[Verse 1] Hey, I hear the voice of a preacher from the back room Calling my name and I follow just to find you I trace the faith to a broken down television, and put on the weather And I've trained myself to give up on the past cause I froze in time between hearses and caskets Lost control when I panicked at the acid test I wanna get better [Verse 2] While my friends were getting high and chasing girls down parkway lines I was losing my mind cause the love, the love, the love, the love, the love That I gave wasted on a nice face In a blaze of fear I put a helmet on a helmet Counting seconds through the night and got carried away [Pre-Chorus] So now I'm standing on the overpass screaming at the cars "Hey, I wanna get better!" [Chorus] I didn’t know I was lonely 'til I saw your face I wanna get better, better, better, better I wanna get better I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change I wanna get better, better, better, better I wanna get better [Verse 3] I go up to my room and there's girls on the ceiling Cut out their pictures and I chase that feeling Of an eighteen year old who didn't know what loss was Now I'm a stranger And I miss the days of a life still permanent Mourn the years before I got carried away [Pre-Chorus] So now I'm staring at the interstate screaming at myself "Hey, I wanna get better!" [Chorus] I didn’t know I was lonely 'til I saw your face I wanna get better, better, better, better I wanna get better I didn't know I was broken 'til i wanted to change I wanna get better, better, better, better I wanna get better [Bridge] Cause I'm sleeping in the back of a taxi I'm screaming from my bedroom window Even if it's gonna kill me [Verse 4] Woke up this morning early before my family From this dream where she was trying to show me How a life can move from the darkness She said to get better So I put a bullet where I shoulda put a helmet And I crash my car cause I wanna get carried away [Pre-Chorus] That's why I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself "Hey, I wanna get better!" [Chorus] I didn’t know I was lonely 'til I saw your face I wanna get better, better, better, better I wanna get better I didn't know I was broken 'til i wanted to change I wanna get better, better, better, better I wanna get better
Is it just me? Or his talent in just makes you want to fight him while singing his songs? Like literally trash-a-room type of fight with jack while singing his songs with him. I'll probably end up with bruises and such but I feel like it's worth it.
Fun. did give all of them a lot of freedom to do what they want- they all pitched in, but not only was it Nate's band but they all couldn't just put out a song that's directly for one person. Aim and Ignite and Some Nights were albums that they all worked together on and they all were held back. You can see in Grand Romantic that Nate definitely had way more potential, and Jack had a lot more potential too when the Bleachers album Gone Now came out.
for fvck's sake i hope y'all have an idea how much PAINFUL HEADACHE he's currently having and he's gonna have after the performance. his voice got tired and couldn't go past his normal range so if you continued belting after that girl-
Pretty sure they play everything live. The drummer would be playing to a click track and there does seem to be some backing vocals in that feed, but all the instruments are played live.
Basically all bands these days run on backing tracks or backstage musicians. The piano part is sampled as in the original song and played by the drums in the intro, but songs like this can't be played by 5 guys. Otherwise you'd hear people complain ''it doesnt sound like the studio''. Same for the vocals, a lot of background layers there!
Well it IS! I have thousands of LP's, 78's, CD's, and reel-to-reel tapes going back to the early 1900's, and I listen to TONS of music. REAL music, not this garbage!
You're either 50+ years old or a 14 year old that thinks he was born in the wrong generation. Music is subjective, not to mention constantly evolving. Your opinion is your opinion but most people watching this thinks this song is awesome, myself included.
You’re basing it off of this one live performance at the end of the show where they’re clearly wiped out. They haven’t played live much (at least Jack hasn’t sang live much) so give them a break. If you knew anything about Jack, you would know he’s a musical genius. He’s written so many songs you’d be surprised. Maybe even a song you even like. Don’t make judgements without doing your research first :)
i didnt know i was broken til i heard this song.
Jack Antonoff is bae
6years later i still feel this song to my core
me irl
This was amazing I wanna see them perform live soooooo badly ;-;
They are amazing live! I've seen them 6 times!
lucky! I bet their concerts are tons of fun
Have you seen them yet?
I reccommend it
[Verse 1]
Hey, I hear the voice of a preacher from the back room
Calling my name and I follow just to find you
I trace the faith to a broken down television, and put on the weather
And I've trained myself to give up on the past cause
I froze in time between hearses and caskets
Lost control when I panicked at the acid test
I wanna get better
[Verse 2]
While my friends were getting high and chasing girls down parkway lines
I was losing my mind cause the love, the love, the love, the love, the love
That I gave wasted on a nice face
In a blaze of fear I put a helmet on a helmet
Counting seconds through the night and got carried away
[Pre-Chorus]
So now I'm standing on the overpass screaming at the cars
"Hey, I wanna get better!"
[Chorus]
I didn’t know I was lonely 'til I saw your face
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
[Verse 3]
I go up to my room and there's girls on the ceiling
Cut out their pictures and I chase that feeling
Of an eighteen year old who didn't know what loss was
Now I'm a stranger
And I miss the days of a life still permanent
Mourn the years before I got carried away
[Pre-Chorus]
So now I'm staring at the interstate screaming at myself
"Hey, I wanna get better!"
