Better Off
Steinza Lyrics
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With you and our friend
We hit it off right on the spot
It's going straight to my head
I'm noticing you're beautiful
I'm falling again
And you ask me how I feel about you and him
And then I see you come along
I wasn't looking anymore
Of course you came and stole my heart
Music store in Philly where I wrote you this song
Wishing you came with me so I could've won your heart
A city made of love songs
You could've wrote ours
I know that he'd be good for you, but I'd be so much more
Sometimes I think that I would just be better off alone
And then I see you come along
I wasn't looking anymore
Of course you came and stole my heart
If I one wish we'd talk forever
Forgetting coffee altogether
Thought I'd fly, fly on through
Carry my heart away with you
If I one wish we'd talk forever
Forgetting coffee altogether
Thought I'd fly, fly on through
Carry my heart away with you
Sometimes I think that I would just be better off alone
And then I see you come along
I wasn't looking anymore
Of course you came and stole my heart
(Thinking I'd be better off alone)
And then I see you come along
(And then I swore I'd be alone)
I wasn't looking anymore
(We'd be much better off alone)
Of course you came and stole my heart
(I just wanna be alone)
The song "Better Off" by Steinza talks about someone who is torn between the idea of being alone and the desire to be with someone they like. The first verse of the song describes a moment at a coffee shop where the person is hanging out with a friend and starts developing feelings for another person they just met. They realize how beautiful the person is and start falling for them. However, they are still unsure about their feelings and are asked how they feel about the person they are currently with. The second verse talks about a music store in Philly where the person wrote this song for the person they like, wishing they were there as well to win their heart. They know that the person they like currently has someone who is good for them, but they believe they could be so much more.
The chorus "Sometimes I think that I would just be better off alone and then I see you come along" sums up the conflict in the person's mind. They believe they would be better off alone, but when they see the person they like, they start to have doubts. In the bridge, the person expresses their desire to talk to the person they like and fly away with them, forgetting about the coffee they were supposed to be having.
The overall theme of the song is about the struggle between being alone and wanting to be with someone else. The person is uncertain about their feelings and is afraid of being hurt, but they also can't deny their attraction to the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
South side coffee shop
The setting of the singer's encounter with the person being addressed.
With you and our friend
Who the singer was with at the coffee shop.
We hit it off right on the spot
The immediate positive connection the singer felt towards the person being addressed.
It's going straight to my head
The intense emotions that the artist is feeling.
I'm noticing you're beautiful
The physical attraction the artist feels towards the person being addressed.
I'm falling again
The singer expressing that they have feelings for the person being addressed in the past.
And you ask me how I feel about you and him
The person being addressed is inquiring about the singer's feelings towards them and another person.
Sometimes I think that I would just be better off alone
The artist questioning if being alone would be a better option for them.
And then I see you come along
The artist expressing that they are drawn to the person being addressed despite thinking they would be better off alone.
I wasn't looking anymore
The artist explaining that they were not expecting to find someone they liked at this point in time.
Of course you came and stole my heart
The person being addressed stole the singer's heart despite not expecting to find someone.
Music store in Philly where I wrote you this song
The location where the artist wrote this song for the person being addressed.
Wishing you came with me so I could've won your heart
The singer wishing that the person being addressed was there with them so that they could have won their heart.
A city made of love songs
A city that inspires love songs.
You could've wrote ours
The singer expressing that the person being addressed could have been a part of this love story.
I know that he'd be good for you, but I'd be so much more
Although the artist recognizes that the other person would be good for the person being addressed, they believe that they would be better suited for them.
If I one wish we'd talk forever
The artist expressing their desire to talk to the person being addressed for eternity.
Forgetting coffee altogether
The singer willing to give up coffee to continue talking to the person being addressed.
Thought I'd fly, fly on through
The singer expressing their willingness to take risks for this person.
Carry my heart away with you
The artist expressing that they want to give their heart to the person being addressed.
Thinking I'd be better off alone
Repeating the sentiment from earlier in the song that the artist would be better off alone.
And then I see you come along
Repeating the sentiment that the person being addressed makes the artist reconsider being alone.
And then I swore I'd be alone
The singer had made a promise to themselves to be alone, but seeing the person being addressed made them break that promise.
We'd be much better off alone
The artist suggesting that they, and possibly the person being addressed, would be better off alone.
I just wanna be alone
The singer expressing that they just want to be alone, but at the same time acknowledging that they have feelings for the person being addressed.
Writer(s): Zachary Stein
Contributed by Jake J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.