Our craving for details about Katerine Duska‘s song “Better Love” have been intensifying as Deadline Day looms for the HoD meeting in Tel Aviv on the 10th March. And today Katerine whet our appetites further by releasing the lyrics for Greece’s Eurovision track on her official YouTube channel.

The song drops at 21:00 CET on March 6. But you can already sign up to get a notification on her YouTube channel.

Better Love lyrics — Katerine Duska

Live for the mess

Make me feel ageless

No pain, no gain

Teach me carelessness

And I’m about to see all that’s made up

And everything they want from us

No pain, no gain

Once bitten, make way

And I can’t hide it

I won’t fight this

Yearning feeling inside

Gotta get

Better love, better love

All that we’re after

Way to love, who you love

There’s nothing more to say to back it up when I’m

unafraid, I‘ve lost enough

Go on, hold on for dear life

‘Cause I can’t hide it

I won’t fight this

Burning feeling inside

Gotta get

Better love, better love

All that we’re after

Way to love, who you love

Won’t you lean on me

You can lean on me

Let them look, don’t know, don’t care

Go deep with me

Go deep with me

Go deep with me

Better love, better love

All that we’re after

Way to love, who you love

What you waiting for, what you waiting fo-or, what you waiting for?

Better love, who you love

So what’s it all mean?

The “Better Love” lyrics are powerful, and don’t shy away from the intensity — and dare we say “madness” — that comes with love. Katerine speaks of all-consuming feelings — the “burning feeling inside” — and learning to deal with the heat. Yes, there’s pain, but there also gain. Sometimes you have to burn to be reborn.

The theme works on multiple levels. For some the song will no doubt reflect the sensation of diving into an intense relationship. For others the text may resonate for invoking the adversity of a relationship. At times she’s “holding on for dear life” and she simply can’t hide it. There’s even a case to be made for tensions stirred by those outside the relationship. As she sings: “Let them look, don’t know, don’t care, go deep with me.”

The repetition of “Better Love” and the all-encompassing lyrics suggest an upbeat melody — something fans have made clear that they crave in this year’s contest. Greece does upbeat very well, as proven by the likes of finalists Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Freaky Friday & Risky Kidd and Demy. And, of course, Eurovision winner Helena Paparizou.

Stick with what works…

Greece failed to qualify last year for the second time. In both instances it sent a Greek-language song. So it’s hardly surprising that Miss Duska has elected to sing in English. Whilst we love hearing Greek at Eurovision, it just isn’t getting them the votes they need these days. What does often work, however, is the inclusion of ethnic elements and sounds. We’re hoping “Better Love” will include plenty of Greek flavour.

We heard a snippet last week, and it sounds ethereal and atmospheric. This could lead to a big chorus, or be a softer take, but we’ll have to wait until the 7th to hear it in full! With their neighbours Cyprus also releasing their hotly-anticipated track “Reply” this week, we are all in for the Mediterranean brothers.

Which direction do you think “Better Love” will take? What do you think the lyrics allude to, and what do they mean to you? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter too.