Name: Better Off
Duration: P00H03M11S
Description: Summer 2017. This was written very fast while I was working on band stuff. I quickly captured the initial idea, but that first take, partly improvised, ended up being usable. So I built the rest around it. I'm aware that the guitar is very J Mascis style, but what can I do. I am a 90 indie kid, no escaping that.

Better Off

from From The Attic, Vol. 3: 2017/2018 by ampersandman

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Summer 2017. This was written very fast while I was working on band stuff. I quickly captured the initial idea, but that first take, partly improvised, ended up being usable. So I built the rest around it. I'm aware that the guitar is very J Mascis style, but what can I do. I am a 90 indie kid, no escaping that.

lyrics

We can handle this
like responsible adults
no psycho games
no dramatic scenes
Just a clumsy hug
awkwardly smiling
Nice to see you again
How have you been

Are you better off?

Do you understand in a way
in the end this all that I came for
do you understand why I care
to know what was this good for
Are you better off?

You got a new flat
and the rent is killing you
I got a new flatmate
that I barely see
Yo do yoga now
To find your inner balance
And I drink a lot
and watch late night TV

Are you better off?

Do you understand
why I always come back
to asking for reasons
do you understand I can't see
what you said
that this was just what we needed
Are you better off?

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from From The Attic, Vol. 3: 2017/2018, released January 17, 2023

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I put my pants on just like the rest of you -- one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make songs that no one cares about.

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