Originally released on SoundCloud under the name “BYSKB v2m2 (Demo)”.
This boy the song is about could be Jack himself, or a younger version of him.
[Intro]
(You should know better
You should know)
[Verse]
Boy, you should know better
I did nothing wrong
The way to behave
The way to usually feel inside
I forgot, I forgot
(You should know)
[Verse]
But boy, you should know better
To search for what you lost
In the canyon between the man you were and the girl I was
(You should know)
[Pre-Chorus]
Have you ever loved
Someone more than you've been loved?
Your pain is a liar
If you ever hurt
In the deepest years you burn
Kill them with fire
(You should know)
[Chorus]
Boy, you should know better than to run against the weather
With no one to share whatever you've become
Boy, you should know better
You should know
[Verse]
Your body is no better
More palpable or kind
So then, why do you flicker like a candle at the touch of mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Have you ever loved
Someone more than you've been loved?
Your tongue is a liar
If you ever hurt
In the deepest years you burn
Kill it with fire
(You should know)
[Chorus]
Boy, you should know better than to run against the weather
With no one to share whatever you've become
Boy, you should know better
You should know
[Outro]
(You should know)
Boy You Should Know Better was written by Jack Garratt.
Jack Garratt released Boy You Should Know Better on Thu Aug 18 2016.