Lyric discussion by BatLover 

Cover art for If I Knew lyrics by Bat for Lashes

Natasha stated in an interview that the song "is like the true love song on the album and it sort of - not an anti-love song at all - I can’t think of how to phrase it, but it's sort of the resolution of, the antithesis of romantic, heightened, superficial love, and it’s almost like a thank you letter to her lover for kind of helping her through this journey. So it’s kind of the deepest form of unconditional love - so for me it’s hard to listen to that, it’s kind of tearful."

Source: http://pilerats.com/written/get-to-know/bat-for-lashes/

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