You Should Have Known
By Becca Bessinger 2019

VERSE 1
You put me in a jar upon your shelf
To keep me safe from harm all by yourself
In a slow strobe
I brightly glowed

CHORUS
I was your sweet firefly
You thought for you I'd always shine
Oh, with nowhere to roam

They say let the wild things fly
On outstretched wings in open sky
And oh, you should've known

VERSE 2
You swallowed up my glow into your shade
What was bright and gold began to fade
I thought I’d drown
Wrapped in brown

CHORUS
I was your sweet firefly
You thought for you I'd always shine
Oh, with nowhere to roam

They say let the wild things fly
On outstretched wings in open sky
And oh, you should've known

BRIDGE
Little holes for air
Were not enough to make it fair
You were wrong
You should have known

CHORUS
But I was your sweet firefly
You thought for you I'd always shine
Oh, with nowhere to roam

They say let the wild things fly
On outstretched wings in open sky
And oh, you should've known

TAG
You put me in a jar upon your shelf
To keep me safe from harm all by yourself
And yet I glowed
When you let it go