[Chorus]
I didn’t know I was lonely 'til I saw your face
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
I didn't know I was broken 'til i wanted to change
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
[Bridge]
Cause I'm sleeping in the back of a taxi
I'm screaming from my bedroom window
Even if it's gonna kill me
[Verse 4]
Woke up this morning early before my family
From this dream where she was trying to show me
How a life can move from the darkness
She said to get better
So I put a bullet where I shoulda put a helmet
And I crash my car cause I wanna get carried away
[Pre-Chorus]
That's why I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself
"Hey, I wanna get better!"
[Chorus]
I didn’t know I was lonely 'til I saw your face
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
I didn't know I was broken 'til i wanted to change
I wanna get better, better, better, better
I wanna get better
Is there a reason this song makes me want to cry? Is it just me?
TheForestFamily cuz you wanna get better
That's like me and roller coaster!
yeah the lyrics makes me
cry :( lol
Mental health, as humans we get in.
It's year 2022 and I have just discovered this great band, wished I know them in my college days. (((Where was I)))
Omg yass thanks to similar artists to the 1975 😍
he’s only 16 years older than me...we can make that work
Only 19 years older than me let’s make that work🤣lmfao
Is it just me? Or his talent in just makes you want to fight him while singing his songs? Like literally trash-a-room type of fight with jack while singing his songs with him. I'll probably end up with bruises and such but I feel like it's worth it.
Jack dances and sings on stage the way I dance and sing in the audience at a concert. He just looks cool doing it.
this is an incredible performance
i would literally sell my soul to see bleachers live
so do I
Or you could buy a ticket
Love the bleachers soooooo much
rick morranis and bruce springsteen have a lovechild!
i neeeeed to see them live
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Rainshow and Bleachers?!!!! My biggest dream ever
I love jack
Iam in love with this song 💛
Seeing the for a second time soon, cant wait
Ahh you are incredible!!!
Honda 4 life!
Live album pleaseeeeee
It's like fun. Was holding him back lol
Luckyyy
And Nate thought he was the key person in Fun.
I love both bands, but his voice doesn't even compare to Ruess'.
Very true, but I've bought both Bleachers album, but didn't buy Nate's.
Fun. did give all of them a lot of freedom to do what they want- they all pitched in, but not only was it Nate's band but they all couldn't just put out a song that's directly for one person. Aim and Ignite and Some Nights were albums that they all worked together on and they all were held back. You can see in Grand Romantic that Nate definitely had way more potential, and Jack had a lot more potential too when the Bleachers album Gone Now came out.
Ciderstock bound in beautiful VT!!!!
omg that guitar solo!!!!???
PLEASE COME TO SWEDEN
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Best song ever and he shows jersey the best with Springsteen too I miss nj
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bleachers > fun.
yeah...maybe
Eh... nah. Nate Reuss is just... amazing.
I love Jack Antonoff as a producer but Nate Ruess is just a much better singer in my opinion
Facts are facts.
Stop. They are both legends, just different times.
Hes cute and charismatic!
FUN!!!!! BRING BACK FUN ANDREW NATE
Is that an M-Audio Axiom 25?
How can you thumb this down? Favorite gym workout band.
Where was the solo?
His voice kind of reminds me of Michael Stipe's.
Reminds me of The Boss
for fvck's sake i hope y'all have an idea how much PAINFUL HEADACHE he's currently having and he's gonna have after the performance. his voice got tired and couldn't go past his normal range so if you continued belting after that girl-
First comment! Ha!
Jewish Boss
All those guys and they STILL need tracking. Great song, but get rid of the tracking and play!!
Mic D well that one glitchy piano part is basically impossible to play live perfectly
From a performer's POV, this song (like every other modern song) has many layers that can only be covered using all 5 of the musicians and the track.
Pretty sure they play everything live. The drummer would be playing to a click track and there does seem to be some backing vocals in that feed, but all the instruments are played live.
Basically all bands these days run on backing tracks or backstage musicians. The piano part is sampled as in the original song and played by the drums in the intro, but songs like this can't be played by 5 guys. Otherwise you'd hear people complain ''it doesnt sound like the studio''. Same for the vocals, a lot of background layers there!
Kelly Clarkson sings that WAY better !
GTFO with your two drummers lol what even
Love Bleachers but they are terrible live lol.....yikes
Iudex Gundyr he gets nervous lol
They were good when I saw them in New York. I think it depends on the day and crowd and how he’s feeling
His voice got blown that night so he didn't have use of his full range. They're actually better than this (this isn't even that bad).
fun. > bleachers
It's so effing sad, what passes for music today. This sucks bad. He needs to GET BETTER!
AudiophileTubes I'm sure what you listen to is so fucking great.....
Well it IS! I have thousands of LP's, 78's, CD's, and reel-to-reel tapes going back to the early 1900's, and I listen to TONS of music. REAL music, not this garbage!
You're either 50+ years old or a 14 year old that thinks he was born in the wrong generation. Music is subjective, not to mention constantly evolving. Your opinion is your opinion but most people watching this thinks this song is awesome, myself included.
You are a pretentious hipster asswipe, nothing more. Maybe YOU need to get better.
You’re basing it off of this one live performance at the end of the show where they’re clearly wiped out. They haven’t played live much (at least Jack hasn’t sang live much) so give them a break. If you knew anything about Jack, you would know he’s a musical genius. He’s written so many songs you’d be surprised. Maybe even a song you even like. Don’t make judgements without doing your research first :)
I love this song but this guy is a terrible performer.