[Intro] [sparse dark guitar, muted scrape, distant piano note, long silence between phrases] [Verse 1] You watched me miss the signs You let me call it trust You stood there close enough To make the damage look like love [short guitar phrase] I gave you every reason To tell me what was wrong You only held me tighter When you knew you’d be gone [Pre-Chorus] [very restrained, almost no drums] I could forgive the leaving I could forgive the lie But you looked right at me And let me stay inside it [Chorus] [heavy but controlled, no bright lift] You knew You knew You saw the fall before I did And never said a word You knew You knew You let me call it love While you were letting go You knew You knew That’s the part I can’t undo [Post-Chorus] [brief piano hit, guitar scrape] You knew [Verse 2] You learned the way I trusted You learned the way I break You knew exactly where to stand And exactly what to take [short dissonant piano phrase] You never raised your voice You never had to fight You only made me doubt myself And called that being kind [Pre-Chorus] [guitar becomes more tense] I could forgive the silence If silence was all it was But you were already gone While you were holding us [Chorus] You knew You knew You saw the fall before I did And never said a word You knew You knew You let me call it love While you were letting go You knew You knew That’s the part I can’t undo [Instrumental Break] [sudden violent J-rock burst, double-time guitar picking, sharp muted scratches, dissonant piano stabs, rapid drums, then abrupt collapse] [Bridge] [almost silent] Maybe you never meant to hurt me Maybe that makes it worse [brief silence] You knew You knew And still you stayed close enough To watch it work [Final Chorus] [slow, dark, restrained intensity] You knew You knew You saw the fall before I did And never said a word You knew You knew You let me call it love While you were letting go You knew You knew I think that’s what you were [Outro] [single piano note, muted guitar scrape, unresolved ending] You knew
