Better When

You search among the faces of the people that you love
To see yourself for who you are and not what you've become

With greater ease you lock your knees and push it straight ahead
You swore an oath to bear the load of what you should have said

Shamed eyes and naked tears will follow
I've tried so many years
To turn the volume down

It feels a little bit better when you're not around
And you know
You're so much better than the one that tries to bring you down
But you know you've got to shut me out

You search among the pieces of the mess you made of love
To touch the good that never could replace what you gave up

With greater speed you fill the need to hell with all the rest
A hand to hold that held the load that's weighing on your chest

Shamed eyes and naked tears will follow
I've tried so many years
To turn the volume down

It feels a little bit better when you're not around
And you know
You're so much better than the one that tries to bring you down
But you know you've got to shut me out