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Never Know

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Never Know was released on January 1, 2005 by Jack Johnson as a part of the album In Between Dreams

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jack Johnson

Vocals

Adam Topol

Drums

Merlo Podlewski

Merlo Podlewski

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jack Johnson

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mario Caldato Jr.

Mario Caldato Jr.

Producer

Bernie Grundman

Bernie Grundman

Mastering Engineer

Robert Carranza

Robert Carranza

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I heard this old story before

Where the people keep on killing for their metaphors, but

Don't leave much up to the imagination, so I

Wanna give this imagery back, but I

Know it just ain't so easy like that, so

I turn the page and read the story again, and again, and again

Sure seems the same with a different name

We're breaking and rebuilding, and we're growing, always guessing

[Chorus]

Never knowing

We're shocking, but we're nothing

We're just moments

We're clever, but we're clueless

We're just human

Amusing and confusing

We're trying

But where is this all leading?

We'll never know

[Verse 2]

It all happened so much faster than you can say disaster

Want to take a time-lapse and look at it backwards

Find the last word, and maybe that's just the answer that we're after

But after all, we're just a bubble in a boiling pot, just

One breath in a chain of thought

We're moments just combusting

Feel certain but we'll never, never know

Sure seems the same, give it a different name

We're begging and we're needing, and we're trying, and we're breathing

[Chorus]

Never knowing

We're shocking, but we're nothing

We're just moments

We're clever, but we're clueless

We're just human

Amusing and confusing

We're helping

Rebuilding and we're growing, never know

[Verse 3]

You never know

Never know

Never know

[Bridge]

Knock, knock, coming door to door

Tell you that their metaphor is better than yours

And you can either sink or swim

Things are looking pretty grim

If you don't believe in what they're spoon feeding

It's got no feeling

So I read it again, and again, and again

It sure seems the same

So many different names

Our hearts are strong, our heads are weak

We'll always be competing

[Verse 4]

Never knowing

We're shocking, but we're nothing

We're just moments

We're clever, but we're clueless

We're just human

Amusing and confusing

But the truth is

All we got is questions, we'll never know

[Outro]

Never know

Never know

Never know

Written by: Jack Johnson

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