[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] Get better, my darling I know you will Get better, my darling I know you will Get better [Verse 2] 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] Get better, my darling I hope you will Get better, my darling I hope you will Get better [Verse 4] 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 [Verse 5] 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 [Verse 6] 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 [Verse 7] 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 [Outro] (Get better *laughs*) *tape rewinding* I know I will (Get better *laughs*) My darling, I know I will
Absolutely beautiful. Moved me to tears. Very powerful song.
My mom’s favourite band. She passed 2 years ago and this song brings me to tears every time I hear it
My favorite song off the album :,)
I like this stripped-down setting and the lyrics are beautiful.
Hope Alt-J stays in the scene for a long time and makes great music like this.
This song destroys my heart.
One of the only bands I’ve loved for years that actually get better as time goes on. No pun intended.
Deserves millions and millions of views
Unreal. Alt j getting better as time goes on.
I am hypnotized by your harmony
Alt J is such a unique band. Amazing song. My wife was singing it and now I cant stop listening to it.
first time i heard it i cried my eyes out. hearing it live i cried even harder
Incredible performance
I can only thank you guys for this song, I needed it
verse 3 lyrics are beautiful
So beautiful
los quiero mucho
The feels
im crying.
Would’ve been nice if this song played at the ending of After Life by Ricky Gervais
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
Get better, my darling
I know you will
Get better, my darling
I know you will
Get better
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
Get better, my darling
I hope you will
Get better, my darling
I hope you will
Get better
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
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
[Outro]
(Get better *laughs*) *tape rewinding*
I know I will
(Get better *laughs*)
My darling, I know I will
Tears.. fuck
Tears for me too
Yo