Better Now

alternative country jazz noir, alt-jazz, jazz noir

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Alternative country jazz noir, expressionist soul, smoky and emotional.

[Intro - Brushed Drums / Upright Bass / Soft Guitar]

[Verse 1]
There’s a chair by the window
Where the old hurt used to sit.
It smoked my last cigarette
And wore my name like a fit.

The rain kept talking crooked,
The walls leaned in too loud.
I was a house full of thunder
With no way to let it out.

[Pre-Chorus]
But morning came thin,
Then morning came true.
I stopped bleeding yesterday
All over something I couldn’t undo.

[Chorus]
I’m better now,
Not brand new, not unbroken.
Just breathing without choking
On the words I never said.

I’m better now,
Still scarred, but I’m standing.
Still learning how a heart keeps landing
When it’s tired of falling down.

I’m not all right,
But I’m better now.

[Verse 2]
I kept your ghost in the hallway,
Fed it coffee, gave it light.
Let it tell me I was guilty
For surviving one more night.

But the moon looked less accusing,
And the floor held up my feet.
I found grace in the quiet
Between the bottle and the sink.

[Pre-Chorus]
No choir came down,
No trumpet split the sky.
Just one small piece of mercy
That didn’t pass me by.

[Chorus]
I’m better now,
Not brand new, not unbroken.
Just breathing without choking
On the words I never said.

I’m better now,
Still scarred, but I’m standing.
Still learning how a heart keeps landing
When it’s tired of falling down.

I’m not all right,
But I’m better now.

[Bridge - Jazz Gospel Lift]
Maybe healing ain’t a sunrise.
Maybe healing crawls in low.
Maybe God speaks through the silence
When there’s nowhere else to go.

I don’t need the pain to vanish.
I don’t need to understand.
I just need this broken body
To remember it can stand.

[Final Chorus]
I’m better now,
Not brand new, not unbroken.
Just breathing without choking
On the life I almost left.

I’m better now,
Still scarred, but I’m standing.
Still learning how a heart keeps landing
When it’s tired of falling down.

I’m not all right,
But I’m better now.

[Outro]
There’s a chair by the window.
The hurt don’t sit there now.

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Alternative country jazz noir, expressionist soul, smoky and emotional. [Intro - Brushed Drums / Upright Bass / Soft Guitar] [Verse 1] There’s a chair by the window Where the old hurt used to sit. It smoked my last cigarette And wore my name like a fit. The rain kept talking crooked, The walls leaned in too loud. I was a house full of thunder With no way to let it out. [Pre-Chorus] But morning came thin, Then morning came true. I stopped bleeding yesterday All over something I couldn’t undo. [Chorus] I’m better now, Not brand new, not unbroken. Just breathing without choking On the words I never said. I’m better now, Still scarred, but I’m standing. Still learning how a heart keeps landing When it’s tired of falling down. I’m not all right, But I’m better now. [Verse 2] I kept your ghost in the hallway, Fed it coffee, gave it light. Let it tell me I was guilty For surviving one more night. But the moon looked less accusing, And the floor held up my feet. I found grace in the quiet Between the bottle and the sink. [Pre-Chorus] No choir came down, No trumpet split the sky. Just one small piece of mercy That didn’t pass me by. [Chorus] I’m better now, Not brand new, not unbroken. Just breathing without choking On the words I never said. I’m better now, Still scarred, but I’m standing. Still learning how a heart keeps landing When it’s tired of falling down. I’m not all right, But I’m better now. [Bridge - Jazz Gospel Lift] Maybe healing ain’t a sunrise. Maybe healing crawls in low. Maybe God speaks through the silence When there’s nowhere else to go. I don’t need the pain to vanish. I don’t need to understand. I just need this broken body To remember it can stand. [Final Chorus] I’m better now, Not brand new, not unbroken. Just breathing without choking On the life I almost left. I’m better now, Still scarred, but I’m standing. Still learning how a heart keeps landing When it’s tired of falling down. I’m not all right, But I’m better now. [Outro] There’s a chair by the window. The hurt don’t sit there now.

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