Know Lyrics

Lyric discussion by solarion 

Cover art for Know lyrics by Nick Drake

The lyrics seemed a bit strange to me in their grammar, but I've worked out two possible ways that they make more sense.

  1. They're from two different perspectives. Lines 1 and 3 are from the person in love, and 2 and 4 are from the object of their love.

  2. Some of the "knows" are actually "no's". If it's this one, then that's some inspired songwriting.

But a great song regardless.

I never thought of this song as being about unrequited love, but now i agree with what you say. I always thought it was kind of a bipolar disorder. Telling someone you love her, next day telling her you hate her. Unrequited love sounds more logical to me.