My Better Self Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Nutinbutluv2giv 

Cover art for My Better Self lyrics by Tennis

My better self still knows That meaning comes and goes What is it made? I do not know But meaning comes and it goes

Each and every portent Of bitter substance spent Despite the effort I have planned You seem to lose what I’ve meant

If I don’t use words Then each sound goes unheard Utterly senseless without nouns and verbs Symbols suggest they are fit to possess A purposely function That cannot be met

Those who created know Air is in man and blow Only the value given shows That meaning comes and goes

My better self still knows That meaning comes and goes What is it made? I do not know But meaning comes and it goes If I don’t use words Then each sound goes unheard Utterly senseless without nouns and verbs But symbols suggest they are fit to possess A purposely function That cannot be met

If I don’t use words Then each sound goes unheard Utterly senseless without nouns and verbs But symbols suggest they are fit to possess A purposely function That cannot be met

My better self still knows That meaning comes and goes What is it made? I do not know But meaning comes and goes

~To me, this song means that words only make sense if they mean something, and that everyone interprets them differently. It seems to mean that sometimes you understand what is said, and sometimes you don't. (I'm not really sure yet; just guessing, this was my first time hearing the song today.)

My Interpretation