Looks Good From Here
The amen break never lets up and neither does the voice on top of it — born ready, built for this, always been — a man reciting his own résumé until the words stop meaning anything. It’s competence as a held breath. The smile isn’t happiness, it’s load-bearing.
Every section is the same negotiation: stay far enough back and the whole thing reads fine. Looks good from here. Don’t come closer. The repetition isn’t a hook, it’s a man who can’t stop checking the lock. By the outro he’s not even finishing the phrase — looks good, looks — because finishing it would mean someone might actually look.
Tracks
- 01 Looks Good From Here 3:04
Lyrics
[Drum break] [Verse 1] Born ready Born ready Built for this Built for this Always been Always been Always been Why am I Why am I Never mind Never mind Born ready Born ready Built [Pre-Chorus] Hold the smile Hold the smile Hold the smile Hold the smile Don't slip Don't slip Don't slip now Don't slip [Chorus] Looks good from here Looks good from here Looks good from here Looks good from here Don't come closer Don't come closer Don't come closer Looks good from here [Verse 2] I know what I'm doing I know what I'm doing I know what I'm doing Why did you ask me that Why did you ask me that I know what I'm doing A natural A natural A natural A Big picture guy Big picture guy Big Picture Guy [Pre-Chorus] Hold the smile Hold the smile Hold the smile Hold the smile Don't slip Don't slip Don't slip now Don't slip [Chorus] Looks good from here Looks good from here Looks good from here Looks good from here Don't come closer Don't come closer Don't come closer Looks good from here [Drum break] [Bridge] I've always been like this I've always been like this I've always been like this Stop asking Stop asking Stop I said stop I said stop I've always I've always I've [Outro] Looks good Looks good Looks good Looks Looks