Better

by Robin West

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lyrics

Set it on fire for a start
What else do you do with a broken heart
Take off your body, stand apart
Watch it burning

Pick up your shovel, turn the spade
Bury yourself in a shallow grave
Make up your mind in a mess you never made
Pray you stop breathing

If I knew how, I would have told you by now
To follow the sound and cut it out
So I can be better

So start off walking and leave your shoes
Take out the screws when they come loose
Paint yourself in your blacks and your blues
'Cause you get nothing for bleeding...

...but a chip on your shoulder and an eye for your teeth
An arm and a leg for what's underneath
Sell your soul for a bit of debris
You're tired of breaking down

If I knew how, I would have told you by now
To follow the sound and cut it out
So I can be better

So set it on fire for a start
That's what you do with a wild heart
It follows after, all flicker and spark
Keeps you running
Keeps you running

If I knew how, I would have told you by now
To follow the sound and cut it out
So I can be better

credits

released September 3, 2021
Music and Lyrics: Robin West
Production, Backing Vocals, Guitars: Van Isaacson
Lead Guitar: Matthew Gordon
Lead Vocals, Guitar: Robin West
Mixing: Hayden Tumlin
Masterin: Cameron Row
Album Photography: Aidan Kranz
Album Artwork: Laura Smalley

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Robin West Chicago, Illinois

Chicago singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, performer. Indie rock/pop/folk (sadgirl???). Actively performing, writing, and avoiding pigeons at all costs.

discography

Houses

Jan 2022
Hunger Moon EP

Oct 2021
Better

Sep 2021
Hunger Moon

Jul 2021
Set It On Fire

Oct 2019

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