Before I Knew You by Demi Lovato

Artist: Demi Lovato

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:56

Demi explores liking a person- but not really knowing them. She feels like a fool expressing sadness for her partner’s acting instead of being genuine, as well as expressing deep-rooted regret for not seeing the ‘signs’ earlier. It represents a power imbalance and the reality of loosing self-worth in a relationship.

Before I Knew You lyrics

I'd like to think that we were good at the start
Before I saw that you were playing a part
What a time, what a line, what a scene
What a fool that you made out of me
Oh, I, I missed it, I missed the red flags
The signs, so cryptic, too much to unpack
It's fine, I fixed it, I only look back sometimes
'Cause I
Wish I left you right where I found you
Wish I still knew nothing about you
Wish I could go back to the way I was
I liked me more before I knew you
Used to think we're two in a billion
Now I need a second opinion
Wish I could go back to the way I was
I liked me more before I knew you
I tried so hard to be your somebody else
You liked me small enough to fit on your shelf
What a pro, selling me jealously
What a fool that you made out of me
Oh, I, I missed it, I missed the red flags
The signs, so cryptic, too much to unpack
It's fine, I fixed it, I only look back sometimes
'Cause I (whoa, whoa)
Wish I left you right where I found you
Wish I still knew nothing about you
Wish I could go back to the way I was (oh)
I liked me more before I knew you
Used to think we're two in a billion
Now I need a second opinion
Wish I could go back to the way I was
I liked me more before I knew you
Me before, me before I knew, I knew
Me before, me before I knew, I knew
Me before, me before I knew, I knew
I liked me more before I knew you
Me before, me before I knew, I knew
Me before, me before I knew, I knew

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