Better Off Alone
By Jacob Brandon (JDBrand Music)
[Verse 1]
You were talkin’ forever like it was already ours
Pickin’ out a future, pickin’ out stars
You said “this is different,” I believed every word
Yeah I let my guard down… yeah I let it burn
Your girls runnin’ to me like I belonged
My boys laughin’ like nothin’ could go wrong
Felt like home in a world that I fight through
Now I don’t even recognize you
[Pre-Chorus]
You said “God brought us here” — how do you fake that?
Was it all just a line… just somethin’ you say back?
[Chorus]
Better off alone — than falling in love again
I gave you my trust, you just broke it again
I was ready to build what you tore down instead
Now I’m carryin’ ghosts of the words that you said
Better off alone — than falling in love again
I won’t drag my boys through that hell again
You can keep every lie that you’re livin’ in
Yeah I’m better off… better off alone
[Verse 2]
You started disappearin’, call it “space you need”
While you’re hidin’ secrets I was plantin’ seeds
Heard it from a friend but I gave you the chance
You looked in my eyes and you swore it was a lie
Then I saw the truth standin’ face to face
Everything he said… yeah it matched his face
You turned into someone I never knew
And the worst part is… I trusted you
[Pre-Chorus]
You said “I’d never hurt you” — yeah I held onto that
Now every word you spoke just fades to black
[Chorus]
Better off alone — than falling in love again
I gave you my trust, you just broke it again
I was ready to build what you tore down instead
Now I’m carryin’ ghosts of the words that you said
Better off alone — than falling in love again
I won’t drag my boys through that hell again
You can keep every lie that you’re livin’ in
Yeah I’m better off… better off alone
[Bridge – stripped piano / ambient guitar → builds]
I still see that night — you talkin’ ’bout rings
What kinda love does that then do these things?
You said forever like you meant every word
Now forever’s just somethin’ I’ll never believe
(beat starts creeping in…)
You didn’t just break me — you broke what we could’ve been
A house full of laughter… yeah you burned it in the end
Now I’m buildin’ walls where your promises stood
And I swear to God… I thought you were good
[Rap / Rock Breakdown – half-time, bass heavy]
Yeah…
You had me picturin’ a life I could stand in
Four kids in a house, two hearts that were branded
You said “God’s plan,” I was all in agreement
Now I’m lookin’ back like—was any of it real then?
I was workin’, showin’ up, tryin’ to lead right
While you disappearin’ every other night
“Just need space” — yeah, I gave you your freedom
Didn’t know that meant somebody else could come and keep you
Had my boys askin’ questions I couldn’t explain
Tryna shield their hearts while I’m dealin’ with pain
You didn’t just lie—you rewrote the truth
Turned love into somethin’ I don’t even wanna pursue
(beat drops… almost silence)
And I still hate that part of me…
That misses you…
[Build – whisper → scream]
But I WON’T GO BACK—
[Final Chorus – full band, gang vocals]
Better off alone — than falling in love again
I won’t lose myself just to trust again
You took somethin’ real and you buried it dead
Now I’m stronger from every lie that you said
Better off alone — than falling in love again
I won’t drag my boys through that hell again
You can keep every lie that you’re livin’ in
Yeah I’m better off…
Better off alone!
