Trust me, I can help you
Feel free, we can save you
Join us in the good life
And better days, better days

Campaign for a new life
Champagne and the bright lights
Make way for the right way
And better days, better days

You didn't realize about the other life that we can give you
We'll open up your eyes and make you see the light that's all around you
We'll help you work it out and then you'll never doubt
Our intuition, our vision, our decision, our mission, so listen

No war, no inflation
No more desperation
You'll see we can show you
Better days, better days

More food, higher wages
Good schools, smiling faces
Make way for the new way
Better days, better days

We're going to lead you down to where the sun is always brightly shining
We'll push away the clouds and show you there's a gold and silver lining
We'll take away the pain, you'll want to try again
You won't be sorry, so don't worry, don't worry, so hurry and join me


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Better Days Lyrics as written by Richard Davies

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    I've been thinking about these lyrics for a while now. They seemed too simple, too...spoken to be meant word for word, spoken by the author. Then I saw the music video for the song. I'd say the song is meant to tell how even the worst people in history (Hitler, Stalin, Attila, etc.) always believed that they were doing the "right thing", although defined by themselves or whatever they believed in. Maybe they believed that their way was the best way to happiness, and in some cases, the only way one should live. Hitler believed that his wars were holy wars that forever would cleanse the world of illness and disability - a utopia, of course, but he still believed in it. The famed crusades; they believed that by spreading the same religion across the world, no people would ever find themselves in conflict with others again.

    Anyway, that's my view. I'd love to hear others, so please comment!

    LidoTRKon October 25, 2011   Link

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