Better Than This

Long Beach Shortbus - Better Than This

Every man needs to get a little sleep

We all need sanctuary from the trouble on the street

Working hard and making money

But I'd rather be dreaming underneath a shady tree

And it's 6:00 in the morning, I've been up all night

And I'm tossing and I'm turning and I'm fearing daylight

I'm so spun out, but I think I know what we could do

I'm exploding with ideas but I can't call you

Oh lord, I hear people in the trees

I'm going on a mission, unlock your ten-speed

I hear this place is hot, swarming with police

And there's a man on the corner with this camera on me

And I'd do anything to get a little rest

I think a nightmare would be better than this

I think a nightmare would be better than this

There's a house they say is haunted up the street

The last family that moved in evacuated in a week

That voodoo lady always got to me

And I'm searching for her spirit desperate for company

'Cause it's 6:00 in the morning, I've been up all night

Can't stop, the wheels are turning, fearing God's morning light

I'm so spun out, but I think I know what we could do

I'm exploding with ideas but I can't call you

Oh Lord, I hear people in the trees

I've got to take the world on a mission with me

I had a close brush with voyeur destiny

And then I hope that you're looking and can see right through me

Can't you see?

I'd do anything to get a little rest

I think a nightmare would be better than this

I think a nightmare would be better than this

Lord, can it get be better than this?

Can't keep living like this

Better than this

Oh, I feel so shallow, just like a puddle

I think a nightmare would be better than this

The song's meaning according to Ras-1:

"I wrote this song at a very sad time in my life. It came very naturally,

because it was all true, but by no means am I saying it was cool to be that

way (spun out). Rather, I hoped that this song could touch some people that

have been there and let them know that their problems were not unique, and

possibly show how desperate a drug addict can feel to some who had not been

there. Whatever, it's just a song."