"Better Than You" by Jonah Kagen traces the wreckage left by a love that knew him completely and then burned him anyway. He admits the intimacy still haunts him, her voice lingering in his room, while he now walks through sleepless anger, distrust, and secrets. The wildfire image captures how she sat and watched the damage spread instead of being honest. He wishes she could hear how cruel she sounded, yet he remains trapped by how deeply she understood him.
Better Than You Lyrics by Jonah Kagen
No one knows me better than you
Why would I think this would be different?
I still hear your voice in my room
Listen
Backed up
Bad love
Beat down
Cold blood
I was okay before this
I cry now
I’ve got secrets
I don’t talk much
I don’t sleep well
I get angry
I don’t trust shit
I go walking when the sun’s down
And everything reminds me of that look, babe, when I got it
My whole heart in your pocket
You know me
I knew you
You had fun
I loved you
You whispered, I heard it
Your lesson, I learned it
I walk slow now
With my arms up
‘Cause everything reminds me that
No one knows me better than you
Why would I think this would be different?
I still hear your voice in my room
Listen
No one does it better than you
Why would I think this would be different?
I still think of you in my room
I’ll admit it
I told everyone, baby, I got it
I became all that I thought you wanted
I got burned up bad when you broke that promise
You were sitting right there when the wildfire started
Could’ve stopped back then
Could’ve just been honest
Could’ve left me be
Didn’t know what you wanted
One day, maybe, you will feel like I did
And find my bones in the back of your closet
But I bet you don’t even think you think about it, baby
I wish that you could hear the way you sounded, baby
I hate that you know everything about me, baby
These roads have changed me
Somebody please save me
No one knows me better than you
Why would I think this would be different?
I still hear your voice in my room
Listen
No one does it better than you
Why would I think this would be different?
I still think of you in my room
