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I Know Better
Rock
I Know Better was released on February 1, 2000 by 5 Guys Named Will as a part of the album My Former Self
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Release DateFebruary 1, 2000
Label5 Guys Named Will
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM151

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Will Provost
Will Provost
Lead Vocals
Larry Finn
Larry Finn
Drums
Mike Rivard
Mike Rivard
Electric Bass Guitar
Russell Mofsky
Russell Mofsky
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Will Provost
Will Provost
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Will Provost
Will Provost
Producer
Huck Bennert
Huck Bennert
Mixing Engineer
Eric Kilburn
Eric Kilburn
Recording Engineer
Henk Kooistra
Henk Kooistra
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Use a word that's easy
Use a word like "habit"
Use a word like a practical joke, make the word dance like cigarette smoke
Use a word that's easy
Use a picture that's sexy
Show me a sports car catching a curve
Use a picture like a woman's hip, show me a camel in a comic strip
Use a picture that's sexy
Overload my senses with noise
Maybe I'll forget that you're selling me poison
And if you can't manage to lead me astray
At least get me to look away
Maybe I'm selfish, maybe I'm blind
Maybe I'm just not buying that corporate line
If only I would have been properly schooled
Maybe I would have been fooled
But I know better
I know better
Use a word that's neutral
Use a word like "ethnic"
Use a word like a ten-foot pole, keep on keeping those pegs in their holes
Use a word that's neutral
Use a picture that's inspiring
Show me a politician in prayer
Kiss a baby when you don't have a clue what to say, use a black child like a prop in a play
Use a picture that's inspiring
And then try out a phrase like "safety net"
And maybe I won't notice how nervous you get
Around all of these burdens on the welfare state
You claim to love, you love to hate
Maybe I'm drunk with whatever's on tap
Maybe I'm just not buying that racist crap
You think, if you ignore me for one more day
Maybe I'll just go away
But I know better
I know better
And in my meetinghouse mind, where the generations gather
They're dying to tell the tale
Of how the world was still small, and we all would rather
Have run you out of town on a rail
Yes! isn't it tempting to imagine a time
When we all were judged by our acts?
When you could blaze your trail, you couldn't mess with mine,
And men were men, and facts were facts
And maybe I'm selfish, maybe I'm blind
Maybe I'm just not buying that corporate line
If only I would have been properly schooled
Maybe I would have been fooled
But I know better
I know better
And the really bad news?
We all know better
We know better
Written by: Will Provost
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