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Words I should've said

4:19alternative r&b, jazz rap, uk r&b 2025-09-15

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Description

The voice repeats “should know” like a note on the refrigerator - first sharply, then irritatingly kindly. The truth here is not wrapped in candy wrappers: it is cut up, stored on the shelves of memory, and left to gather dust until you want to shake out your entire library of memories. Weakness is covered up by the habit of not asking for help, and bitterness by the ability to swallow it beautifully. The boat sinks slowly but with dignity; light and shadow live in the same room, and sometimes it seems that just a little more is enough - and everything will fall into place. The irony is that growth comes with fatigue, and boundaries seem both rigid and homely at the same time.

Director: Flora Scott

Production studio: CURATED LONDON

Director's representative: Andre Reid @mrandrereid

Executive Producer: Simon Oxley

Producer: Nali Fernandez

Producer: Alea Scott

First Director: Grace Austin

Director of Photography: Dylan Bruce

First Assistant Director of Photography: Toma Yaramboykov

Lighting Technician: Linus Sandelands

Photographer: Kwame Dapaah

Production Designer: Roisin Jenner

Hair Stylist: Hani Olowolagba

Makeup Artist: Nance Cynthia Kabasele

Super 8 film processing and scanning lab: On8mil

Editing studio: OkayStudio

Editing: Jacob Crow-Mains

Offline producer: Chloe Saunders

Colorist: Wash

Color Correction Producer: George Traynor

Colorist: Sharon Chung

Color Assistant: Ruby Cameron

Camera: Emmyland

Lighting: Matteblack

Catering: Saigon City - Vietnamese Kitchen & Bar

Lyrics and translation

Original

You should know.

-You should know. -You should know that I tell a harsh truth.

The wind blows, won't be no sugarcoats.

My points can feel like a shark's tooth sometimes. My point of view might exhaust you sometimes.

I like to look at shit obtuse, baby. I like to do shit impromptu, baby. I wasn't thinking about you.

I like to move with the wind.

You should know it like I know the back of my hand.

I mean, I ain't saying fold for whatever I'm saying.

I'm saying you should know my angles 'fore we make any plans to be.

Praying you understanding me.

You should know.

I can't make no space for you. Been on my own too long.

You should know.

You shoulda, I coulda. Every single shoulda, woulda, coulda.

Hindsight really make a nigga shudder. Hindsight a bitch. Hindsight will hit.

In hindsight, it clicked. In hindsight, signs did exist.

I'm fighting this reality. Be honest with yourself.

Everything just sits like novels on a shelf.

Libraries of me denying flags to signs I should have seen, but guess this loop is just a sign for you to speak.

Speak then. Memories are vivid, see 'em still. I have to grieve them.

Message in a bottle. Swallow truth or swallow semen.

Weathering this journey, but this route was never scenic. Oh, this route was never. . .

The route was never easy, but the square of it will surely be my reason.

All this anger has the countenance of demons.

All this anger means that there was truly feelings. How you seem to think that words will bring me healing?

Words you coulda said, coulda read, coulda wrote. I hope the hindsight make you sick and choke.

I keep you on a need-to-know, when nigga, you don't need to know. You need to grow.

Capsized all my feelings. It's a sinking boat. You should know.

I tried to make space for you. Been on my own too long.

Don't even make space for myself.

I mean, you should know that I'm the type to not ask for help. I'm saying, you should know I feel weak. I don't do it myself. I mean,

I ain't tryna be on no stealthy shit, but often I just keep to myself.

I seen niggas keep a leash on they health 'cause they couldn't muzzle the need for the wealth. I seen a nigga brown eyes turn green. Then he hated.

You should know it got me jaded. Funny how that works.

You should know I'm probably faded most of the time.

The older I get, my pop's fading out of my mind, but you should know that's plaguing me too. It's not the visual I usually paint, but it's true.

These ain't the greatest parts of me, but they a part of me too.

-You should know. -It's light, it's also dark in me too.

I guess it all depends on which voice you hearkening to.

They laying stains on some carpenter shit. We sharpening shit. You should know I'm confident too.

The way these niggas tend to marvel at truth, I know they won't believe we marbled the ride. You should know if they not blind, then they partially blind.

I see you clear when I'm near, when I'm farther behind.

I know you know your face card don't decline and you a dime, but we could do it all on my dime.

Thought you should know, and I ain't finna play with your time. Hope you can tell.

Don't play me, please don't pay me no mind.

You what I need, a considerably finer wine than Zinfandel, and admittedly, girl, I have declined, but been compelled to definitively make up my -mind, and I arrived at you. -You should know.

I tried to make space for you. Been on my own too long.

Don't even make space for myself.

I mean, you should know that I'm the type to not ask for help. I'm saying, you should know that I fully dealt it with myself.

I mean, I done tried to. . .

You should know.

Been on my own too long.

You should know.

You should know. You should know.

Watch video Mick Jenkins, EMIL, ENNY - Words I should've said

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