You Should Have Known Better

By Derek Bowes · Groove Metal

"You Should Have Known Better" is about the specific kind of anger that comes after you've already said your piece. Not the argument itself — the aftermath, when someone ignored every warning you gave them and now wants sympathy for the wreckage.

I didn't want it to be pure gloating, so the bridge turns it back on the narrator. He stayed too long. He watched the cracks and called it fine. The fault is theirs but the fool was him, and that's what makes the last chorus land different than the first.

About Groove Metal

Heavy, syncopated metal designed for headbanging with infectious rhythms, powerful grooves, and straightforward yet devastating riff work that emphasizes feel over complexity. Bands include: Pantera, Lamb of God, Machine Head

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