Better Than Yesterday

[Verse 1]
Wake up
Heart already racing
Sun’s not up
But my mind’s on fire
Coffee’s cold
I’ve just been pacing
Same four walls
Same old wire inside
I get dressed like I’m in armor
Keys in hand
But my hands still shake
Smile on
“yeah I’m fine
Don’t worry”
Every breath feels like a test I take
[Chorus]
But I’m better than yesterday
Might be inches
Not a leap of faith
Every scar
Every shaky day
Is a map out of this maze
I’m still here
I’m still trying
Even when my own thoughts start lying
I don’t have to win the war today
I just have to stay
Better than yesterday
[Verse 2]
Crowded room
And I’m disappearing
Laugh too loud so they won’t see through
Little jokes hide the heavy feelings
Old ghosts sitting in the corner too
Cancel plans
Turn off my phone
Sink back into that old gray sea
Then I breathe
Feet flat on the floorboards
Tell myself
“you’re safe
You’re free”
[Chorus]
And I’m better than yesterday
Might be inches
Not a leap of faith
Every scar
Every shaky day
Is a map out of this maze
I’m still here
I’m still trying
Even when my own thoughts start lying
I don’t have to win the war today
I just have to stay
Better than yesterday
[Bridge]
Some days I fall apart by noon (oh, I do)
Some nights I sleep beneath the moon
With a quiet heart
A softer tune
Those are proof the tide can move
So if tomorrow feels too far
I’ll aim for the next hour
Hold my hurt like broken glass
Turn it slowly into power (yeah)
[Chorus]
’Cause I’m better than yesterday
Might be inches
But I’ll find my way
Every scar
Every shaky day
Is a map out of this maze
I’m still here
I’m still trying
Even when my own thoughts start dying down
I don’t have to win the war today
I just have to stay
Live to see the light repaint this gray
And be better than yesterday (oh-oh)
Better than yesterday

pop, Airy modern pop with soft piano and warm pads under intimate female vocals. First verse stays close and confessional, minimal percussion. Chorus widens with bright synth plucks, steady mid-tempo groove, and stacked harmonies on the hook. Second verse adds subtle guitar swells and a gentle tom pattern, bridge strips back to voice and keys before a final, uplifting chorus with big ad-libs and a long, hopeful tail., complex