RITUAL - Better By Now Lyrics






I close my eyes and count to ten
I've made mistakes I know I'll make again
I write messages I'll never send
I'm not okay but if you want then I'll pretend
It's all good, I'm not scared and I'll hold on

But you said I'd be better by now
All my friends said I'd be better by now
But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
I'm not better by now
And you said I'd be better by now
All my friends said I'd be better by now
But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
I'm not better by now

Another 4 AM my battery is low
And I still miss you checking that I got home
Leave the lights on when I sleep alone
And I know I should but I just can't let go
It's no good, I'm still scared, wish I was strong

But you said I'd be better by now
All my friends said I'd be better by now
But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
I'm not better by now
And you said I'd be better by now
All my friends said I'd be better by now
But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
I'm not better by now

I miss you, I miss me
The me I was before, the me before this all
'Cause if I miss you, then I miss me
The me I was before, the me before this all
Yeah, I miss you and I miss me
The me I was before, the me before this all
Yeah, I miss you, I miss me
The me I was before

And you said I'd be better by now
All my friends said I'd be better by now
But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
I'm not better by now
And you said I'd be better by now
All my friends said I'd be better by now
But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
I'm not better by now





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  1. T.... J....

    RITUAL is so slept on, smh

  2. R.... N....

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  3. N.... P....

    When I feel like shit and there's no one feel me, this song help.

    Thank you for always creating the song that be more than just song, you created art that can touch people soul.

  4. a.... s....

    So underrated x

  5. I.... Y....

    ❤️❤️❤️

  6. K.... F....

    I. Love. ,this. Sons

  7. 1.... S....

    soooo underrated

  8. A.... S....

    Still listening to this song in 2019 🥰🙏🏻

  9. H.... E....

    2019 still heree 💜 r i t u a l for those who feel music ✋

  10. G.... L....

    ♥♥♥♥♥♥

  11. C.... C....

    Absolutely love this song

  12. D.... M....

    I am a huge fun of this guy, I have all music he is just really good

  13. T.... ....

    I can't help but cry right now because this song so explains my situation. It's hard.. Such a deep song❤

  14. B.... Y....

    Better by now... #Not better by now

  15. K.... F....

    I love it

    K.... F....

    I really love it so much

  16. T.... B....

    Nice down tempo

  17. D.... V....

    Shit is brutally heart ripping in the most sublime tornado of uneasy smiles

  18. A.... D....

    This track... I just can't! It's just beautiful ❤💔

  19. H.... E....

    2018 and from the begining love this song . Real song . And painful . I am glad that maybe i am the first albanian that listen this 😍

    H.... E....

    Nope you aren't the first Albanian
    Edit: e km nigju para teje edhe nk ma kishte marr menja se kishte shqiptar qe nigjojn ishtu kangsh !
    Congrats 🙏

    H.... E....

    @Rigerta mendoj se duhet t bihem dakort se kush e ka degjuar me par , 🤙😊 gjithsesi 2 albanians here , duke kerku dhe degju 'vecanti'😉🖐 Edit: si mund te gjej ?😊

  20. j.... ....

    I pretend that I am better but I'm not 💔

  21. M.... d....

    This band... This song... My heart... Oh...

  22. J.... F....

    Get shivers each time I hear this song! <3

  23. J.... F....

    I found this song all by myself I feel so proud 💜

  24. T.... �....

    don't know why but this song make me wanna cry.
    beautiful song.

  25. L.... G....

    This song heals my soul ❤

  26. R.... R....

    such a sad video. glad I didn't process my grief like that

  27. T.... V....

    I wish I would have found you before

  28. M.... R....

    Totally awesome! Love your music.

  29. E.... H....

    you have my heart and my soul. <3

  30. L.... G....

    I heard this live on Sunday and I am in love ❤

  31. K.... T....

    I relate to this way too much

  32. H.... E....

    what a song this is . make me feel more good now 😐😉 we need to se forward .

  33. D.... P....

    Can't believe it took me so long to hear this

  34. S.... ....

    Where the hell I been...where the hell have they been.

  35. B.... H....

    I'm a big Rationale fan, glad to see other artists in that bluesy soulfunk sound!

  36. �.... �....

    really heartbreaking song, but so beautiful

  37. J.... B....

    Amazing!

  38. O.... ....

    Best YouTube recommendation ever!! The lyrics are on point 👌🏻 especially how I’m feeling right now. Music knows..

  39. H.... *....

    I could listen to RITUAL's music all day. I love the voices, they are so pure and perfect, they make me melt.

  40. M.... S....

    One of the best sounds ive heard in a long time...

  41. m.... m....

    "And I still miss you checking that I got home" ❤️ one day at I time.

  42. V.... L....

    It feel so amazing when you found a new voice at midnight 💜

  43. T.... ....

    This should have way more views

  44. T.... ....

    Fuck fuck in my feels

  45. i.... b....

    People might find you later but I know they will continue listening to all your songs once they hear it, cause I honestly do. Never had an artist or band which I liked ALL of its song but in your case there's NO such thing as trash.

  46. H.... ....

    E T E R N A L S U N S H I N E O F T H E S P O T L E S S M I N D

  47. M.... R....

    Phenomenal band that deserves their long overdue recognition!

  48. b.... ....

    amazing

  49. D.... C....

    This is sooooooooo good. Needs more airplay and support

  50. M.... H....

    #listeninginMaine

  51. V.... N....

    Music...universal language of healing,hearts,and human emotions... thanks for your help and have been for a new place to be in the same process as healing and human services

  52. J.... s....

    I really wanna make a rap to this...but wouldnt that be stealing?

