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The Honorary Title – I'll Do Better Lyrics 15 years ago
I'm pretty sure that this song is about addiction. The cycle of addiction in a relationship.

When I came to pick you up
The color of my eyes blazed
Telling all the mistakes
Once again I made
You knew instantly
So disappointed
Fell without warning

(he's used again, and it's physically obvious. she's disappointed in him, and due to his guilt he instantly feels horrible instead of "high")

Taking me forever to accept this weakness
That I've been defeated
I need help, I need you
For I have lost control and can't be trusted
If I won't stop for you, I won't stop for myself

(he's is now able to accept the fact that he's an addict and his addiction has gotten the best of him, or "defeated" him. he needs her to help him through this. he's lost control of himself, and as an addict he can't be trusted because he'll do anything to "get what he needs." the last part is obvious, because he cares about her so much, if he can't stop for her, he absolutely won't stop because he wants to.)

Give you all my love
But it's not enough
I'll do better, I'll do better, I swear I'll do better
Give you all my love
But it's not enough
I'll do better, I'll do better

(a "promise" that someone experiences addiction will make. as much as he cares about her, it's not enough because his addiction has overtaken him, but he wants to "do better" for her)

Cause you, you're losing faith in me
It's frightening to think that
Concious that I had somehow slipped away
I couldn't feel a thing
Devil's made a new friend
We get closer every day

(he's continuously slipping up and she's losing her faith in him being able to stop. his conscious has "slipped away" as an addict he'll do anything to get it, without feeling bad about it, he "couldn't feel a thing." his actions could even be considered "evil" and they getting worse as the days go on and he falls further into his addiction.)

Taking me forever to accept this weakness
That I've been defeated
I need help, I need you
Cause I have lost control and can't be trusted
If I won't stop for you, I won't stop for myself

Give you all my love
But it's not enough
I'll do better, I'll do better, I swear I'll do better
Give you all my love
But it's not enough
I'll do better, I'll do better

And I want more than anything to prove
That I am the one, the one for you
And I want more than anything to prove
That I am the one, the one for you
Oh you

(he wants to prove to her that they can in fact be together and he wants to change)

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