Love You Better
Victoria Voss Lyrics

Bought the stamps
I purchased the necessary postage stamps

Bought the envelope
I acquired an envelope to place the letter in

Found your post code
I located your specific postal code to ensure delivery

Put it down
I placed the letter on a flat surface

Licked the back
I moistened the adhesive portion of the envelope

Flipped the seal closed
I sealed the envelope shut

I write to you all the time in my head
I constantly compose letters to you in my thoughts

Try to pick up the pieces we left
I attempt to reconcile and mend our relationship

Now it's the paper I can't help but ripping up to shreds
Instead of sending the letter, I end up destroying it out of frustration and sorrow

Nine a.m.
It is currently nine o'clock in the morning

White night
I had trouble sleeping, causing me to stay awake all night

Caught the mail van
I managed to send the letter in the mail delivery vehicle

Second thoughts
I begin to have reservations about sending the letter

Can't send
I am unable to follow through with mailing the letter

Get a breakdown
I emotionally fall apart over my inability to send the letter

I tell you bout the time that we met
I recount our initial meeting and the memories associated with it

How you would make me laugh, make me wet
I recall how you used to bring me joy and excitement

Now it's the paper I can't help but wetting down instead
Instead of sending the letter, I end up dampening it with my tears

With the ifs
Despite the uncertain future

And the buts
Despite the potential obstacles or reasons not to continue our relationship

We can stay close
We can still remain emotionally connected

As if ink
As if the words on the paper

On a card's
On a piece of stationary

Gonna save us
Will somehow rescue our failing relationship

I've written over fifteen PS
I have added more than fifteen postscripts to the letter

It's funny how I've been so speechless
Despite my previous attempts at communication, I am experiencing difficulty conveying my thoughts and emotions

When you really would have needed to be reading this
This letter is important for you to read and understand how I feel

Thought I would forget all about your love
I believed I could move on and no longer feel any attachment to you

Truth is I never can get enough
The reality is that I still deeply desire and long for your love

I couldn't let go
I find it difficult to release my feelings for you

Cause your echo's on my mind
Your presence lingers in my thoughts and impacts my emotions

Thought we would be better off here instead
I had hoped that being apart would be beneficial for us

Living our memories on paper shreds
I am holding onto the past through remnants of sentimental documents

No I can't let go
I am still unable to move on from our relationship

Cause your echo's on my mind
Your presence continues to resound in my thoughts

I would love you better like that
I am capable of loving and treating you better

Would love you better like
I aspire to change and improve our relationship