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That was our fifth song,
And I hope you enjoyed it,
Now this would be our best song that you have ever heard,
Of dirt bikes going on stage. Thank you.

You're gonna drive me crazy
You're gonna drive me mad
You got an angel on your shoulder
Making hairpins out of glass

I believe in believing
In the things that we don't see
And the skin violin is where the neighbors won't read meals
And the family heirloom jewelery
With sets and heaps of thieves
Will cast down things
That you've never even
Seen like the gods
Like the glory like the stories
That your fathers set before you
Ride the tiger round the kingdom
Oh no oh no
Oh no there's a meeting in the canyons
Oh no this is rising to the clouds

You're gonna drive me crazy
You're gonna drive me mad
You got an angel on your shoulder
Making hairpins out of glass

Baby don't be unhappy
Baby don't be sad
Better things are coming
I swear there's truth in that

I'm shooting off the cannons
Of the clouds begin to flow
And the baskets weave ???????? but the ones we'll never keep
Just pretend that things are mobile and will never stay put
And the way we were the day we climbed to the top of the
Steeple with its people spewing angels out their mouths and letting tables turn to charcoal in the lipstick and the lipstick in the evening(oh no)
Oh no we were waving like the trees
Oh no then they moved us to the sky

You're gonna drive me crazy
You're gonna drive me mad
You got an angel on your shoulder
Makin' hairpins outta glass

Baby don't be unhappy
Baby don't be sad
Better things are coming
I swear there's truth in that

Two or three times the bell will ring but when when we look for the better things we search for this we have not build I feel it crash upon your skin
I find it hard to believe there more
Of these things behind the door
Do you miss me like I miss you
Do I miss you like you miss me

You're gonna drive me crazy
You're gonna drive me mad
You got an angel on your shoulder
Makin' hairpins outta glass

Baby don't be unhappy
Baby don't be sad
Better things are coming
I swear there's truth in that

Baby don't be unhappy
Baby don't be sad
Better things are coming
I swear there's truth in that
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ratush On Feb 03, 2009
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This song makes me so happy, not by imagining what it means, or thinking of associated memories or who its by. The sound of it just brings me to smiling.

I live in the new england are where they are from, and i heard he wrote this song to his ex or something about a break up song.. sounds like it to me.

don't hold me to it though.

Yeah, I don't really believe that. We all know that this was a Valentine's day present, so I think that this still falls in the category of a love song. I think he means you're going to drive me crazy and mad in love, and as long as you stay with me better things are coming.

Even though they broke up.

The lead singer said in an interview with ABC that he doesn't like to write break up songs. He thinks they are boring.

Cover art for Better Things lyrics by Passion Pit

Half of these lyrics are wrong. I seriously wonder what this song is about though? After looking at these lyrics, I wonder if it's something religious (one person encourage their loved-one that god promises 'better things'... geez).

knowing this band, I don't quite think it's fully religious. they relate many things about love to be a religious like experience, in the sense of the fulfillment they get from love being the same as a devoted practitioner would have from his faith.

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LOVE this song..like polkadotpeekaboo said, it just makes me smile regardless of what it's about :D

Cover art for Better Things lyrics by Passion Pit

I think it's "in the lipstick, and the lipstick, and the ether, oh no."

Either way this song is amazing.

Cover art for Better Things lyrics by Passion Pit

This is one of my absolute favorite Passion Pit songs. I agree that it always makes me smile, no matter the mood I'm in. :D

Cover art for Better Things lyrics by Passion Pit

Great song. I was excited to hear it sampled in Chiddy Bang's "Truth" too

Cover art for Better Things lyrics by Passion Pit

This is my favorite Passion Pit song. When I listen to it I get this image of a young couple and the girl is all high-strung and gets upset over little things and one day she is crying to the guy and he just says "I love you! But you are going to drive me crazy!" and then he promises her that better things are coming. It's a weird interpretation but that's always how I see it when I listen to it.

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awesome song...probably my favorite from passion pit

 
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