The annotated lyrics for Mudhoney - Good Enough

1. I've made mistakes
That I'm sure I'll make again
Guess I liked them enough
The first time around
No way to fight them
No use denying
The way it grows
Uh-huh
Whatever happens
Never thought for a second
That I'd let go
Uh-huh
Everybody says
You must have lost your head
Well, one more time is good enough for me
Yeah, one more time is good enough for me
Before the song begins, there will be a short
section devoted to the narrative, explaining the
premise of imitating famous musical icons, and
how the band is going to do this.
The first lyrics have potential for
comedic value, as they can allude
to the doomed attempts of the
band to try and be ‘cool’
However, the lyrics ‘guess I liked
them enough’ show the mistakes
aren’t catastrophic, and the
stakes aren’t high enough to
warrant anything other than a
comedic view of events.
The chorus can focus on how the
band is going against convention
and what everyone else thinks,
and is finding heir own sound.
Even though it might be
ill-advised, they still keep trying.
These can link to an inevitable
struggle. Such as the attempts to
innovate the band’s style.
However, they could take on a
deeper meaning, with themes of
inevitability.
‘Letting go’ could refer to a
failure of one of the band
members; this could be Kurt
Cobain, as he falls whilst acting
‘rebellious’ as per his character.

2. It's a hard road to your heart
And there was a time when I never thought I'd get that far
Uh-huh
Everybody says
You must have lost your head
Well, one more time is good enough for me
Yeah, one more time is good enough for me
The song’s initial focus on love
and relationships can
manipulated to our own end, and
these lyrics can still symbolise
the pursuit of any goal, love or
otherwise
The final chorus will be
accompanied by the ending of
the narrative, as the band find
their own style and stop trying to
imitate other musicians. The
lyrics of the chorus will serve as
summarising and also concluding
the events of the videoAfter the song concludes, there will be a
quick conclusion, with the band ,manager
returning to tell the band they are still
‘irrelevant’