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 Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy Oh, 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 Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy Oh, 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 (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 (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 (fool in the fetter) Rose of Aaron's beard Where you can reach me Don't back down (don't back down) Nothing can be changed Cantilever bridge The drunken sailor My brother had a daughter (brother had a daughter) The beauty that she brings Illumination (illumination) 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 Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy Oh, 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 Oh, be my rest, be my fantasy Oh, 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 (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 (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 (fool in the fetter) Rose of Aaron's beard Where you can reach me Don't back down (don't back down) Nothing can be changed Cantilever bridge The drunken sailor My brother had a daughter (brother had a daughter) The beauty that she brings Illumination (illumination) Illumination
A música “Should Have Known Better” foi lançada em formato digital no dia 11 de março de 2015.
Ela ocupa a posição de segundo número na faixa‑lista de “Carrie & Lowell”.
Foi o segundo single oficialmente promovido do sétimo álbum de estúdio de Sufjan Stevens.
O lançamento aconteceu sob o selo Asthmatic Kitty.
O título sugere um tema de arrependimento e aprendizado, refletindo o tom introspectivo da obra.
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