“Better Than This” is the twelfth track from Lizzy McAlpine’s third studio album Older, released on April 5, 2024, and describes how she is scared for someone to love her better than her partner.
[Intro]
One, two, three
[Verse]
There's someone at my door, I can hear him knocking
If I let him inside it will all be true
I didn't know that I was capable of all of this
Look what I've turned into
[Chorus]
What if I'm not a good person?
You always say that I am
But you don't really know me at all now
I think that I'm not who you think I am
But I like to be seen and I like to be wanted
Want it to mean something, though
And we never quite knew how to be honest
Honest to God, I should go
[Refrain]
Someone will love me better than this
Better than this
Someone will love you better than this
Better than this
[Chorus]
What if I'm not a good person?
You always say that I am
But you don't really know me at all now
I have you right in the palm of my hand
'Cause I like to be seen and I like to be wanted
Always could count on you there
It's probably wrong that I never was honest
Honest to God, I was scared
[Refrain]
That someone will love me better than this
Someone will love you better
Mm (Mm-mm-mm-mm)
Mm (Mm-mm-mm-mm)
Better Than This was written by Lizzy McAlpine.
Better Than This was produced by Lizzy McAlpine & Mason Stoops.
Lizzy McAlpine released Better Than This on Fri Apr 05 2024.
I knew I wanted to update this song from the original version, so the band and I did a bunch of live takes. That was generally our process throughout. We’d do a bunch of live takes, pick one, and then pepper stuff on top of it. I loved that the core of the album was live recordings—everyone huddled...