    J.... s....

    Jordan shafe not if you gave credit to the original artist

  53. c.... s....

    Sentimental.. 👌👏👏👏😭💞💕

  54. C.... K....

    I am in search of #MemoryLoss . Cause I am not better by now 😔😑

  55. f.... t....

    Bout Right...Men can only fall in Love with a few women...women can fall in love with anybody...In the video the letter box was unique...an act of God for a letter to be written...licked, and stamped anymore...let alone actually appreciated...

  56. N.... G....

    Just came to this song❤️❤️

  57. J.... W....

    We've all been there. Good video. That female voice was the perfect pairing.

  58. f.... R....

    i want an album

  59. y.... b....

    This song should have more views !

  60. B.... P....

    RITUAL is the first band that I love all their songs.

  61. S.... B....

    🌊👱🏻‍♀️❤️

  62. G.... ....

    This is amazing, thank you. I needed this 🙏🏼 I feel the lyrics in my soul

  63. M.... T....

    Speaks my walk of life for sure!

  64. K.... R....

    I want to marry him

  65. M.... A....

    My true feelings..🖤

  66. R.... B....

    reminds me of Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind <3

  67. N.... ....

    [Verse 1]
    I close my eyes and count to ten
    I've made mistakes I know I'll make again
    I write messages I'll never send
    I'm not okay but if you want it I'll pretend
    It's all good, I'm not scared and I'll hold on

    [Chorus]
    But you said, I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now
    And you said I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now

    [Verse 2]
    Another 4 AM my battery is low
    And I still miss you checking that I got home
    Leave the lights on when I sleep alone
    And I know I should but I just can't let go
    It's no good, I'm still scared, wish I was strong

    [Chorus]
    But you said, I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now
    And you said I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now


    [Bridge]
    I miss you, I miss me
    The me I was before, the me before the storm
    'Cause if I miss you, then I miss me
    The me I was before, the me before the storm
    Yeah, I miss you and I miss me
    The me I was before, the me before the storm
    Yeah, I miss you, I miss me
    The me I was before

    [Chorus]
    And you said, I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now
    And you said I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now

  68. T.... B....

    I miss you!! I miss the me who was happy beside you. :/

  69. D.... J....

    you guys are too good for 2017. we don't deserve you

  70. A.... I....

    Preciosa 💜

  71. N.... P....

    Damn, you guys need more exposure. You guys deserve to have the radio spots every hour

  72. Y.... S....

    Like this

  73. s.... ....

    a little too real to my emotions right now at 2 am, but a good song nonetheless

  74. W.... N....

    He is So talented but unfortunately he is underrated

  75. L.... S....

    This song has been on repeat for the last two days. I love it~ <3

  76. M.... H....

    Beautiful, Love It!!!

  77. A.... B....

    O B S E S S E D

  78. M.... O....

    The message in this is so great . Because you can try and see it different ways. Great great stuff lads.

  79. e.... j....

    All your videos are connected ?, someone explains me

  80. M.... ....

    AWESOME VIDEO!!

  81. R.... L....

    I close my eyes and count to ten
    I've made mistakes I know I'll make again
    I write messages I'll never send
    I'm not okay but if you want it I'll pretend
    It's all good, I'm not scared and I'll hold on

    But you said, I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now
    And you said I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now

    And at 4 AM my batch is low
    I still miss you checking that I've gone
    Leave the lights on when I sleep alone
    Not know we're shit but I just can't let go
    It's no good, still scared, wish I was strong

    But you said, I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now
    And you said I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now

    I miss you, I miss me
    The me I was before, the me before the storm
    'Cause if I miss you, then I miss me
    The me I was before, the me before the storm
    Yeah, I miss you and I miss me
    The me I was before, the me before the storm
    Yeah, I miss you, I miss me
    The me I was before

    Then you said, I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now
    And you said I'd be better by now
    All my friends, said I'd be better by now
    But who cares? 'Cause I'm not better by now, no
    I'm not better by now

    R.... L....

    Roger Leite is

    R.... L....

    Maybe it's "the me I was before" instead of "me hours before"?

    R.... L....

    "batch is" - battery?

    R.... L....

    Thank you!

  82. a.... H....

    soft voice!

  83. I.... B....

    he looks like steveeeen, cute and charming

  84. J.... ....

    wow amazing

  85. n.... x....

    It's midnight and I'm lying in my bed in the dark and listening this song, I feel a lot of emotions in the same time

    n.... x....

    currently in the same position as you..its 1 am, emotions are overlapping.

  86. J.... M....

    This Is The True Shit!! I <3 It, True Feelings & So Deep!!

  87. M.... O....

    Love this lads honestly

  88. K.... A....

    Oh God this's amazing ❤❤ !!!! i love you guys

  89. J.... ....

    This is a great sing for late night drives, or when you want the "feels", I also see they got inspired by the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Great movie, recommend you guys to watch it).

    J.... ....

    Joselyn i love that movie. I noticed that too :)

  90. N.... N....

    Hello,my name is Naida. I'm from Russia, I learned about your creative activity recently. This is the best I've ver seen, I wish you success (sorry for my mistakes)

    N.... N....

    Naida Nova You did fine(:

  91. R.... M....

    I live for your music ❤

  92. S.... ....

    Ritual is the most underrated artist

  93. T.... ....

    This voice is Selena Gomez ? lol i love this song

    T.... ....

    No, the woman singing goes by Mononoke, her real name is Katie Taylor.

  94. Q.... V....

    RITUAL is Soo Underrated

    Q.... V....

    Qwency Valentino v