[Verse 1]
I know how much is on you
'Cause I've been turnin' all these nights on my own too
And if you miss me now, will you miss me when I want you?
'Cause I know you only love me when it's fun
[Pre-Chorus]
But do you really mean it?
Any of the promises
'Cause lately I've been readin'
Back on all the words you said
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can't believe I let you speak to me that way
I'm finally breathin'
For the first time in a while, I'm feelin' okay
[Chorus]
I'm doin' better, better, better, better, better now
I'm comin' up for air and I won't be put down
And I hope you're better, better, better, better, better now
'Cause a love like that could've torn us both down
[Verse 2]
I know how much you've gone through
But I didn't deserve to take the brunt of that
'Cause if you hurt me once, will you hurt me if I come back?
'Cause you keep tellin' me you don't mean it like that
[Pre-Chorus]
But I still can't believe it
How could I let you speak to me that way?
I'm finally breathin'
For the first time in a while
[Chorus]
I'm doin' better, better, better, better, better now
I'm comin' up for air and I won't be put down
And I hope you're better, better, better, better, better now
'Cause a love like that would've torn us both down
[Bridge]
We fell hard when we first started
We both fought hard till our hearts bled
Don't need to carry the weight of it anymore
I know you, I know your heart and
I promise you that this will be worth it
Won't need to carry the weight of it anymore
[Chorus]
I'm doin' better (Better, better, better), better now
I'm comin' up for air and I won't be put down
I'm doin' better now (Better, better, better, better)
'Cause a love like that would've torn us both down
[Outro]
I'm doin' better, better now
Better Now was produced by Cormac Butler & Danny O’Reilly & Lar Kaye.
[The single] relates to the circumstances of the album’s creation as a whole. Deciding to return to my solo career was a huge step for me and took courage I didn’t know I had.
— via Hot Press