Artist: alt-J
Track: Get Better

Lyrics
Hallelujah
I'm listening to a recording of you sleeping next to me
A cappella
I'm listening to you cover Elliot Smith's "Angeles"
It's these times I'll need if you go
It's these times I'll need if you go, so

Get better, my darling
I know you will
Get better, my darling
I know you will
Get better

I'm drawn to the motorway
The cold whoosh of trucks passing
This nighttime under sodium light
The orange spread is soul-quietening
A younger you and a younger me
Meeting at The Serpentine
I am yours, you are mine

Happy birthday
Staff smuggled in a card I made
It rests under your pillow
When out of ICU
You'll cringe at all the 'I love you's
The card retired the life of one biro
At this time, I wanted you to know
At this time, I wanted you to know

Get better, my darling
I hope you will
Get better, my darling
I hope you will
Get better

I'll start the day with tiramisu
Raise a spoon to frontline workers
An underfunded principle
They risk all to be there for us
A younger you and a younger me
Meeting at The Serpentine
I am yours, you are mine

You were the baker
I'll christen this new era
With the smell of freshly baked bread
Your Nutella, I'll keep it in the cellar
You were always a fan of that spread
Six months on, there's a car crash outside
The fire brigade using the jaws of life
No flush at night to sound your return
I still pretend you're only out of sight

Front garden bouquet, I threw it at the fire brigade
I was admonished and told to go back inside
From the living room window
I stand and watch the white sheet go
Over the family car and I close my eyes
I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room
Smiling at your phone
I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room
Smiling at your phone
I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room
Smiling at your phone
I still pretend you're only out of sight in another room
Smiling at your phone
I still pretend

A younger me, a younger you
Meeting at The Serpentine
The beginning of spring, you wore those yellow ripped jeans
Your look defined my 2009
Your shyness stoked my boldness
"Shall we go in?", I smiled
Your hand warmed walking through the gallery

(Get better)
I know I will
(Get better)
My darling, I know I will

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SongFacts
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Genius Meanings
	alt-J – Get Better
	The sixth track and second single off of alt-J’s 2022 album “The Dream,” Get Better was first teased on a new Instagram account “getbetter_altj” with pixelated-game style posts.
	alt-J – Things Will Get Better
	[Verse] / Steal my heart / And then I go / [?] / And I will do / Whatever I'll do / And I don't wanna let you go / Steal my heart / And then I go / I hope you found a way / And I
	alt-J – Hiroshima
	[Intro] / We must be ready / Every day, all the time / To do the right thing / If the atomic bomb explodes / Duck and cover! / This family knows what to do, just as your own family
	alt-J – U&ME
	“U&ME” tells a euphoric love story that devolves into a drug trip but nevertheless remains a cherished memory. The song arrived with the announcement of the band’s fourth LP, The
	alt-J – Left Hand Free
	The second single off of This Is All Yours is described by the band members as the “least Alt-J song ever”. It was rumoured to have been made in large part to appease the label
	alt-J – Happier When You’re Gone
	[Verse 1] / "Joe, Joe, Joe / Only fuck-ups need clean starts" / I scream as you come my way / (I'm happier when you're gone) / [Verse 2] / Joe, Joe, Joe / The chime of loves
	alt-J – Breezeblocks
	This is song from ∆’s (pronounced: Alt-J) debut album, An Awesome Wave. “Breezeblocks” tells the story of a desperate man’s attempts to win over his love’s affections again as she
	alt-J – Every Other Freckle
	This is the third single off of alt-J (∆)’s 2014 album This Is All Yours. The song’s lustful theme and metaphors are reminiscent of “I Wanna Be Yours” by John Cooper Clarke.
	alt-J – Bane
	“Bane” is an intense, moody trip which features a classical choir lamenting about selling one’s soul and quoting Jesus during his crucifixion. Naturally, its subject matter is… a
	alt-J – The Actor
	What would it be like to have been John Belushi’s coke dealer? “The Actor” imagines an answer to that question, imagining him as an inexperienced actor trying to realise his Dream
	alt-J – Ms
	Ms is almost hymnal – smells like Benedictine spirit – as though Alt-J have taken refuge from reality and the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune in that Cambridge basement of
	alt-J – Philadelphia
	“Philadelphia is a story about the demise of a person. They’re so discombobulated, they don’t know that they’re dying; but, they’re sort of having flashbacks to their life before
	alt-J – Adeline
	alt-J introduced this song on Twitter as a Tasmanian devil falls in love with a woman as he watches her swim. The song describes his feelings toward her as well as his
	alt-J – Fitzpleasure
	“Fitzpleasure,” the album’s most frenetic and even schizophrenic composition, jumps between Gregorian chant to Afropop-tinged dubstep to ethereal electronica yet never feels
	alt-J – The Actor
	What would it be like to have been John Belushi’s coke dealer? “The Actor” imagines an answer to that question, imagining him as an inexperienced actor trying to realise his Dream
	alt-J – Every Other Freckle
	This is the third single off of alt-J (∆)’s 2014 album This Is All Yours. The song’s lustful theme and metaphors are reminiscent of “I Wanna Be Yours” by John Cooper Clarke.
	alt-J – Hand-Made
	One of the many possible interpretations is that this song could be about is a drug addiction: In the beginning of the song (or rather the chorus) he talks about his body going
	alt-J – Bloodflood
	Bloodflood, about being flooded with fear, is the source for the name of the album (An Awesome Wave). This lyric is an embodiment of the record, evoking the concept of being
	alt-J – 3WW
	3WW is the first single, and opening track, off of Alt-J’s third full length LP, Relaxer. The title ‘3WW’ stands for “3 worn words”. This song’s teaser uses imagery and scenery
	alt-J – Adeline
	alt-J introduced this song on Twitter as a Tasmanian devil falls in love with a woman as he watches her swim. The song describes his feelings toward her as well as his
	alt-J – Hard Drive Gold
	“Hard Drive Gold” is a teenager’s juvenile fantasy of becoming an overnight millionaire by trading cryptocurrency. alt-J describe the song as “tongue-in-cheek”. The track dropped
	alt-J – Taro
	There are so many things rolled into Taro – mournful Dispensary Girl-esque post-rock strings and bells plus vocal tone, Indian pop straddling the bridge and a history lesson.
	alt-J – Tessellate
	In which the ultimate Shorty Said soundalikes roll on with Tessellate, the most Devendra Banhart of all Alt-J songs. Doesn’t matter though, because its piano lollop is as
	alt-J – Chicago
	“Chicago” is a brew of equal parts menacing and spectral energies that seamlessly blends euphoric Chicago House beats with surprising shifts in tone. The song captivates the
	alt-J – In Cold Blood
	In Cold Blood is the second single off of Alt-J’s third full length LP, “Relaxer”. It premiered on March 29th, 2017 live on Mistajam’s show on BBC Radio One. The band introduced
	alt-J – ❦ (Ripe & Ruin)
	❦ This song is also known as “Interlude 1” or “Interlude I”. The fleuron character or “printer’s flower” (❦) used in the title of this song is used in book printing to divide

