Better Man

I know
I'm probably better off on my own
Than lovin' a man who
Didn't know what he had
When he had it

And I see
The permanent damage you did to me
Never again, I just wish I could forget
When it was magic

I wish it wasn't four AM
Standing in the mirror
Saying to myself: You know you had to do it
I know the bravest thing I ever did was run

Sometimes, in the middle of the night
I can feel you again
But I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man

And I know why we had to say goodbye
Like the back of my hand
But I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man
A better man

I know
I'm probably better off all alone
Than needing a man who could change his mind
At any given minute

And it was always on your terms
I waited on every careless word
Hoping they might turn sweet again
Like it was in the beginning

But your jealousy
Oh, I can hear it now
Talking down to me
Like I'd always be around

Push my love away
Like it was some kind of loaded gun
Oh, you never thought I'd run

Sometimes, in the middle of the night
I can feel you again
But I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man

And I know why we had to say goodbye
Like the back of my hand
But I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man
A better man

I hold onto this pride because these days
It's all I have
And I gave to you my best
And we both know you can't say that

I wish you were a better man
I wonder what we would've become
If you were a better man
We might still be in love
If you were a better man
You would've been the one
If you were a better man
Yeah, yeah

Sometimes, in the middle of the night
I can feel you again
But I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man

And I know why we had to say goodbye
Like the back of my hand
But I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man
A better man

(Sometimes, in the middle of the night)
(I can feel you again) we might still be in love if you were a better man
(But I just miss you)
(And I just wish you were a better man) yeah, yeah

I know why we had to say goodbye
Like the back of my hand
But I just miss you
And I just wish you were a better man
A better man

We might still be in love
If you were a better man
You would've been the one
If you were a better man

A Melancolia e a Força em Better Man de Taylor Swift

A música Better Man, interpretada por Taylor Swift, é uma balada country que explora os sentimentos de perda e desilusão amorosa, mas também de empoderamento pessoal. A letra reflete a dor de reconhecer que, apesar do amor que sente, é melhor estar sozinha do que com alguém que não valoriza o relacionamento. A narrativa lírica é construída em torno da ideia de que o parceiro falhou em ser 'um homem melhor' e que essa falha é a razão pela qual o relacionamento não pôde prosperar.

A canção é marcada por uma introspecção profunda, onde a protagonista lida com a saudade e o desejo de que as coisas tivessem sido diferentes. Ela se vê refletindo sobre o relacionamento em momentos de solidão, como às quatro da manhã, diante do espelho, reconhecendo que a decisão mais corajosa que tomou foi a de partir. A repetição do refrão 'I just wish you were a better man' (Eu só queria que você fosse um homem melhor) ressoa como um lamento, mas também como um reconhecimento de que merece mais.

Taylor Swift é conhecida por suas composições autobiográficas, e Better Man não é exceção. A música pode ser vista como um espelho de suas próprias experiências amorosas, onde a honestidade emocional é uma constante. A canção foi originalmente escrita por Swift e mais tarde gravada pela banda country Little Big Town, mas a versão de Swift traz uma intimidade e vulnerabilidade que são características de seu estilo musical. Better Man é um testemunho da força que vem com a autoestima e o autoconhecimento, mesmo diante da dor e da saudade.