You Know Nothing is an oddly optimistic song by Swans, very pensive and beautiful, with images of love and hope and a very glowing feeling. You Know Nothing sounds rude or insulting, meant to hurt someone, but really, You Know Nothing is about how we forge our own lives and love, and our fate is in...
[Verse 1]
And nothing is written in the book
Reality is made by you
And every lie that you pursue
Eventually turns true
And I was told that your eyes
Would shine a light up into space
And infinity would then consume
This ordinary place
[Chorus]
You know nothing, you know nothing at all
How could you know, you'll never know anything at all
You'll never know, you'll never know anything at all
You know nothing, you know nothing at all
[Verse 2]
I saw you standing in the fire
Beneath a crimson moon
The ocean whispered on the shore
And echoed in the ruins
Inside your body is a clear blue light
And time was made from this
Your shadow swallows everything it feels
You punish us with bliss
[Chorus]
You know nothing, you know nothing at all
How could you know, you'll never know anything at all
You'll never know, you'll never know anything at all
You know nothing, you know nothing at all
You Know Nothing was written by Michael Gira.
You Know Nothing was produced by J.G. Thirlwell & Michael Gira.
Swans released You Know Nothing on Thu Jun 06 1991.