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I don't understand the grammatical point of "I'd let you had I known it" part. Could you explain more? (What is the full form of "I'd", which tense it is using, should I split this sentence like "I'd let you had, I know it", etc..)

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Rebecca

Good question. "I'd let you" here is a short form of "I would (have) let you". The "have" past tense form is implied by the use of "had known". The singer is saying that had she known the desire of the person she is talking/singing to before, she would have allowed " it" to happen. This all makes sense in conjunction with the proceeding line "why don't you say so", meaning tell me what you want to or tell me what you desire. This sentence structure is a little bit awkward because it is being used in a song and generally song structures are amended it manipulated to be more poetic or rhythmic than regular conversation.

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