Better Off With Me

[Verse 1]
I gave my last good shirt
To people who left me cold
Turned every red flag
Into something made of gold
Called it “family”
When it felt more like a job
Holding my breath
Just to keep them all calm
[Pre-Chorus]
But every “I got you” came with strings
Every open door
Led to smaller things
[Chorus]
Now it’s just me
And I’m better off with me
No more begging for a seat
At a table built to bleed me
Now it’s just me
And I finally let it be
All that I was chasing out there
Was inside
Quietly
Yeah
I’m all I got
And I like it
I’m all I got
And I like it
[Verse 2]
Used to hate an empty room
Thought silence meant I’d failed
Now I cook for one
And the quiet tastes like grace
Stopped dialing numbers
That never called back mine
Crossed out old promises
On the back of my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
Every “I’ll be there” came too late
So I tore it down
Built my own estate
[Chorus]
Now it’s just me
And I’m better off with me
No more shrinking who I am
Just to fit their shaky dreams
Now it’s just me
And I finally let it be
All that I was dying to prove
I don’t owe to anything
Yeah
I’m all I got
And I like it
I’m all I got
And I like it (oh yeah)
[Bridge]
Took the blame for storms I didn’t start
Carried names like stones around my heart
Then one day I just put them down
Walked away
Never looked around
I’m not lonely
I’m just free
If you can’t love that
You can’t love me
[Chorus]
Now it’s just me
And I’m better off with me
No more staring at the door
Waiting for what’s meant to leave
Now it’s just me
And I finally let it breathe
Every scar they ever gave
Grew into my new belief
Yeah
I’m all I got
And I like it
I’m all I got
And I like it
It’s just me
And I’m better off with me

Slow-burn alt-pop with male vocals, intimate verse over sparse piano and warm sub-bass; chorus opens with wide pads, big toms, and stacked harmonies on the hook. Verses stay close and conversational, subtle delay on key phrases; bridge drops to near a cappella then slams back into a final, anthemic chorus with crisp drums and a touch of distorted guitar for grit.