Should've Known
Hit the Lights Lyrics

There's a darkness
The impending sense of doom is looming over the situation.

Waiting in the clouds
The danger is approaching, but it is not visible yet.

And a silent crowd forms now
People are beginning to realize the gravity of the situation, but no one is speaking out.

In the sky above
The source of the danger is coming from above.

Seems it's waited long enough
The threat has been building for some time, and it's about to reach a critical point.

Woah, I should've known,
The singer is acknowledging that they should have realized the danger earlier.

I should've known by now
The singer should have seen the signs and taken action.

As the darkness
The danger has arrived.

Moves to the ground
The threat is becoming more real and tangible.

I take my one last look around
The artist is surveying their surroundings before they face the danger head-on.

Nobody ran, nobody screamed,
Despite the gravity of the situation, no one is reacting in a panicked manner.

Nobody cried, nobody hid,
No one is expressing their emotions, or trying to find a way to protect themselves.

Or headed home to say goodbye
No one is taking the time to say farewell to their loved ones.

No way at all how they had said
The situation is not unfolding as anyone had anticipated.

What the end would be like
No one knows what to expect from the impending danger.

Fold and collapse and rebuild again
The artist is highlighting the cycle of destruction and rebuilding that can occur.

Before we collapse and rebuild again
The artist is urging action before it's too late to prevent the cycle from repeating.

Will you sing the silence
The singer is asking if anyone will speak out or take action in the face of danger.

Do you hear it ringing out
The potential danger is becoming more audible and impossible to ignore.

Will you search around the darkness
The artist is urging people to look for solutions to the problem.

For a light that can't be found
The artist is acknowledging that finding a solution may be difficult, if not impossible.

You've built your bed of billboards
The artist is accusing someone of a disregard for the natural world, and creating an artificial existence.

And you've blocked away the sun
The singer is accusing someone of intentionally avoiding the truth and ignoring the problem as it grows.

To witness the world ending
The artist is suggesting that people are content to watch the world end rather than take action to prevent it.

At the tip of your tongue will you know
The singer is asking if people will finally acknowledge the danger when it's about to destroy them.

The time has come to pay the debt
The moment of reckoning has arrived.

With no money for the rent
The singer is expressing a sense of hopelessness and despair in the face of the impending danger.

And I don't care where we head
The artist is indicating a willingness to face whatever comes next.

Or whether we melt or freeze to death
The artist is stating that they are ready to face a potentially deadly outcome.

But I don't
The singer is acknowledging their lack of knowledge or control over the situation.