This song is about a girl who broke his heart and is now trying to get back together with him. He cares more for her then she does for him making it definite if he that she will continue to hurt him of he gets to close. He knows this so he decides it’s safer to be a ‘stranger’.
[Verse 1]
There's nothing left inside, I found a whole new low
My heart is open wide, with no love to show
I know I got high but you didn't have to leave me so
[Verse 2]
Brother beat me blue, sister bled me dry
It's why I count on you, but you don't treat me right
I know I held tight but you didn't have to leave me so
[Chorus]
Hollow, hollow
I don't need you tonight so don't follow, follow
Left alone in the valley so hollow, hollow
I know you wanna be mine so don't follow, follow
[Verse 3]
Lost my heavy heart, it won't be replaced
I can't fill the void, walk the empty space
So remember my face every time you're left feeling so
[Chorus]
Hollow, hollow
I don't need you tonight so don't follow, follow
Left alone in the valley so hollow, hollow
I know you wanna be mine so don't follow, follow
[Verse 4]
There's nothing left inside, I found a whole new low
My heart is open wide with no love to show
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from danger if I make a better stranger
Thousand miles from danger if I make a better stranger
Thousand miles from danger if I make a better stranger of you
[Chorus]
I don't need you tonight so don't follow, follow
Left alone in the valley so hollow, hollow
I know you wanna be mine so don't follow, follow
[Outro]
Hollow, hollow
Hollow, hollow
Hollow, hollow
Hollow
Hollow, hollow
Hollow, hollow
Hollow, hollow
'Cause I'm a thousand miles from danger if I make a better stranger of you
Better Strangers was written by Tom Dalgety & Ben Thatcher & Mike Kerr.
Better Strangers was produced by Mike Kerr & Ben Thatcher & Tom Dalgety.
Royal Blood released Better Strangers on Fri Aug 22 2014.
Mike Kerr:
It felt like a natural end. I think we also liked the idea of the album being slightly chronological as well. There’s a natural progression.
Ben Thatcher:
We’d got more used to being in the studio by this time—knowing what protocol was, and what you do, and how to get those sounds. We...