Story Behind The Song
I was holding a screaming baby and uttered "it's not that bad, it's much, much worse". Went from there.
Song Description
Using black humour, the song reflects on historical figures and events. It draws on ill-fated situations to allow us to see our own problems with new perspective.
| Song Length |
3:45 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Cheerless |
Subject |
Existence, General |
| Similar Artists |
R.E.M., The Decemberists |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Did all those dinosaurs
look up and think 'what's that?
could it be a meteor
about to make a splash'
Did Adam say to Eve
'Perhaps we were naive'
And did Christ think 'crap
How ironically apt'
It's not that bad
It's much, much worse
Say it's all good
But god it hurts
It's not goodbye
It's just farewell
Say it's all good
But god it's hell
And there was Eva
Beneath the streets of Berlin
Did she think maybe
That the wolf could still win
Did the Hitler Youth
Begin to learn the truth
And did Napoleon's ghost
Warn they were French Toast
It's not that bad
It's much, much worse
Say it's all good
But god it hurts
It's not goodbye
It's just farewell
Say it's all good
But god it's hell
On a lighter note
There is no more hope
So why should we try
To eat our daily bread
With heavy heart and head
So hush now don't cry
Did JFK's first lady
Know where he snoozed
Was he with that Marilyn
Or was she with Blue Suede Shoes
Did John Lennon joke
'The queen needs a smoke'
And did Kurt Cobain
Think as he took aim
It's not that bad
It's much, much worse
Say it's all good
But god it hurts
It's not goodbye
It's just farewell
Say it's all good
But god it's hell
And does the devil pray
Hell is heaven one day