Track · Apr 5, 2026 · English

Better Than Yesterday

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3:52

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English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I been tired, I been tense

Raising my voice, losing sense

See their eyes, see them flinch

Then I hate myself an inch by inch

I ain't proud of how I talk

Little hearts watching how I walk

Car seats in the back, they stare

At a broken man who ain't been there

Anger in my chest, then regret in my throat

Say I'm fine, but I'm stuck on a note

Who taught me this? I don't even know

But I don't want that script for them to grow

[Chorus]

I'm sorry I ain't been the man I should be

I'm sorry I ain't been the dad that you need

I don't want your memories painted in my rage

I just want smiles on your face, not my pain on your page

I been feeling so small, so lost, so wrong

But I'm writing it down, tryna turn it to a song

Better than yesterday, that's the promise I make

I'ma love you so loud that it covers my mistakes (yeah)

[Verse 2]

Every time I snap, I feel less than

Like, why you bringing storms to your best friends?

You ain't unwanted, that's just how I feel

Old wounds talking like they real, but they not real

I was never shown how to hold my hurt

So I threw it like dirt, and it stained your shirt

But that cycle ends here, it don't go through you

I'll learn new words, yeah, I'll learn new truth

Therapy on my tongue, prayer in my chest

Text your mom, "today I'm doing my best"

Take a breath in the hallway before I explode

'Cause your little laughs light up my whole world

[Chorus]

I'm sorry I ain't been the man I should be

I'm sorry I ain't been the dad that you need

I don't want your memories painted in my rage

I just want smiles on your face, not my pain on your page

I been feeling so small, so lost, so wrong

But I'm writing it down, tryna turn it to a song

Better than yesterday, that's the promise I make

I'ma love you so loud that it covers my mistakes (oh yeah)

[Bridge]

You deserve calm

You deserve hugs

You deserve patience

Overflowing love

So when I slip, I'll own my part

Look you in the eye, not tear you apart

I can't fix the past, but I can change today

Hold your tiny hands, learn a softer way

[Chorus]

I'm sorry I ain't been the man I should be

I'm sorry I ain't been the dad that you need

I don't want your memories painted in my rage

I just want smiles on your face, not my pain on your page

I been feeling so small, so lost, so wrong

But I'm here in the dark tryna turn it around

Better than yesterday, every tear, every scar

I'ma love you so real, you'll forget who I was so far

Style

rapintimate boom-bap hip hop with male vocals; soft piano loop over warm bass and dusty drums. first verse almost whisperedconfessional; chorus opens with layered harmonies and subtle vocoder doubles. second verse adds distant pad and low-key choir texturelast hook lifts with extra ad-libs and a slightly brighter drum swing to hint at hope.happysadhip hop

Prompt

rap, hip hop, sorry for not being the man and dad I should be want to be, yelling at the girls, angry, feeling sad unwanted, be happy and loved, hate myself for messing up, I want to be better love

Credits

Prompt byPLC

GeneratedApr 5, 2026

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