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	The Dream by alt-J
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alt-J - Left Hand Free Lyrics
I can't help but think, is this to do with masterbation? "Pick a battle eenie meenie miney moe" - possibly selecting a video. "Well you're left hand's free, And ...
alt-J - Bloodflood Lyrics
Oldest First. Song Meaning. The song is about Gus getting beaten up by someone on Southampton Common and the adrenaline he ...
alt-J - Taro Lyrics
But, Capa ignores this and even knowing full well, he still continues to do that job until it kills him as well, "I have sprayed you into my eyes". Now, if you ...
alt-J - Fitzpleasure Lyrics
This is copied from an interview with Alt-J. I'm a bit disappointed with them. I get that it's artistic but I feel that their song glorifies the gang rape. What ...
alt-J - Ms Lyrics
All the vowels vow to guard your name, keep your estate clean, happy. Some things lie too deep for tears to well, Close eyes open, close again, feel as my body ...
alt-J - Something Good Lyrics
... song would go down well.<br /> <br ... I don't see why drugs have to mentioned as part of the meaning, just because the words "get high" are part of it.
alt-J - Adeline Lyrics
Oh, my Adeline, ooh. Down in Tasmania Where the devil's jaws are far too weak. To tear you away. Ooh, I wish you well. I wish you well. I wish you well
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alt-J - Deadcrush Lyrics
These verses I'm honestly not sure about. The first one above is in the same tone as the chorus so it may just be adding on in that line of though. How much do ...
alt-J - Handmade Lyrics
Legions upon legions of craftsmen handmade my feelings. There's bears in the wood and they're out to get me, And I'm safe from harm if I stay in this chalet.
alt-J - Every Other Freckle Lyrics
Aah I want to share your mouthful. I want to do all the things your lungs do so well. I'm gonna bed into you like a cat prance into a beanbag
alt-J - Breezeblocks Lyrics
I love this song all the more for it making reference to my favourite Children's book Where The Wild Things Are. "Do you know where the wild things go?" as well ...
alt-J - Buffalo Lyrics
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alt-J - Hunger of the Pine Lyrics
Sleeplessly embracing - opening words, and they're repeated, over and over through the song. It's almost like counting sheep but the numbers keep getting higher ...
alt-J - Deadcrush Lyrics
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alt-J - Portrait Lyrics
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alt-J - 3WW Lyrics
There was a wayward lad. Stepped out one morning. The ground to be his bed. The sky his awning. Neon, neon, neon. A blue neon lamp in a midnight country ...
alt-J - Matilda Lyrics
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alt-J - Dissolve Me Lyrics
I think that the second part of the song he is saying the more he tries to wash away the memories of his lover, the worse he gets. he is remembering the touch ...
alt-J - Intro (This Is All Yours) Lyrics
I want there to be more of it, however! seems too short. Oh, well, it's off to the mixing board!

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Artist: alt-J Track: Get Better

Artist: alt-J
Track: Get Better