CHVRCHES - Better If You Don't

[@jormun8]

The emotion for me on this one hits way too hard. Numb to it even after listening to it numerous times and it still flashes me back to a very real, very specific place and time. Almost as if you all had written it after watching an episode of my life. If this came from any of you then I know how you feel and can empathize in this situation. Thanks to your guys' talent for putting it to music.

[@jormun8]

Also very very much appreciate how the same certain riff appears towards the ending.

[@alfredwigmore7057]

I mumble when I speak but I mean it when I do. As a super introvert, it’s making my eyes water. Holy moley.

[@RickGrimes807]

Same here my friend..

[@donsolo7860]

So I literally started welling up at how emotionally packed this song is. I love it.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

"it's better if you don't / care, but if you do / I won't follow you / again" the emotion in this is palpable, and I love how "follow" has a double meaning with the social media theme of the album

[@sitrakarandria9293]

"Thinking of the friends and faith I lack", "Can't they tell I don't like me at all ? I'm never as alone as I am back home", "And I won't bother you" These lyrics hurt me everytime

[@federica4829]

The conviction and contempt with which Lauren says "again" is my religion

[@TheSaintRage]

If the feels from this song hit you kinda hard, I hope you'll feel better soon. Take care.

[@GemmaTrellis]

Thank you 💜

[@morbiddiathesis4428]

@@GemmaTrellis you're beautiful💜

[@GemmaTrellis]

@@morbiddiathesis4428 aww, thanks ❤

[@Lightmakerslife]

He broke her libra heart. I put hearts back together and set them free

[@chris-jones]

My favourite track on the album by far. (And the rest is pretty bloody good!)

[@Joeymurda87]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the guitar backing for this track. Add those heavy poppy drums and Lauren's beautiful sultry voice. Easily one of the best songs they've done

[@Palpatine_33]

The emotion from this track literally made me laugh because of how relatable it is, and the shed some tears as I really absorbed it. Truly art. Screen Violence and Colors II by Between The Buried And Me are definitely the albums of the year.

[@Jason-7189]

🎼LYRICS: Drinking to the things I can't take back Thinking of the friends and faith I lack And no one broke my heart quite like that man It's better if you don't care but if you do I won't follow you again TV's on but facing at the wall Can they tell I don't like me at all? I'm never as alone as I am back home Pulling every thread Seemed like a thing to do Now I can't give it back My favourite kind of blue It's better if I don't dwell but if I do I won't call on you again Tinseltown was always in the rain I've been gone and notice every change And some of them are not our friends And some of them are still our friends but dead It's better if I don't think too much of you I've been on my own So I should see it through I mumble when I speak But I mean it when I do I carry what I keep I don't miss a lot of you I drink and I think too much I should quit one of the two But I won't wish for luck And I won't bother you It's better if you don't care but if you do I won't follow you again

[@Yianiz]

thank you.

[@yawshhimself]

"I drink and I think too much, I should quit one of the two" Man that one hits really hard after these last two years.

[@onebreath210]

I'm so in love with this song. I know it's not the crowd favorite from the album but this one just hits different

[@chriscountry6394]

I can't help crying when music is this good I don't know how it's possible

[@ChonB]

I can't help think of the The Sundays when hearing the guitar and the way Lauren sings on this song.

[@fredtv100]

Absolutely!

[@ahmadfirdaus4183]

Couldn't be more better album closing than this

[@erick051178]

Like the sound of the guitar!!, feels more organic!, thumbs up!!!

[@Smeagolthevile]

This is their best song. I love their electronic pieces, I adorem, but this song hits every right note for me. I want an album in this style, and then to see them tour with Daughter

[@matepoon]

One of the best songs on the album for sure.

[@chrisjoosten9819]

Yea, I can't get enough of this one for some reason. I love how she changes the phrasing in the "Tinseltown.." line, and also the "I drink and think too much..." part. It's rare when you get an album that you can listen to all the way through, let alone keep on doing it over and over. Its a special one indeed.

[@TheMadmatt7]

One of their best - yes. But I still like Heaven/Hell a little better, lol.

[@BASS_the_3rd]

This and Maisie Peters albums on the same day. What did we do to deserve this goodness?

[@chronicdiscontent]

The new drummer is so good! I hope he becomes an official member of the band. Just returned from Bonnaroo and Chvrches was the standout show. It was beautiful and dramatic, and the sound effects were better than ever! Better than any movie! It seems like having a drummer frees up Iain and Martin to stand out on guitar and bass, and then return to drenching the audience with sound effects. I like the new line-up and the new songs. Thanks to Chvrches for a great show!

