You Know I Know

Sorcery and Self-Reflection in Mamalarky's 'You Know I Know'
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Lyrics

I can't sleep my way through the night

I struggle to sleep throughout the night.

Prophetic dreams fourteen stories high

I have dreams that seem to predict the future, reaching great heights.

Prophetic dreams fourteen stories high

Reiteration of having prophetic dreams at a significant magnitude.


Motionless in a weighted blanket

I am still and calm, wrapped in a heavy blanket.

Coming up with you was so sacred

Recalling a special and sacred experience while being with someone.

Coming up with you was so sacred

Reiteration of the sacred nature of the experience with that person.


You know that I know that we

Acknowledging mutual understanding: I know, and you know.

Know all we will become

We are aware of what we will eventually become.

Sorcery distortion the scenery the hard

Mention of sorcery distorting the scenery, possibly indicating challenges or illusions.

Pit of a plum

A metaphorical reference to the challenging and deep aspects of life.


Flip a cushion find a fortune

Suggesting the possibility of finding unexpected fortunes by exploring new perspectives.

Taking that time is so important

Emphasizing the importance of taking time for self-reflection or exploration.

Taking that time is so important

Reiteration of the significance of taking time for oneself.


Nine hundred fifty nine away

Being a considerable distance away, possibly reflecting a sense of detachment.

Passing a shop with shotgun displays

Passing by a shop with potentially dangerous displays, hinting at the harshness of the world.

Passing a shop with shotgun displays

Reiteration of encountering a shop with unsettling displays.


You know that I know that we

Reaffirming the mutual understanding between the speaker and the other person.

Know all we will become

Acknowledging awareness of the future and what it holds for both individuals.

Sorcery distortion the scenery the hard

Reiteration of sorcery distorting the scenery and the challenges resembling the pit of a plum.

Pit of a plum

Continuation of the metaphor describing life's difficulties as the pit of a plum.


Human form one day becomes earth

Reflecting on the human form eventually returning to the earth.

Shedding the notion of a self worth

Letting go of the concept of self-worth, shedding the ego.

Shedding the notion of a self worth

Reiteration of the process of shedding the notion of self-worth.


I hope I forgive me someday

Expressing a hope for self-forgiveness in the future.

Until then I'll stay out the way

Choosing to stay out of the way until self-forgiveness is achieved.

Until then I'll stay out the way

Reiteration of the decision to remain in the background until self-forgiveness is attained.

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