A spectral keyboard sound hangs in the background of Laura Carbone’s “The Good” like a gentle reminder of one’s better instincts. The processional pace of the song serves its message well and when the guitar strums linger catching the strings individually at times before heading into the moment of the song it contributes greatly to the orchestral sound Carbone brings to bear with her uplifting vocals. The song is about how many of us have been so conditioned to not expect anything out of life without deserving it in some transactional sense whether that be religious beliefs or living under capitalism that we distrust anything good and positive. The chorus of “You run away from all the good” speaks directly to this but so does Carbone’s lyrics about dreams and how we’ve learned to not listen to our better instincts that guide us toward what we really want out of life in its myriad dimensions. Rather, when something good does come our way we will often distrust that it’s real and convince ourselves best to run away rather than get fooled into a bad situation even when there really isn’t one. Carbone with this song coaxes us out of this mindset with a gentle and compassionate touch without judgment but part of that involves coming to terms with puzzling behaviors and ideas we’ve internalized even when they don’t serve us well. Watch the lyric video for “The Good” on YouTube and follow Laura Carbone at the links provided. Her album The Cycle is due out in April 2024.
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