Better
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Hope I only leave good vibes on your living room floor
It hurt so bad that I didn't when you asked for more
Your dad probably loves me more than he ever did now
'Cause I finally got out, yeah, we finally knocked down

'Cause sometimes it's better that way
Gotta let it go so your heart don't break
'Cause I love you
Yeah, baby, I love you
Just this one time hear what I'm tryna say
Know you might not feel quite the same way
But I love you
I tell you, I love you

Why? Why wait to fight?
Give it a try
Oh, I'll say goodbye while it's right
Can we save tears in your eyes
I'm making you cry
Why wait to hate? Can we save love?

I fell in, I'm falling, I'm for you
I can't let you fall through the floor too
It's a gamble to take any more of you
(It's a gamble to take-take more of you)

Still in my mind sometimes, I must admit it
Like it's a crime on trial, I got acquitted
Me and you wasn't meant, we wasn't fitted
Like it's a glove, I hated to admit it

'Cause obviously we go back
So why would we ruin that?
In too deep, we're rearranged
Now you wanna ask for names
We can't let this fruit go bad
Saying things we can't take back
In too deep, we're rearranged
Say you feel the same

Why? Why wait to fight?
Give it a try
Oh, I'll say goodbye while it's right
Can we save tears in your eyes




And watching you cry
Why wait to hate? Can we save love?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Zayn’s song Better seem to be a reflection on a past relationship. The line “Hope I only leave good vibes on your living room floor” suggests that the singer does not want to leave any ill will or negativity behind in the wake of the relationship's end. However, he does acknowledge that he hurt his partner when they asked for more, and maybe that’s why he now wants to avoid a negative confrontation.


He continues singing about how he feels he's out and free from the relationship, and he thinks his partner's dad probably loves him more than he ever did. The chorus section suggests that it is better to end the relationship now, deal with the pain right away, admit the love is there but cannot go back to the way it was, and avoid breaking each other's hearts. The next verse speaks to the idea that he fell in love with his partner but was not a good fit, comparing the relationship to an ill-fitted glove. The section also speaks to how passionately for her, he admits that he still thinks of her sometimes. The singer doesn't want to ruin their past and friendship or say anything unrecoverable in the heat of a nasty break-up. The song concludes by asking why wait to fight and crying, why wait to hate, when they could still save the love in the relationship?


Line by Line Meaning

Hope I only leave good vibes on your living room floor
I hope to have only positive interactions with you


It hurt so bad that I didn't when you asked for more
I regret not giving you more when you asked


Your dad probably loves me more than he ever did now
Your dad probably respects me more now that I've left


'Cause I finally got out, yeah, we finally knocked down
We broke up and I moved on


'Cause sometimes it's better that way
Breaking up is sometimes the best thing to do


Gotta let it go so your heart don't break
We need to move on to prevent further hurt


'Cause I love you
I still have feelings for you


Yeah, baby, I love you
I still have strong feelings of love for you


Just this one time hear what I'm tryna say
Please listen to me this one time


Know you might not feel quite the same way
I understand that you may not feel the same as I do


Why? Why wait to fight?
Why not work things out now?


Give it a try
Let's give our relationship another chance


Oh, I'll say goodbye while it's right
If we can't make it work now, it's better to say goodbye sooner rather than later


Can we save tears in your eyes
Let's try to avoid causing each other emotional pain


I'm making you cry
I know I'm responsible for your tears


Why wait to hate? Can we save love?
Why let our relationship turn to hate when we can try to save it?


I fell in, I'm falling, I'm for you
I have fallen in love with you and still have feelings for you


I can't let you fall through the floor too
I don't want you to hurt like I did


It's a gamble to take any more of you
I'm afraid of the risk of getting hurt again


(It's a gamble to take-take more of you)


Still in my mind sometimes, I must admit it
I still think about you from time to time


Like it's a crime on trial, I got acquitted
I feel like I was judged for having feelings for you, but I've since been cleared


Me and you wasn't meant, we wasn't fitted
We were not meant to be together


Like it's a glove, I hated to admit it
As much as it hurts, I had to face the fact that we weren't right for each other


'Cause obviously we go back
We have a history together


So why would we ruin that?
We should not let our breakup ruin our relationship


In too deep, we're rearranged
Our relationship has been fundamentally changed by our breakup


Now you wanna ask for names
Now you want to know who I'm seeing


We can't let this fruit go bad
We should not let our relationship go bad


Saying things we can't take back
We should be careful with our words to avoid saying hurtful things we can't take back


Say you feel the same
I hope you still have feelings for me too




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Citrenbaum, David Debrandon Brown, Dustin Bowie, Mike Hunnid Mcgregor, Philip Von Boch Scully, Zain Malik

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@cocobarnhart8092

This day will never be forgotten
1. Gigi having the baby
2. Pillowtalk reaching 1 billion
3. New music video

4. Harry Potter ad
5. Zouis
6. He hit 36 mil on Insta
I unofficially declare this national Zayn day



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@Zayn

Thank you for all your love and support x https://smarturl.it/xBetterx

@angelina-dh3re

We love you 💛

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I love you and Gigi and baby khai




Edit: thx for 1.3k likes I’m famous

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@thisismettrying

you deserve it<3

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@AurielMouzon

I love the way Zayn causally just drops this without saying much.

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And the whole internet is on fire😂😂

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Yep! Lol

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