better
Envy's Melody: Jenny Stenger's 'Better' Unveils Heartache and Admirable Acceptance
Lyrics
Are you sure
Expressing doubt or seeking confirmation
This isn't just a rumor I'm hearing
Suspecting that information might be a rumor
Of course it's her
Acknowledging a specific person
She's the one he wants to make him happy
Referring to someone the person desires
I've never felt so stupid
Feeling foolish or regretful
Wasting optimism hoping you'd want me
Expressing disappointment and misplaced hope
But honestly I get it, she is everything I want to be
Recognizing the admirable qualities of another person
She's perfect as far as the eye can see
Emphasizing the perfection of the admired person
Now she's living the life that's haunting me
Feeling haunted or bothered by the other person's life
Replaced me in my fantasies
Feeling replaced in one's own fantasies
She gets to spend everyday loving you
Expressing the other person's daily happiness
And she does it better than I know I ever could
Acknowledging the other person's superior ability to love
So he'll go
Anticipating the departure of the desired person
Fall all over her while I'm standing right here
Observing the desired person's affection for another
He'll never know
Committing to hiding any emotional pain
Yeah I'll be sure to leave no trace of any tears
Promising to conceal evidence of sadness
I'll convince myself I'm happy for you
Convincing oneself of happiness for the other person
And I'm done hoping you want me
Declaring the end of hope for reciprocation
'Cause honestly I get it, she is everything I want to be
Reiterating admiration for the other person
She's perfect as far as the eye can see
Reemphasizing the perfection of the admired person
Now she's living the life that's haunting me
Feeling haunted by the other person's life
Replaced me in my fantasies
Feeling replaced in one's fantasies (repeated)
She gets to spend everyday loving you
Noting the other person's daily expression of love
And she does it better than I know I ever could
Acknowledging the other person's superior ability to love (repeated)
Something about her pulls you in
Describing the magnetic quality of the admired person
Oh, to spend a day in her skin
Expressing a desire to experience life from the other person's perspective
I bet her touch is like a high
Suggesting the alluring nature of the admired person's touch
Oh, I can't ask you to compromise for me
Declining to ask for a compromise due to the other person's perfection
'Cause she's perfect
Reaffirming the perfection of the admired person
She's perfect as far as the eye can see
Reiterating the perfection of the admired person (repeated)
Now she's living the life that's haunting me
Feeling haunted by the other person's life (repeated)
Replaced me in my fantasies
Feeling replaced in one's fantasies (repeated)
She gets to spend everyday loving you
Noting the other person's daily expression of love (repeated)
And she does it better than I know I ever could
Acknowledging the other person's superior ability to love (repeated)
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