Better Man

 

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I’m generally not a storyteller in my songs.  Maybe it’s because I’m not a verbal processor (haha…it seems like I’ve discussed this point lately with many of you who are probably reading this).  Maybe it’s because I don’t pay enough attention to lyrics as a listener.  In any case, I don’t tell stories.  And for this, I express my thanks to all of you who have faithfully listened to my music in spite of the fact that the words have potentially bored you out of your minds.
However, this song is an anomaly for me.  I explain the background of the song in the audio, so I won’t ramble on too much here.  But, in short, it’s based on a story a good friend of mine told me about one of her pals who lives in the Middle East.  It’s meant to convey the distress the girl felt as a result of gender relations in her culture.