We went back to the shore
For the crash of the waves
I love that sound and the curious comfort we found in each other
Just like we did back in the day

And the crackling clouds
Of a storm out at sea
And you broke me down just by leaning a little bit closer to me
And yet still somehow leaning away

Well, nobody told me
Just how badly I'd grieve
That I'd dig through my past
That I'd keep looking back
To find out who I wanted to be

Have I forgotten
How I let myself feel?
How the slightest inflections
Were like cuts that don't heal?

And don't be mistaken
That was true, I believe
I was something, I swear it
Before life got the better of me

I think I know how you felt
I didn't know how to leave
But looking back it was easy to think you'd be better off
But I shouldn't have left you that way

Without saying it right
Or even saying it wrong
I just moved on, ripped you out of my chest
And I picked up and left
And just like a ghost I was gone

Well, nobody told me
Come on, kid, take your time
Don't go rushing too fast
'Cause if you lose your path
It's gonna be so hard to find

Have I forgotten
How I let myself feel?
How the slightest inflections
Were like cuts that don't heal?

And don't be mistaken
That was true, I believe
I was something, I swear it
Before life got the better of me

Life is hard
Just a series of battle scars
From some fights we won
And some fights we lost
In a war that we never signed on for
We keep holding our heads high
Or hold each other and just cry
And nobody's wrong
And no lines are drawn
And everyone's here
And nobody's gone

I was something, I swear it
Before life got the better
Before life got the better
Before life got the better of me


Lyrics submitted by ellie117

The Better Of Me Lyrics as written by Christopher Carrabba

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    where's this song?

    severalwayson October 02, 2007   Link
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    this song is on the wire tapes, a compilation cd of cover songs by dashboard.

    icecoldcricketson October 06, 2007   Link
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    originally performed and written by regina spektor.

    icecoldcricketson October 07, 2007   Link
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    this cover is wonderful wonderful. absolutely wonderful.

    kaityangston November 01, 2007   Link
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    Omg =D

    I love Regina Spektor !

    I love Dashboard !

    I need to find this coverrr !!!

    *Star*eyes*on November 14, 2007   Link
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    i love the original one....i love this beautiful cover...i love it...!!!

    lia_galleryon April 22, 2008   Link
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    youtube.com/watch

    Regina's version is much better, I'd have to say :]

    bexxxxxon April 03, 2009   Link
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    I think the original version is good, but Chris made such a great cover! I don't really understand what this song means but it sounds like this person is trying to help someone he/she love going thru a bad depression.

    mvalentine24on July 24, 2009   Link
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    both are great. They're both unique in their own way and I would say that Chris is somehow, Regina's male version.. heheh Chris' way of singing Regina's song creates something that is uniquely amazing. And Regina, also, got her own way of expressing her emotions with this music. Both of them are unique. And both of them are very talented.

    pochoyon September 12, 2009   Link

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