Song Description
"Love is a tender trap," ol' blue eyes sang, and he wasn't kidding. "Unknown" is about being passionately in love, but at the mercy of a lover. Someone can be incredibly close to you, but you're still never entirely certain who they are, or what they might do. It's about intimacy and doubt, and the secret pact of two lovers' desire.
| Song Length |
4:30 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Restless |
Subject |
Madly In Love, Dysfunctional Relations |
| Similar Artists |
David Bowie, Peter Gabriel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You, you are a mystery
Close, remote like a sentry
What you hide in the trap of your eyes
Suspends me in a breath of time
And we talk in code
What we say is never told
All our dreams cast out in nets
What remains with us is unknown
Unknown
Love, love is a scorpion
Dark and fast and alien
When it stings the poison is heaven
No one would dare be immune
I'll never know you
Or maybe too well
You give me everything
Except yourself
You, you can command me
And I will obey like a fool
When the rings fall away from Saturn
Strangers will say we were true
We talk in code
What we say is never told
All our dreams cast out in nets
What remains with us is unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown