Should Have Known Better - Polyrhythm Addicts

From now until my physical frame is in the dirt

I’ll stalk at night, live what I write, edit the height, thoughts

Of place, familiar place trying to remember

House party in the Brook in the middle of December

Grilling my chick, all in her face like, «You the shit»

When I told you, «Back the fuck up,» you rose your gun up

Now you one-up, and I knew this time will come around soon

When I will see you in a place where you wouldn’t expect

You on the express line with burgers on your mind, call

Me the burglar because I stole you from the blindside

Dug in your holster, you didn’t think I’d pop up like a toaster

Should I roast ya?

Never flash—if you do, rock a vest

If Shabaam had have went to the police, none of this would have ever happened

Now they

Got me locked for gun-clapping, face-smacking, causing action

In the burger spot (Did it turn into a murder plot?)

Nuh uh

You should have known better

You!

You should have known better

You!

You should have known better

You!

You should have known better

It’s always one thing or another.

Devils

Been pushing buttons, too much pressure to stomach

Still can’t believe you really done it.

Shed tears

Shed fears, ran up the school stairs, spray

Eight classmates by the side gates—take that

Payback for all the years perceived inferior

Ashamed to look in the mirror no longer, headlines

Say, «Five Teenagers Are Goners,» cops lurk on every

Corner.

Can’t figure right from wrong, you’d shoot your momma

If she tried to stop ya.

Gotta do what you gotta except

You should not have in the first place, gonna pay the price

In the afterlife, going to a bad place.

Twice cursed

Once at birth, the second with the first mortal sin

Committed on Earth when you searched your soul.

You know

You’re worth respect and matter.

Losing control ain’t the key

To making your reputation fatter

Being somewhere you don’t need to be

Doing something you don’t need to be doing

Saying something you don’t need to be saying

You get your ass ruined.

You should have known better

You should have known better

You!

You should have known better

You!

You take

A dark walk through the park, you spark rhymes

To keep your lonely company.

OK, it’s

Payday, and your pockets are lumpy.

You’re like a dead man

Walking with your Walkman all the way up to ten

And then, all of a sudden, the light goes out

You’re like, «What's that all about?»

Your shook ass starts to shout, shook on lyrics

Queens killers ain’t got no feelings

You’re not prepared for the up-and-coming dealings

The sound of crunching leaves got your ass sprinting

Through the bushes, a new way out you’re inventing

You’re constantly killing yourself, you’re not the one, but there’s

An owl in a tree, and he’s like, «If not you, well, then who?»

Ungodly speed has gotten into you

You came to a fence, it was a simple leap

You ended up on the roof of a parked Jeep

Now the hood was dented, window tinted, face was on the glass

The couple humping inside jumped out and kicked your ass

You should have known better

You!

You should have known better

You!

You should have known better

You!

You should have known better