I Should've Known Better
Love's Deceptive Journey: "I Should've Known Better" by Carrie Newcomer
Lyrics
Been a long time comin'
Expressing that a significant amount of time has passed.
And the cards were stacked
Suggesting a challenging situation or unfavorable circumstances.
It's been a long hard road
Highlighting a difficult and prolonged journey.
To hell and back
Emphasizing enduring hardship and challenges.
Your love meant trouble from the day we met
Indicating that the romantic relationship was problematic from the beginning.
You won every hand and I lost every bet
Describing a pattern where the partner always won, and the speaker consistently lost.
Now you'd think that I should've known better
Reflecting on the hindsight realization that the speaker should have been more aware.
Now you'd think that I would have seen it come
Reiterating the idea that foresight should have revealed the impending problems.
My heart sank when I read that letter
Expressing a deep emotional reaction to receiving a distressing letter.
It sank like a stone
Emphasizing the emotional weight of the news with the sinking metaphor.
It sank like a stone
-A cup of cold coffee, yesterday's mail
Depicting mundane details like cold coffee and yesterday's mail, suggesting a sense of abandonment.
Hard love like that's always bound to fail
Stating that a tough love like theirs was destined to fail.
Your love meant trouble from the day we met
Reiterating the problematic nature of the love since the beginning.
If you want your things I put them out
Announcing a separation, putting belongings outside, indicating a breakup.
On the front step
-Now you'd think that I should've known better
Repeating the realization that the speaker should have been more cautious.
Now you'd think that I would have seen it come
Restating the idea that the issues should have been foreseeable.
My heart sank when I read that letter
Expressing a deep emotional reaction to the continued revelation of problems.
It sank like a stone
Using the sinking metaphor again to convey the emotional impact.
It sank like a stone
-All alone in my kitchen,
Describing the speaker's solitude and regret about irreversible words spoken.
All alone in my bed
-Some things you can't take back once they've been said
-I don't know what this love is for
Expressing uncertainty about the purpose of the love and the decision to end it.
All I know is baby
-I don't want it anymore
-Now you'd think that I should've known better
Reiterating the hindsight realization of the speaker's lack of awareness.
Now you'd think that I would have seen it come
Restating the idea that the problems should have been apparent in advance.
My heart sank when I read that letter
Repeating the emotional impact of discovering ongoing issues.
It sank like a stone
Using the sinking metaphor once more to emphasize emotional distress.
It sank like a stone
-It's been a long time comin'
Recalling the long and challenging journey with a sense of resilience.
And the cards were stacked
-It's been a long hard road
-To hell and back.
Reiterating the idea of enduring significant challenges and hardships.
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