[Intro] [reverberant vocal chops, atmospheric synth pad, sung female vocal] I should have known better I should have known better I should have known better I should be with you [Verse 1 – Rap] [deep male rap, East Coast boom-bap flow, conversational storytelling] Long nights, cold streets, headlights on the glass, Everybody chasing something, watching moments never last. Thought tomorrow had the answers, put my heart up on the shelf, Now I’m staring at reflections, trying to recognize myself. Made a couple wrong turns looking for a brighter view, Didn’t know the road got darker every mile away from you. Now the city’s full of voices but they never sound the same, Every block another memory, every corner knows your name. [Pre-Chorus – Sung] Everything I wanted Didn’t mean a thing Now your name keeps echoing Every melody I sing [Chorus – Sung] I should have known better I should have known better I should have known better I should be with you I keep seeing your shadow Everywhere I move I should have known better I should be with you [Verse 2 – Rap] [deep male rap, rhythmic storytelling] Backseat conversations with the radio turned low, Trying to leave the past behind but it always seems to show. Every win feels a little smaller when there’s nobody to call, Funny how the highest climb can feel the hardest fall. Now I’m talking to the ceiling, hoping sleep will break the spell, Living with the choices that I never learned to tell. If I had another chance I’d never let it slip away, Some lessons come forever, some arrive a day too late. [Bridge – Sung] If I could rewind the night I’d stay where your heart was warm I kept running from the quiet Now the quiet’s all I want I should have known better… [Final Chorus – Sung] I should have known better I should have known better I should have known better I should be with you I should have held on tighter Instead of chasing something new I should have known better I should be with you I should have known better… I should have known better… I should be with you…
