Man I Used To Be

from A Miss / A Masterpiece by Sylvia Rose Novak

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album
Full Digital Discography

Get all 4 Sylvia Rose Novak releases available on Bandcamp and save 15%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Broad Strokes, Evermore, A Better Euphemism, Still, and A Miss / A Masterpiece. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$12.75 USD or more (15% OFF)

lyrics

What’s the point in running backwards?
What’s the point in being still?
Simple lines from faded actors,
“You made the cut, now make the kill”
What’s the point in running backwards?
Is it faith? Or is it fear?
Simple lines from faded actors
A call to arms
A call to hear

I can hear it in your voice,
“Better you than me”
Even if I had a choice
I’d choose to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to be

What’s the point in running nowhere?
What’s the point in anything?
7,000 miles to Izmir
And the world on a string
Are you coming to your sense?
Darling don’t let them in
Are you running for the fences?
Darling don’t let them win

I can hear it in your voice,
“Better you than me”
Even if I had a choice
I’d choose to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to be

I can hear it in your voice,
“Better you than me”
Even if I had a choice
I’d choose to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to be
Better than the man I used to

credits

from A Miss / A Masterpiece, released May 20, 2022

license

about

Sylvia Rose Novak Birmingham, Alabama

Sylvia Rose Novak is a band.

New single, "Broad Strokes", available now!

sylviarosenovak.com

contact / help

Contact Sylvia Rose Novak

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Sylvia Rose Novak, you may also like:

Good Nature
by Turnover

Meandering guitars, laid-back vocals, and catchy choruses make this the perfect end of summer album. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 20, 2017
go to album
Red Hot & Holy
by Sarah & the Safe Word

This Atlanta group have a unique take on Americana, bridging queer cabaret culture of the 1920s and '30s with punchy contemporary rock. Bandcamp New & Notable May 28, 2019
go to album
Absolution
by Riverby

Rising Philadelphia band balance oversized pop punk hooks with vivid, intimate lyrics, presenting a raw, honest vision of guitar music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2022
go to album
JUICE
by Born Ruffians

15 years into their career, the Toronto indie rockers sound sharp and ebullient as ever. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2020
go to album
Nature of Things
by Subsonic Eye

Effortlessly juggling mood without slowing down or stopping to question themselves, the Singaporean band give new life to an age-old indie ethos. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 16, 2021
go to album
Hollowing Out
by Red Telephone

Cardiff band Red Telephone can't disguise the pure pop sensibility in their blistering alt-rock songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2023
go to album
IT WON/T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME LIVE
by The Twilight Sad

Twilight Sad present a collection of songs recorded across their 2019 tour which perfectly capture the band’s volcanic live presence. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 18, 2020
go to album