**[Intro]** They said, “Give it time.” “Wait your turn.” “You’ll understand when you’re older.” …Oops. **[Verse 1]** They said thirty would feel different Like the static clears one day Like somebody hands you answers When you finally learn your place Get a job, get some insurance Buy a house, behave yourself Keep your head down, keep on smiling Put your panic on the shelf And I believed ’em That’s the funniest part I thought the grown-ups had a blueprint They were reading in the dark **[Pre-Chorus]** But the future showed up late With somebody else’s name And a monthly fucking payment For a life we didn’t make **[Chorus]** It doesn’t get better, babe You just get better at carrying it They sold us tomorrow Then put a fucking tariff on experiencing it It doesn’t get better, babe That was the lie that kept us waiting Now we’re locked in the timeline Everybody swore they weren’t creating Oh well Too late Smile for the camera, babe It doesn’t get better You just get older this way **[Verse 2]** We got infinite connection And nobody calls their friends Every answer in our pocket Still don’t know how this one ends They said technology would save us They said work would set us free Now my phone knows when I’m sleeping Better than my family Subscriptions for the music Subscriptions for the door Pay a fee to stop the ads That sell the shit you can’t afford God, the future looks incredible From the billboard across the road Just don’t zoom in on the people Trying not to fucking fold **[Pre-Chorus]** We were promised flying cars We got passwords, terms, and fees Twenty-seven little apps To prove that we deserve to eat **[Chorus]** It doesn’t get better, babe You just get better at carrying it They sold us tomorrow Then put a fucking tariff on experiencing it It doesn’t get better, babe That was the lie that kept us waiting Now we’re locked in the timeline Everybody swore they weren’t creating Oh well Too late Smile for the camera, babe It doesn’t get better You just get older this way **[Post-Chorus]** Bet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter— That’s what they said Bet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter— Maybe they meant dead Bet-ter, bet-ter, bet-ter— Keep moving the gate “It gets better, babe.” …Cool. What fucking date? **[Bridge]** I don’t need another promise I need somewhere I can stand I don’t need a motivational quote Printed by a dying brand Maybe nobody was driving Maybe that’s the bigger joke Maybe everybody grabbed the wheel Then acted shocked when something broke So no— I’m not waiting for the future To come validate the past If this timeline’s all we’re getting I’m gonna make the fucker last **[Breakdown]** They said— WAIT. YOUR. TURN. Okay. I waited. **My turn.** **[Final Chorus]** It doesn’t get better, babe So stop pretending that it has to Maybe “better” was the carrot They kept dangling while we passed through It doesn’t get better, babe But that don’t mean they get to take it If we’re locked in the timeline— Fine. Let’s fuck around and fucking change it Oh well Too late Look at what we made It doesn’t get better— **We get harder to contain.** **[Outro]** “It gets better.” Yeah. They lied. Oops.
