Shoulda Known Better
Unraveling Regrets: A Reflection on Love and Self-Discovery in 'Shoulda Known Better'
Lyrics
I shoulda known better than to let you get close to me
I regret allowing you to become emotionally close to me.
I shoulda known better than to let you in to see
I regret letting you into my life.
All of the spider webs and picture frames, graffiti on my wall
Reference to emotional baggage and past experiences represented by spider webs, picture frames, and graffiti on the wall.
I shoulda known better, shoulda wrote a love letter
I should have expressed my feelings through a love letter.
I shoulda been better, shoulda given you my all
I should have been a better person and given my complete self to you.
I shouldn’t ever, have made her feel so small
I shouldn't have made someone important to me feel insignificant.
Shoulda known I wasn’t strong enough to let her be the one
I should have known I wasn't emotionally strong enough to let her be my significant other.
I shoulda been stronger, so we could last longer
I should have been stronger emotionally to make the relationship last longer.
I know it’s all in my head, the times I’m better off dead
Acknowledging negative thoughts and struggles with mental health.
Better that than hurt someone again
Suggesting that being emotionally dead might be better than causing harm to someone else.
I’m sorry girl that I tried, but I never wanted to lie
Expressing remorse for attempting something that led to deception.
Still tryna be The Guy
Striving to be the ideal partner despite past mistakes.
Still…
Pause or reflection in the narrative.
I shoulda known beter, than to think that I could be
Regretting the belief that he could be the right person for her.
The one who would get her, more than just a memory
Acknowledging that he couldn't be more than a fleeting memory for her.
Yet there’s somethin’ deep inside of me won’t let me fall in love
Inner conflict preventing him from falling in love despite genuine feelings.
She deserved better, so glad that I met her
Recognizing that she deserved someone better than him.
I shoulda known better than to let you get close to me
Reiteration of regretting emotional closeness.
I shoulda known better than to let you in to see
Reiteration of regretting letting the person into his life.
All of the spider webs and picture frames, graffiti on my wall
Repeating the imagery of emotional baggage and past experiences.
I shoulda known better, shoulda wrote a love letter
Reiterating the desire to express feelings through a love letter.
Couldn’t trust the way she loved me cause I still…
Expressing difficulty in trusting the love offered due to unresolved personal issues.
Don’t love myself, she deserved better
Admitting a lack of self-love and reaffirming that she deserved better.
But I’m glad that I met her
Expressing gratitude for meeting her despite the difficulties.
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