Better Than I Was
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โฑ๏ธ 3:25 duration
๐ ID: 2001191
๐ Lyrics
I pour steaming milk into paper cups
And start conversations with new strangers
The awkwardness finally burning off
Like a fever
But forgetting is a privilege
And I don't forget it
I drove up your old block
Right past your apartment
The roommate you hated
Was carrying boxes of something
Has your face gotten older?
Has your voice gotten lower?
I feel the same
But the world keeps getting slower
Something inside of me says
I'm better than I was
I couldn't come over
So I met you there
And you'd grown a bit taller
Same gray in your hair
That I saw on your mother
The day that I met her in Portland
You know,
Maine is such a pleasant place
So I could see myself getting in the way
As soon as I settle
I'll know I can't stay
Has my face gotten older?
Has my voice gotten lower?
I feel the same
But the world keeps getting slower
Something inside of me says
I'm better than I was
And I heard the record that she had bought
In the coffee shop
But she had it wrong
Because he writes of loss
And impermanence
It's not a break up song
While I pour steaming milk
Into a paper cup
I start a conversation with a new stranger
Who says that being left by someone
Who don't get you isn't wrong
It's a favor
And you're so scared of getting old
And I'm so scared of growing slow
Most of all we're scared
We're always gonna be alone
But even so something inside of me says
Something inside of me says
Something inside of me says
I'm better than before
And start conversations with new strangers
The awkwardness finally burning off
Like a fever
But forgetting is a privilege
And I don't forget it
I drove up your old block
Right past your apartment
The roommate you hated
Was carrying boxes of something
Has your face gotten older?
Has your voice gotten lower?
I feel the same
But the world keeps getting slower
Something inside of me says
I'm better than I was
I couldn't come over
So I met you there
And you'd grown a bit taller
Same gray in your hair
That I saw on your mother
The day that I met her in Portland
You know,
Maine is such a pleasant place
So I could see myself getting in the way
As soon as I settle
I'll know I can't stay
Has my face gotten older?
Has my voice gotten lower?
I feel the same
But the world keeps getting slower
Something inside of me says
I'm better than I was
And I heard the record that she had bought
In the coffee shop
But she had it wrong
Because he writes of loss
And impermanence
It's not a break up song
While I pour steaming milk
Into a paper cup
I start a conversation with a new stranger
Who says that being left by someone
Who don't get you isn't wrong
It's a favor
And you're so scared of getting old
And I'm so scared of growing slow
Most of all we're scared
We're always gonna be alone
But even so something inside of me says
Something inside of me says
Something inside of me says
I'm better than before
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:09.10] I pour steaming milk into paper cups
[00:14.01] And start conversations with new strangers
[00:19.12] The awkwardness finally burning off
[00:23.82] Like a fever
[00:29.20] But forgetting is a privilege
[00:31.89] And I don't forget it
[00:34.46] I drove up your old block
[00:36.96] Right past your apartment
[00:39.24] The roommate you hated
[00:41.81] Was carrying boxes of something
[00:48.97] Has your face gotten older?
[00:51.31] Has your voice gotten lower?
[00:54.02] I feel the same
[00:55.94] But the world keeps getting slower
[00:59.44] Something inside of me says
[01:02.21] I'm better than I was
[01:08.86] I couldn't come over
[01:10.88] So I met you there
[01:13.03] And you'd grown a bit taller
[01:15.76] Same gray in your hair
[01:18.05] That I saw on your mother
[01:20.99] The day that I met her in Portland
[01:27.82] You know,
[01:28.56] Maine is such a pleasant place
[01:32.27] So I could see myself getting in the way
[01:37.95] As soon as I settle
[01:40.26] I'll know I can't stay
[01:47.00] Has my face gotten older?
[01:49.27] Has my voice gotten lower?
[01:52.43] I feel the same
[01:54.30] But the world keeps getting slower
[01:57.77] Something inside of me says
[02:00.65] I'm better than I was
[02:11.13] And I heard the record that she had bought
[02:16.10] In the coffee shop
[02:18.55] But she had it wrong
[02:21.21] Because he writes of loss
[02:23.78] And impermanence
[02:25.71] It's not a break up song
[02:30.56] While I pour steaming milk
[02:32.88] Into a paper cup
[02:35.49] I start a conversation with a new stranger
[02:39.98] Who says that being left by someone
[02:42.31] Who don't get you isn't wrong
[02:44.53] It's a favor
[02:49.61] And you're so scared of getting old
[02:51.81] And I'm so scared of growing slow
[02:54.58] Most of all we're scared
[02:56.60] We're always gonna be alone
[02:58.65] But even so something inside of me says
[03:02.75] Something inside of me says
[03:09.45] Something inside of me says
[03:12.45] I'm better than before
[03:21.28]
[00:14.01] And start conversations with new strangers
[00:19.12] The awkwardness finally burning off
[00:23.82] Like a fever
[00:29.20] But forgetting is a privilege
[00:31.89] And I don't forget it
[00:34.46] I drove up your old block
[00:36.96] Right past your apartment
[00:39.24] The roommate you hated
[00:41.81] Was carrying boxes of something
[00:48.97] Has your face gotten older?
[00:51.31] Has your voice gotten lower?
[00:54.02] I feel the same
[00:55.94] But the world keeps getting slower
[00:59.44] Something inside of me says
[01:02.21] I'm better than I was
[01:08.86] I couldn't come over
[01:10.88] So I met you there
[01:13.03] And you'd grown a bit taller
[01:15.76] Same gray in your hair
[01:18.05] That I saw on your mother
[01:20.99] The day that I met her in Portland
[01:27.82] You know,
[01:28.56] Maine is such a pleasant place
[01:32.27] So I could see myself getting in the way
[01:37.95] As soon as I settle
[01:40.26] I'll know I can't stay
[01:47.00] Has my face gotten older?
[01:49.27] Has my voice gotten lower?
[01:52.43] I feel the same
[01:54.30] But the world keeps getting slower
[01:57.77] Something inside of me says
[02:00.65] I'm better than I was
[02:11.13] And I heard the record that she had bought
[02:16.10] In the coffee shop
[02:18.55] But she had it wrong
[02:21.21] Because he writes of loss
[02:23.78] And impermanence
[02:25.71] It's not a break up song
[02:30.56] While I pour steaming milk
[02:32.88] Into a paper cup
[02:35.49] I start a conversation with a new stranger
[02:39.98] Who says that being left by someone
[02:42.31] Who don't get you isn't wrong
[02:44.53] It's a favor
[02:49.61] And you're so scared of getting old
[02:51.81] And I'm so scared of growing slow
[02:54.58] Most of all we're scared
[02:56.60] We're always gonna be alone
[02:58.65] But even so something inside of me says
[03:02.75] Something inside of me says
[03:09.45] Something inside of me says
[03:12.45] I'm better than before
[03:21.28]