I Should've Said

Verse 1

Your silver ring is still beside the telephone
I turn it in the morning, cold against my thumb
You said the room was spinning, and I let it go
I watched the kettle tremble, and I kept it to myself
(kept it to myself)

Pre-Chorus

I had the words right on my tongue
I let the moment come undone

Chorus

I should've said it, I should've said
Every little thing I kept inside my head
If I could find a rewind button
I'd take it back to the window light
I'd say the words I swallowed
Before you walked out of my life
(I should've said)

Verse 2

Your coat is gone from the chair, your shoes gone from the door
The paper boat you folded drifts across the floor
You asked if I remembered that old seaside town
I said I did, and then I let the rain come down
(let the rain come down)

Pre-Chorus

You waited for a single sign
I looked away, I wasted time

Chorus

I should've said it, I should've said
Every little thing I kept inside my head
If I could find a rewind button
I'd take it back to the window light
I'd say the words I swallowed
Before you walked out of my life

Bridge – breakdown to Rhodes and kick, lone vocoder line

Key beneath the flowerpot
Nobody coming home
I play it back, I play it back
The ending's all I know
(play it back)

Final Chorus

I should've said it, I should've said
Every little thing I kept inside my head
If I could find a rewind button
I'd take it back to the window light
I'd say the words I swallowed
Before you walked out of my life

Guitar Solo – overdriven electric solo over the chorus progression, long bends

Outro

Nobody hears
I should've said
(I should've said)