Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruno Mars
Lead Vocals
Ari Levine
All Instruments
B.o.B
Vocals
CeeLo Green
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruno Mars
Songwriter
Ari Levine
Songwriter
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr
Songwriter
Jeremy Ruzumna
Songwriter
Mike Caren
Songwriter
Patrick Stump
Songwriter
P. Lawrence
Songwriter
Joshua Lopez
Songwriter
Christopher "Brody" Brown
Songwriter
John Wicks
Writer
Kaveh Rastegar
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ari Levine
Mixing Engineer
Mike Caren
Producer
Christian Plata
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Erik Madrid
Assistant Mixing Engineer
The Smeezingtons
Producer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Truth of the matter is I'm complicated
You're as straight as they come
You go about your day, baby
While I hide from the sun
[Verse 2]
It's better if you don't understand
Cuz you won't know what it's like until you try
[Verse 3]
You know I
I'll be waiting on the other side
And you
All you gotta do is cross the line
I could wait a whole lifetime, but you just gotta decide
You know I
I'll be waiting on the other, waiting on the other side
[Verse 4]
We would live forever
Who could ask for more
You could die if you wanted
But baby what for
[Verse 5]
It's better if you don't understand
And you won't know what it's like until you try
[Verse 6]
You know I
I'll be waiting on the other side
And you
All you gotta do is cross the line
I could wait a whole lifetime, but you just gotta decide
You know I
I'll be waiting on the other, waiting on the other side
[Verse 7]
If they say life's a dream
Call this insomnia
Cuz this ain't Wonderland
It damn sure ain't Narnia
And once you cross the line
You can't change your mind
Yeah, I'm a monster
But I'm no Frankenstein
And quite frankly I've been feeling insane in between my eyes
I really can't explain what I feel inside
If you knew what I was you'd run and hide
Many have tried to go into the night
And cross over the line and come back alive
But that's the price we paying when we living on the other side
[Verse 8]
You know I
I'll be waiting on the other side
And you
All you gotta do is cross the line
I could wait a whole lifetime, but you just gotta decide
You know I
I'll be waiting on the other, waiting on the other side
[Verse 9]
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
It's better if you don't understand
Written by: Ari Levine, Bobby Simmons Jr., Bruno Mars, Jeremy Ruzmma, John Meredith Wicks, Joshua Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar, Mike Caren, Patrick Stump, Philip Lawrence