PINK - WHO KNEW
You Took My Hand, You Showed Me How
You Promised Me, You'd Be Around, Uh-Huh, That's Right
I Took Your Words, And I Believed
In Everything, You Said To Me, Yeah-Huh, That's Right
If Someone Said "Three Years From Now"
You'd Be Long Gone I'd Stand Up And Punch Them Out
'Cause They're All Wrong, I Know, Better
'Cause You Said "Forever, And Ever," Who Knew?
Remember When, We Were Such Fools?
And So Convinced, And Just Too Cool? Oh-No, No-No
I Wish I Could, Touch You Again
I Wish I Could, Still Call You A Friend, I'd Give, Anything
When Someone Said "Count Your Blessings Now"
For They're Long Gone I Guess I Just Didn't Know How
I Was All Wrong, But They Knew, Better
Still You Said "Forever, And Ever," Who Knew, Yeah-Yeah
I'll Keep You Locked In My Head (My Head)
Until We Meet Again (Meet Again)
Until We, Until We Meet Again
I Won't Forget You, My Friend, What Happened?
If Someone Said "Three Years From Now"
You'd Be Long Gone I'd Stand Up And Punch Them Out
'Cause They're All Wrong And, That Last Kiss, I'll Cherish
Until We Meet Again, And Time Makes, It Harder, I Wish I Could Remember
But I Keep, Your Memory
You Visit Me In My Sleep, My Darling, Who Knew?
My Darling, My Darling, Who Knew?
My Darling, I Miss You, My Darling, Who Knew? Who Knew?
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Pink, Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald
Producer(s): Max Martin, Dr. Luke
Pink In The London Daily Mail May 26, 2006, Said "Who Knew" Is About Losing A Loved One To Drugs: "My Life Was Insane, I Was (In Her Youth) Out Of Control And Doing Lots Of Stupid Things. Some Of My Friends Were Selling Crack, And I Got Into Drugs Too. I've Always Been Honest About That, Although I Don't Like Going Into Details. I've Got Lots Of Young Fans And I Wouldn't Want To Give Them Any Ideas. I Found A Friend Dead From A Drug Overdose When I Was 14. He Was A Male Friend, Not A Boyfriend. Most Of The People At The Funeral Were Just Children. It Should Have Been A Wake-Up Call For Me, But It Wasn't."
Pink Revealed That The Guy She Sings About In This Song Is Sekou Harris, Who Died Of A Heroin Overdose. As The Years Went By, Pink Says The Song Has Taken On Different Meaning For Her, As It Can Relate To Many People In Her Life, Including Her Husband, Carey Hart.
This Was The Second Single From Pink's Fourth Studio Album, Following "Stupid Girls." It Initially Failed To Impress In The Us, Not Even Cracking The Hot 100, But Was Re-Released When "U And Ur Hand" Hit The Top 10. This Time Around, It Peaked At #9.
Pink Told Mtv The Song Is Also About The Metaphorical Death Of Friendship. She Said: "You're Best Friends Forever, And Then Three Years Later, You Haven't Seen Each Other In Two Years. What Happened? You Grow Apart And People Come In And Out Of Your Life For Different Reasons, Seasons."
The Music Video, Directed By Dragon (Samuel Bayer, Robert Hales, And Brian Lazzaro), Was Shot In Los Angeles. It Follows A Young Couple At A Carnival Seemingly Having A Great Time Going On Rides And Playing Games, But The Boyfriend Has A Secret: He's A Drug Addict. When He Sneaks Away To Get High, He Overdoses And His Distraught Girlfriend Finds Him. Dragon's Samuel Bayer Is A Prolific Director Who Helmed Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" And Green Day's "American Idiot," Among A Host Of Others.