Eddie wrote this song at sixeen years old, at an age when you were busy whining and complaining about not having any friends and making out with pictures of Vanilla Ice....
Eddie was paying electrical bills and living in a home without a family, he had the clarity of mind to go and write the words to a song that perfectly captured the life of co-dependancy or low self esteem.....
I GUARANTEE that you would not even be able to come close to the songwriting skill that Eddie has....
That being said, Eddie basically is able to pen down the frustration experinced in a co-dependant relationship with this song, and it is cool how it paralells real life relationships.....
Many people who really don't know the song, assume it's about a woman who has found her soul mate because she "can't find a better man" the song has an uplifting tone to it and is very pleasing to just listen to, but just like if you get to know a couple sometimes, if you get to know the song, you realize that they are not happy,
That things are not always as they appear....
That things that appear poppy or happy on the outside often hold torture and pain on the inside... so it was really ironic to give betterman the pop-song feel it has....
Eddie once said : "How many people think this song is about love and happiness?" the crowd had a little bit of a roar....
Eddie: "well your wrong! it's about being unable to find a better man, it's about settliing for less than you completely deserve..."
That's not the exact quote but you get the picture....
Lyricstudent you are an idiot..... first off,
Eddie wrote this song at sixeen years old, at an age when you were busy whining and complaining about not having any friends and making out with pictures of Vanilla Ice....
Eddie was paying electrical bills and living in a home without a family, he had the clarity of mind to go and write the words to a song that perfectly captured the life of co-dependancy or low self esteem.....
I GUARANTEE that you would not even be able to come close to the songwriting skill that Eddie has....
That being said, Eddie basically is able to pen down the frustration experinced in a co-dependant relationship with this song, and it is cool how it paralells real life relationships.....
Many people who really don't know the song, assume it's about a woman who has found her soul mate because she "can't find a better man" the song has an uplifting tone to it and is very pleasing to just listen to, but just like if you get to know a couple sometimes, if you get to know the song, you realize that they are not happy,
That things are not always as they appear.... That things that appear poppy or happy on the outside often hold torture and pain on the inside... so it was really ironic to give betterman the pop-song feel it has....
Eddie once said : "How many people think this song is about love and happiness?" the crowd had a little bit of a roar.... Eddie: "well your wrong! it's about being unable to find a better man, it's about settliing for less than you completely deserve..."
That's not the exact quote but you get the picture....