 
This could really be a good life, good life 

Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight 
Like this city is on fire tonight 
This could really be a good life 
A good, good life 

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh

To my friends in New York, I say hello 
My friends in L.A. they don't know 
Where I've been for the past few years or so 
Paris to China to Col-or-ado 

Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump out 
Sometimes there's bullshit that don't work now 
We are god of stories but please tell me-e-e-e 
What there is to complain about 

The song is very upbeat and cheery in general and the relaxing drumbeats make us want to get up and keep going and to really enjoy everything that we have. It really suits the lyrics of the song and it encourages people to be optimistic and live a good life. We will try and represent this message through our music video with a joyful and cheerful mood.