“Unfinished Sympathy” was the second release from Massive Attack’s debut album, Blue Lines. Becoming a top 20 hit in the UK, “Unfinished Sympathy” is considered a highly influential song within trip hop, exposing the genre to a larger audience. The song has a strong legacy in dance music, and has go...
[Verse 1: Shara Nelson]
I know that I've imagined love before
And how it could be with you
[Chorus: Shara Nelson]
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
[Verse 2: Shara Nelson]
The curiousness of your potential kiss
Has got my mind and body aching
[Chorus: Shara Nelson]
Really hurt me, baby, really cut me, baby
How can you have a day without a night?
You're the book that I have opened
And now I've got to know much more
[Bridge]
(Hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey)
[Verse 3: Shara Nelson]
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Hey, I
(Are you ready? Are you ready?)
I, I. I, I, I
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part (are you ready?)
Like a soul without a mind
In a body without a heart
I'm missing every part
(Hey, hey)
(Are you ready?)
(Hey, hey, hey)
[Outro: ?]
I don't know where this one came from
I don't know where this one came from
I don't know where this, I don't know where this
I don't know where this, I don't know where this
I don't know where this one came from
Unfinished Sympathy was written by Grantley “Daddy G” Marshall & Shara Nelson & Jonathan Sharp & Andrew “Mushroom” Vowles & Robert “3D” del Naja.
Unfinished Sympathy was produced by Massive Attack & Jonny Dollar.
Massive Attack released Unfinished Sympathy on Mon Feb 11 1991.