It Could Be Worse
Release: Standalone single
Lyrics by Melissa Bianco
Contains references to childhood sexual abuse and its lasting effects.
Dark, melodic alternative rock with an expressive female vocal, driving drums, deep bass, and layered electric guitars, building toward a heavier, unresolved finish.
Lyrics
A young girl goes to the park
All by herself
Passes the familiar picket fence
The Tick Tock sticker makes her laugh
She plays for a while by the swings
The man was nice, said he liked her dog
He took the leash
Now she’s stuck
An hour later she comes home
She’s not the same
Once is a fluke
More is a theme
Different actors
It’s all the same play
But it could be worse
So much worse
It could be worse
So much worse
Right?
The world is darker now
She doesn’t understand why
The nightmares start
Body in the bathtub next to her
Tries to get away
Her legs can’t run
But it could be worse
So much worse
It could be worse
So much worse
Right?
She doesn’t trust like she used to
Now some men put her on edge
But it could be worse
So much worse
It could be worse
So much worse
Right?
A few years later
Guests in the house
She’d been sleeping
She’s no longer alone
Stay still, play dead
They will go away
Just go away
But it could be worse
So much worse
It could be worse
So much worse
Right?
Looking back, yes, it’s true
It could have been worse
So much worse
She made it home
She got away safe
In one piece
Others not so lucky
She knows the numbers
Her scars are invisible
But always there
The pain comes back
Just a little
In unexpected ways
At odd times
It could have been worse
So much worse
It could have been worse
So much worse
It could have been worse
So much worse
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