Better than Me Now

Saw you smiling on a screen New city lights, new set of dreams You look alive in ways I never knew Maybe I was holding back the best of you Your laugh sounds different now, more free I guess you found the better part of "we" And I don't hate it, but it cuts Like you had to leave to feel enough You're better than me now Shining in the life I talked about I was the anchor you cut loose Now you're flying in brand-new truth And I wonder if I was your fire or your chain The reason you grew or just dead weight You're better than me now And I don't even know how I kept the notes you used to leave Tucked in songs I never released You said I helped you find your way But maybe that was just a kind thing to say I watched you rise from the wreck I became Like you lit the fuse with my name You're better than me now In the photos, in the crowd Living fearless, burning bright While I replay the night we died And maybe I was your rock, or maybe your cage Maybe love was just your waiting stage You're better than me now And maybe that's okay But part of me still wonders If you thank me Or just forget me