Better Than Before by RubberToe47 - Zona

Better Than Before

Track · Feb 5, 2026 · English

Better Than Before

RubberToe47

Duration

2:45

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I used to wake up mad at the mirror

Blaming every crack in the glass on the past I feared

Held grudges like trophies, heavy on my chest

Told myself I was fine, never gave it a rest

Phone full of names that I never would call

Heart full of shame I pretended was walls

Every wound I had, I kept pulling the thread

Bleeding out in my head, living half-alive, half-dead

[Chorus]

Now I'm better than before, I can feel it in my breathing

Every step lighter, every scar has a meaning

I let the weight go, watched it walk out the door

I'm not who I was, I'm better than before

I'm better than before, yeah, I'm finally believing

Turned all my goodbyes into quiet new beginnings

I let the pain go, it don't own me anymore

I'm not who I was, I'm better than before (hey!)

[Verse 2]

I had to lose some people just to find my peace

Had to sit with my anger till the noise got weak

Had to cry in the car, let it all run wild

Then talk to that hurt like it’s just a scared child

I learned "sorry" don’t always mean they get to come back

Sometimes healing is a promise that you keep for yourself, and that’s that

Started eating, sleeping, dreaming like I might stay

Started talking to my future more than I replayed that day

[Chorus]

Now I'm better than before, I can feel it in my breathing

Every step lighter, every scar has a meaning

I let the weight go, watched it walk out the door

I'm not who I was, I'm better than before

I'm better than before, yeah, I'm finally believing

Turned all my goodbyes into quiet new beginnings

I let the pain go, it don't own me anymore

I'm not who I was, I'm better than before (oh yeah)

[Bridge]

Used to pray just to make it through the night

Now I wake up, thank the day for the light

Used to ask "why me?" every time I got hit

Now I ask "what now?" and I rise with it

[Chorus]

Now I'm better than before, I can feel it in my breathing

Every step lighter, every scar has a meaning

I let the weight go, watched it walk out the door

I'm not who I was, I'm better than before

I'm better than before, and that joy feels steady

Heart wide open, hands up, I’m ready

I let the past go, it’s a story, nothing more

I’m not who I was, I’m better than before (better than before)

Style

rapwarmreflective boom-bap with soulful vocal chops and a thickswinging drum groove; verses in confidentarticulate male vocalslaid over mellow keys and subtle guitar licks. hook lifts into a sung-rap cadence with stacked harmonies and a wider stereo field. final chorus adds extra ad-libs and a brighter piano line for a cathartictriumphant close.happyhealing

Prompt

Song about moving on, letting go, healing, becoming a better person, and finally being happy, rap

Credits

Prompt by

RubberToe47

GeneratedFeb 5, 2026

ModelAria v5