[@MetalGearMachina]

I've seen these guys at Bonnaroo twice now and they've blown me away both times.

[@EricEdLoveless]

This hit home, hard.

[@Pollosokitchen]

We've missed this music.. finally ❤

[@budibowo89]

The kind of song that you'll play on repeat while driving around alone at city's highway during the night (which i currently do right now), enjoying the city's light with that sense of nostalgia from good old days

[@wheres3033]

It’s good to see another night cruiser.✌️💪

[@stuartgraham5045]

I love the reference to both Glasgow and the Blue Nile in the line "Tinsel Town was always in the rain". Probably one of their least electronic songs, but one of their best, packed with such emotion.

[@Gordon705]

I have no idea how this song didn't make the set list for this tour.

[@svenparadox3859]

Finally the time has come!

[@wilmawillmal]

Congratulations on the new album, every song is an absolute blast! Infinite thanks and greetings from Augsburg from Wilma and Theo!

[@roullav]

Listened to this song on repeat to and from work. Love it and excited for the new album!

[@MacDougalPuppy]

"some of them are not our friends/and some of them are still our friends, but dead (dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead)" That's where I start crying, every time.

[@deathnocity4143]

CHVRCHES IS BACK!!!!!!!!!

[@natebambino]

the more I listen to this song the more it gives me chills, SO good

[@leonthesleepy]

New to CHVRCHES here! This is the first album of theirs i have heard all the way through, and wow! Every single track is great, but i LOVE this one so much. Cannot wait till my vinyl of Screen Violence arrives :)

[@laughingoutloud5742]

Oh wake up sleepylion honey, listen to all their albums. They're awesome - and I'm a metalhead

[@the21stsergeant]

@@laughingoutloud5742 from a fellow metalhead, seconded!

[@wheres3033]

Been a fan for 3ish years. YES! Listen to the whole discography. You’ll find your faves, just like us.

[@vynncenttryllian9959]

i just want to give everyone on this band a hug

[@pintomiguel75]

Incredible powerfull song. Personal, very intimate, the singer talks to us directly from her heart. This is how art and music should be. Its HER words. Its HER feelings. BRAVE! Thx Chvrches.

[@philipchambers4165]

Different and interesting track. Would like to hear more like this. It shows some development and the two boys, at least, are capable of much more.

[@chaoticfirearm]

Such a fantastic closer.

[@arturomontilla5073]

Is it me or any of you think this is more a synth pop country or folk or danceable rock song by ChVrches? I like it. Simple, elegant and by any means ChVrches. This album: The good sermon and a solid brick of a Basilic. (Cathedral if you prefer).

[@michaelchan7229]

Oh god when that synth riff kicks in towards the end….

[@carlglaeser2661]

this song is so different from what they have done before.love it .guitars are great.

[@okky7542]

really love this one!

[@dianesteves7654]

Nostalgic😍

[@ChrisRowe]

My favourite song on the album. The melancholy nostalgia is brilliantly captured and some stylistic aspects wistfully remind me of some of the prior bands each of them were in - harking back to more innocent and care free times. I also like how it is thematically reminiscent of Arcade Fire’s Suburbs, which is one of my favourite albums of all time.

[@jormun8]

Drinking and thinking too much for yet another night which brings me to this song another time. 2 years on and the feels are just as strong. Great tune to listen to and allows my emotions to breathe out so I can pick myself back up and get out there again. Thank you 3

[@monty6632]

Nothing wrong with a bit of new order. Great track.

[@ChowMeinWarrior]

CHVRCHES rocks!

[@r850a161]

It's hard to decide which one of the songs in this new album are my favorites, I'm between this one and "violent delights".

[@beowulf04]

this song gave me chills

[@DomHealy]

Love that. Quite a different sound than usual but works so well.

[@rwt5713]

Favourite song on the album ❤

[@larryboy8821]

Beautiful.

[@ivysayshello]

aaaaahhhhh this track hurts so good

[@danielcannon3027]

My favourite tune on this album amazing

[@veronikahall]

Heard this for the first time traveling home after my dad’s suicide. This song helps me heal. No one broke my heart quite like that man.

[@RickGrimes807]

Amazing album. I'm buying it for sure.

[@coletrain252]

Simply genius

[@YouNicIceYNI]

Screen Violence is offically Chvrches best album 1. Better if u dont 2. Lullabies 3. How not to drown 4. Violent delights 5. Final girl 6. California 7. Nightmare 8. He said, she said 9. Asking for a friend 10. Good girls

[@galovillaran6356]

No imaginé que el último tema del álbum sea tan hermoso…

[@hoagy_ytfc]

I didn't expect the LP to have a song even better than How Not To Drown, but this is it.

