(Verse 1) I let you in, gave you all of me Every scar, every shattered dream Thought your love could be my cure But you were poison, I’m so sure
(Pre-Chorus) All the nights I laid awake Tracing every last mistake But love don’t work that way No, love don’t work that way
(Chorus) I should have known better than to fall so fast Should have known better—nothing good ever lasts You were the flame I held too close Now I’m left here in the cold I should have known, I should have known better
(Verse 2) Your words were velvet, laced with gold But every promise turned to smoke I held on like a fool in love When I was never good enough
(Pre-Chorus) All the nights I stayed awake Praying time could heal the ache But love don’t work that way No, love don’t work that way
(Chorus - Bigger & More Emotional) I should have known better than to fall so fast Should have known better—nothing good ever lasts You were the flame I held too close Now I’m standing in the cold I should have known, I should have known better
(Bridge - Soft, Reflective) All the signs were there in stone I just refused to read them Now I’m staring at the wreck Of everything I believed in
(Final Chorus - Soft, Then Builds to a Climax) I should have known better than to give you my heart Should have known better—you would tear it apart You were the fire that burned too bright Now I’m lost in endless night I should have known, I should have known better
(Outro - Fading, Emotional) I let you in, gave you all of me Now you’re just a memory And I should have known better... "
I let you in, gave you all of me Every scar, every shattered dream
Thought your love could be my cure But you were poison, I'm so sure
All the nights are laid away Tracing every last mistake
But love don't work that way No, love don't work that way
I should've known better than to fall so fast Should've known better, nothing good ever lasts
You were the flame I held too close Now I'm left here in the cold
I should've known, I should've known better
Your words were velvet laced with gold But every promise turned to smoke
I held on like a fool in love When I was never good enough
All the nights I stayed awake Praying time could heal the ache
But love don't work that way No, love don't work that way
I should've known better than to fall so fast Should've known better, nothing good ever lasts
You were the flame I held too close Now I'm standing in the cold
I should've known, I should've known better
All the signs were there in stone I just refused to read them
Now I'm staring at the rack Of everything I believed in
I should've known better than to give you my heart Should've known better, you would tear it apart
You were the fire that burned too bright Now I'm lost in endless night
I should've known, I should've known better
All the signs were there in stone I just refused to read them
Now I'm staring at the rack Of everything I believed in
I should've known better than to give you my heart Should've known better, you would tear it apart
You were the fire that burned too bright Now I'm lost in endless night
I should've known, I should've known better
I let you in, gave you all of me Now you're just a memory
And I should've known better
I let you in, gave you all of me Now you're just a memory
And I should've known better
