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Better Than That by MARINA
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“Better Than That” is a spiritual successor to Electra Heart’s “Homewrecker”, detailing Marina’s perception of a woman who fits into the ‘homewrecker’ archetype.
It’s one of the first songs that Marina wrote for the record and it represented a shift in her direction that set the mood for the rest o...
Better Than That Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You're just another in a long line of men she screwed
Just another in a long line of men she knew
Oh yeah, she did, yeah, she did what she wanted to do
Like all the boys before, another dream come true
[Verse 2]
It's a power, it's a power, it's a power move
And while I'm not quite sure what she's trying to prove
They all say she's got low self-esteem
So, why is she looking like a cat who got the cream?
[Pre-Chorus]
But you, you can do better than
You can do better than that
[Chorus 1]
I know you've been feeling sad
I've got no right to be mad, mad
But you can do better than that
And I know that you're not to blame
You just got caught in a game, game
But you can do better than that
Better than that, better than that, ooh-ooh-ooh
Better than that, better than that
Better than that, ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
She's the apple of everybody's eye
With an angel voice, devil in disguise
Got a sour face like a poisoned fruit
That the boys can taste 'til they're out of use
[Verse 4]
And she'll network 'til her dreams come true
Even if it means getting into bed with you
Everybody's friend, does it ring a bell?
I know a little too much but I'll never tell
[Pre-Chorus]
But you, you can do better than
You can do better than that
[Chorus 2]
I know you've been feeling sad
I've got no right to be mad, mad
But you can do better than that
And I know that you've been feeling down
You're always out on the town, town
But you can do better than that
Better than that, better than that, ooh-ooh-ooh
Better than that, better than that
Better than that, ooh-ooh-ooh
[Bridge]
Well, I guess it's just what humans do
Hook up with other people 'til it all falls through
And when it's over, they go out and try and heal their pain
Hook up with another lover, do it all again
I'm not passing judgment on her sexual life
I'm passing judgment on the way she always stuck her knife
In my back ever since we were starting out
Suspicious from the start, I always had my doubts about you
[Pre-Chorus]
You can do better than
You can do better than that
[Chorus 1]
I know you've been feeling sad
I've got no right to be mad, mad
But you can do better than that
And I know that you're not to blame
You just got caught in a game, game
But you can do better than that
Better than that, better than that, ooh-ooh-ooh
Better than that, better than that
Better than that, ooh-ooh-ooh
Better Than That Q&A
Who wrote Better Than That's ?
Better Than That was written by MARINA.
Who produced Better Than That's ?
Better Than That was produced by MARINA & David Kosten.
When did MARINA release Better Than That?
MARINA released Better Than That on Fri Mar 13 2015.
What did MARINA say about "Better Than That"?
In a track-by-track interview about FROOT, Marina said about “Better Than That”:
This was written pretty early on and it was a signifier for how my sound would go on to evolve ‘cause I really want to create this band sound and produce that as a band. It’s probably the only track on the record that...