[@thestonedhiker420]

She sings like an angel 😇 ❤🎉

[@jtotherock7244]

Ok i had to think a little. This song. Acoustic. No reverb vocals. Modern Piano instead of synth. beautiful.. as well.

[@TheMadmatt7]

Ohhhhhh, that bridge...and then the finale.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

this song is very 90's

[@Leppter]

I love this album

[@davidl8187]

Wunderschön🥰❤️💖🥰

[@robertjohngunabe5158]

👍👍👍❤❤❤ I'm a fan of Pop, Synth pop and Indie Electronic

[@cameronmccollough98]

This has been my life for the past 5 years. I'm working on it . . .

[@namabeats]

Amazing 🖤🖤🖤

[@myokom]

So atmospheric 💔

[@TlanImass]

It's the closest to the New Order sound I've heard in a long, long while.

[@TheMrXzone]

The Cure*

[@timclarke6439]

Wolf alice

[@theronniedean]

This has strong 1979 vibes.

[@robertjohngunabe5158]

I miss joyride...Baguio,Philippines🇵🇭

[@t.sewell1513]

I’m not the kinda guy who gets hit in the feels often but Lauren kicks like a mule!

[@vadimmanevich3751]

There are some nodes to The Smashing Pumpkins guitar wise

[@rossmurrayfam1568]

1975 vibes❤❤❤❤

[@frandeastora]

I find myself everywhere in this song and it's something I really hate. It's not the song's fault, of course, the song is a masterpiece.

[@KyklopesMajestic]

Thanks a lot Lavren, I wanted a favorite 1... NOT ALL OF EM!

[@daveduznotrull]

i wish i could have a talk with the band :( i feel these lyrics and apreciate them that much i wish i could just chat with them one at a time on discord or something just to see if im right or if im just nut probably the later. either way i respect them and there music is incredible one song even brought a tear to my eye when i was driving home from work feeling very lost and depressed if a band can do that to you they are exceptional at there art and talent. no band is like them

[@mylesgarcia7847]

CHVRCHES: Better if you don’t Panic at the Disco: But it’s better if you do!

[@ctcytfc7tyvyvukygbvu]

💕

[@maykroberto8075]

Chvrches ❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@survivorturnover]

ikr

[@AmericanDischord]

Nice!

[@L15SANDRO]

Feels like nirvana

[@jasontrewin123]

Going to take my nephew to chvches in DC nov!

[@joo772]

She’s a SIREN!!!!

[@lucioforte8135]

coolll

[@GorettiMata]

le faltan mas likes a esta cancion :v . todos esos sentimientos me representan

[@MephProduction]

this also sounds great, this is the sort of music they seem to do best, not sure why they do the kiddie bubble gum pop when they can do stuff like this.

[@BatmanAndHisPuppies]

[@AndrewMcClenning]

Martin should've sang this.

[@21hazza]

Really poignant song that makes you think. Definitely should be more well-known.

[@Diego_Curcino]

Fortunately they left that poor pop from the last album to focus on something more cohesive... I hope the band will follow this path of synth/indie/pop and indie/rock. When the band finally incorporates a more rock side, they have what many already call their best album. the world is going through a moment when great artists need to return to value the sound of a guitar or any more organic instrument... And the dark theme of this album fits in very well with the concept.

[@MephProduction]

yeah, it's weird they choose to do the bubble gum stuff when they can do something like this.

[@TheMrXzone]

-How much The Cure do you want in this song? -Better if you don't ask

[@thesomething6229]

That Guitar Sounds Like Adam's Song By Blink 182

[@CodyT3212]

I love the indie pop rock sound of this. Hope they go in this direction for the next album. Theres some great songs on this album but sometimes the grandiose synth stuff sounds bloated and forgettable, especially after 3 albums worth of it already.

[@NoAudioInput]

missed lauren's lyrics

[@jaymatthews9324]

This is literally the only song on the album that Martin wrote lol. They talked about it on NME

[@NoAudioInput]

@jaymatthews9324 OK then *voice Comment section is so the place u get corrected on a word u wrote over a year ago

[@shadowmaycry7623]

I won't follow again

[@ShipDeckSurvivor]

I get it- Lauren wanted to do one of "her" songs. But why did it have to be the last track.. *BARF*

[@jaymatthews9324]

Martin wrote it, and produced it. Lauren's only input was to chose the acoustic version over the other two versions of the song that they worked on

[@Wackaz]

Man CHVRCHES really fell off. They just make washed out pop music now, what happened to their Synth Punk distinctiveness? Still a solid album, but where is that individuality?

[@TenSuns1914]

Incredible. Song of the year!