Better Than You - Petal

You stay out so late, just to build connection

They say, «Hey, man you were great.»

But they don’t even have the slightest affection

That you’re really not doing okay

Maybe tonight you could barely even play

The show it must go on, and if they don’t even come

The colors and the callous turn you into a strange and silent one

And maybe if you were harsh?

Maybe if you weren’t you

People would seem to care about

What it is you even do?

Maybe if you tried harder

To seem like you didn’t love it, but you do

But they’re better than you

Don’t give into the fodder and don’t pander a smile

Give yourself a second and give yourself a while

But believe all that you hear

And assume that they’re all watching

And force some words out of your mouth

While all their eyes are watching

And maybe if you were harsh?

Maybe if you weren’t you

People would seem to care about

What it is you even do?

Maybe if you tried harder

To seem like you didn’t love it, but you do

But they’re better than you