Lyric discussion by auntdew 

Cover art for Better lyrics by Brooke Fraser

The video clip tells the story of a girl with a drunken abusive father, and her search for a way out.

It is not about her Dad, but was written for a friend who had an alcoholic father.

Overall, it is a song about being in an abusive relationship and realizing that you need to get out, but still feeling guilty about leaving them behind and hurting them, even though the have hurt you so much more. Victims of abusive relationships often blame themselves, and feel they have to fix the problem.