Better from Meaningful Work by L.A.Mitchell

You open the front door
Dump your bag
By 4pm, you feel like sleeping
The sun is shining, but you never see it
The light behind your eyes is disappearing

I know the weight you carry feels uneven
When you sit with me, you're still alone
& you miss the comfort you remember when you were a child
When you didn't know your world held no allies.

I wish you were better.
Feel like the rain's been falling forever
I wish you were better
And I don't know what to do
But to stay beside you
And wait until it all feels better.

I wish we all could feel like winners
hold the trophy
feel the praise
Instead, my friend, I’m the only witness
to the little things you do
to get your body through
another day.

• Alternative
• experimental pop
• mystical pop
• New Zealand