The song is replicating how the lead singer,Alexia Roditis ,screamed out of rage at her ex after finding out they were seeing someone else without her knowledge. Roditis wrote the song and manipulated the music video to show her fear for the future and battling out the situation
[Verse 1]
Wear your skin and cut a hole in the bone
I'm a sick and dying dog that you wouldn't take home
You sit, you watch, from your tower above
You need a glass of poison like I needed his love
[Chorus]
I know you're scared
I see your fear
Jealous girl, and it's easy to see
That's why I'm gonna tell you that it should've been me
[Verse 2]
Terminal disease that begins in your skull
Wanna sic the violence on you, wanna eat till I'm full
Watch you try to run, I wanna hear you scream
Don't panic, I'll make the cut clean
[Chorus]
I know you're scared
I see your fear
Jealous girl, and it's easy to see
That's why I'm gonna tell you that it should've been me
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
I see you're scared
I smell your fear
Jealous girl, and it's easy to see
That's why I have to tell you that it should've been me
Should’ve Been Me was written by Alexia Roditis & Carlos de la Garza & Narsai Malik & Violet Mayubga.
Should’ve Been Me was produced by Carlos de la Garza.
Destroy-boys released Should’ve Been Me on Thu Jul 18 2024.
Violet Mayugba:
’Should’ve Been Me’ is a one-minute embodiment of rage that was formed when I went through a serious breakup.
When I found out my ex had been seeing someone else, I screamed like I had never screamed before, and that’s the voice you’re hearing. The video demonstrates my rage and fe...