better this way
Echoes of Love Lost: Devon Gabriella's 'Better This Way'
Lyrics
Will we ever talk again the way we used to?
Expressing a longing for the past communication dynamics.
Is it time to have our last words tattooed?
Contemplating whether it's time to permanently remember the last conversation.
Does your mom still ask if I'm doing alright?
Wondering if the speaker is still a topic of concern for the ex-partner's mother.
Do the songs we used to sing keep you up at night?
Questioning if shared memories affect the ex-partner's sleep.
The ones that go "ooooh"
Referencing specific lyrics in the songs they used to sing together.
Not not missing you
Denying missing the ex-partner.
I'll keep justifying the reasons I let you go
Continuing to justify the decision to end the relationship.
And the version of myself I pretend to know
Acknowledging a self-image that may not be genuine.
Until another life where I decide to stay
Imagining a scenario in another life where the speaker chooses to stay.
It's better this way
Expressing the belief that the current situation is better.
Guess we were meant to be, just not to last
Recognizing a compatibility that wasn't meant to last.
And to your next girl, I'll be just a part of your past
Accepting the role of being just a part of the ex-partner's past for their next relationship.
Still, will you think of me and all the good?
Questioning if the ex-partner will remember the positive aspects of the relationship.
'Cuz I'll play our song when I pass your neighborhood
Committing to a symbolic gesture of playing their song in the ex-partner's neighborhood.
All you'll hear is "ooooh"
Recalling the specific sound from the songs they used to sing.
Tired of missing you
Expressing fatigue from missing the ex-partner.
I'll keep justifying the reasons we're both better off
Continuing to rationalize that both are better off without each other.
And I'll tell my friends that our spark just happened to get lost
Telling friends that the spark in the relationship was lost.
And when my sister asks how you're doing again these days
Informing about responses to inquiries about the ex-partner's well-being.
It's better this way
Reiterating the belief that the current state is preferable.
A shout for help
Describing a plea for assistance that diminished to a subtle request.
Turned into a whisper
Reflecting on the transformation of communication dynamics.
What I'd do to hear you say
Expressing a desire to hear the ex-partner admit missing the speaker.
"I still miss her"
Wishing for a declaration of missing the speaker.
I'll continue to be misunderstood
Expecting ongoing misunderstanding.
But if I could go back, I would
Expressing a hypothetical desire to go back and change the past.
I know we'll never talk again the way we used to
Accepting the inevitability of changed communication dynamics.
Still I want to waste some ink on a tattoo
Acknowledging the inclination to memorialize the relationship with a tattoo.
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