Should Have Known Better
Sufjan Stevens"Should Have Known Better" is a song by Sufjan Stevens, released in 2015 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:20 long and contains 46 lines and 265 words.
0:20I should have known better
0:23To see what I could see
0:25My black shroud
0:28Holding down my feelings
0:30A pillar for my enemies
0:38I should have wrote a letter
0:41And grieve what I happen to grieve
0:44My black shroud
0:46I never trust my feelings
0:49I waited for the remedy
0:57When I was three, three maybe four
1:02She left us at that video store
1:07Be my rest, be my fantasy
1:12Be my rest, be my fantasy
1:39I'm light as a feather
1:42I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
1:45My black shroud
1:47Frightened by my feelings
1:50I only wanna be a relief
1:57No, I'm not a go-getter
2:00The demon had a spell on me
2:03My black shroud
2:05Captain of my feelings
2:08The only thing I wanna believe
2:16When I was three, and free to explore
2:21I saw her face on the back of the door
2:26Be my rest, be my fantasy
2:31Be my rest, be my fantasy
3:01I should have known better
3:03Nothing can be changed
3:06The past is still the past
3:09The bridge to nowhere
3:11I should have wrote a letter
3:17Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling
3:22Don't back down, concentrate on seeing
3:27The breakers in the bar, the neighbor's greeting
3:32My brother had a daughter
3:38The beauty that she brings, illumination
3:43Don't back down, there is nothing left
3:48The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
3:53I'm a fool in the fetter
3:59Rose of Aaron's beard, where you can reach me
4:04Don't back down, nothing can be changed
4:09Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
4:15My brother had a daughter
4:20The beauty that she brings, illumination
I should have known better To see what I could see My black shroud Holding down my feelings A pillar for my enemies I should have wrote a letter And grieve what I happen to grieve My black shroud I never trust my feelings I waited for the remedy When I was three, three maybe four She left us at that video store Be my rest, be my fantasy Be my rest, be my fantasy I'm light as a feather I'm bright as the Oregon breeze My black shroud Frightened by my feelings I only wanna be a relief No, I'm not a go-getter The demon had a spell on me My black shroud Captain of my feelings The only thing I wanna believe When I was three, and free to explore I saw her face on the back of the door Be my rest, be my fantasy Be my rest, be my fantasy I should have known better Nothing can be changed The past is still the past The bridge to nowhere I should have wrote a letter Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling Don't back down, concentrate on seeing The breakers in the bar, the neighbor's greeting My brother had a daughter The beauty that she brings, illumination Don't back down, there is nothing left The breakers in the bar, no reason to live I'm a fool in the fetter Rose of Aaron's beard, where you can reach me Don't back down, nothing can be changed Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor My brother had a daughter The beauty that she brings, illumination
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