[Lyric] Better Way (Bryce O'Connor)

[Verse 1]
Emotionally, I never grew past fifteen
I'm bitter and mean when I don't get my way
No one will ever pick me to be first on their team
That's the kind of bullshit I like to say to me
I've got to get in quickly
Knock myself down a few pegs
So you don't think I'm self-absorbed
It's a careful game I play

[Chorus]
Tell me, is there a better way to go about it?
Tell me, do you ever worry like I do?
That your life so far is a joke
It's a lie, you're a hoax
You can't get around it
But whеn friends are caught up in their own shit
You'vе gotta take care of you
Even when it's the worst damn job
You've ever had to do
[Verse 2}
Occasionally, when the stars have all aligned
I'll be on top of the world
Radiate convincing and half-honest self-esteem
'Til I talk myself back down eventually

[Bridge]
And I feel like I passed the deadline
For knowing who I'm supposed to be
It's all on me
Yeah, I feel like I missed the deadline
For knowing who I'm supposed to be (it's all on me)

[Chorus]
So tell me, is there a better way to go about it?
Tell me, do you ever worry like I do?
That your life so far is a joke
It's a lie, you're a hoax
You can't get around it
But when friends are caught up in their own shit
You've gotta take care of you
Even when it's the worst damn job
You've ever had to do