"I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make"
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The phrasing is deliberately plain, almost blue-collar. That matters. Garrett isn’t performing philosophical nuance; he’s trying to sound like someone who’s learned things the expensive way. “You sleep in the bed you make” is the crucial pivot: a proverb, familiar enough to feel incontestable, carrying the subtext of confession without naming any specific sins. It signals, I’ve been reckless; I’ve also stopped arguing with the bill.
Culturally, this kind of statement is a classic post-crash move for pop figures whose public narrative has been shaped by excess, addiction, legal trouble, or tabloid spectacle. It’s an attempt to reclaim agency: not “the industry did this to me,” but “I did some of this to me.” The appeal is emotional, not doctrinal. He’s offering a framework that lets fans keep caring without pretending there was no wreckage: redemption as responsibility, not reinvention.
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| Topic | Ethics & Morality |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Garrett, Leif. (2026, January 15). I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-believe-in-a-higher-power-and-i-believe-in-good-164150/
Chicago Style
Garrett, Leif. "I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-believe-in-a-higher-power-and-i-believe-in-good-164150/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-believe-in-a-higher-power-and-i-believe-in-good-164150/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








