Originally coming to fame in the mid-1960s singing orchestral pop ballads as the frontman of The Walker Brothers, Walker went on to a solo career balancing a light entertainment/MOR ballad approach with increasing artistic innovations in arrangement and writing. Despite a series of acclaimed albums, a disastrous drop in sales forced him back into straight Middle of the road recordings with little of his own artistic input. This in turn eventually led to a Walker Brothers reunion in the mid-1970s (although the latter eventually moved, by mutual consent, into more avant-garde areas).
From the mid-1980s, Walker revived his solo career while drastically reinventing his artistic and compositional methods, via a series of acclaimed and vividly avant-garde albums. These combined his iconic voice with an unsettling avant-garde approach which owed more to modernist and post-modernist classical composition than to his pop singer past. This change in approach has been compared to "Andy Williams reinventing himself as Stockhausen".
Walker has been a continuing influence on other artists, in particular The Last Shadow Puppets, Marc Almond, Goldfrapp, Douglas Pearce of the band Death in June, Billy MacKenzie of The Associates, David Sylvian, Julian Cope, Antony Hegarty, Thom Yorke, Steven Wilson, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Trey Spruance, Perry Blake, Radiohead, Noah Lennox, Mikael Ă kerfeldt, and the Divine Comedy/Neil Hannon.
Walker continued to release solo material until his death, and was signed to 4AD Records. As a record producer or guest performer he worked with a number of artists including Pulp, Ute Lemper, Bat For Lashes and Sunn O))).
The Me I Never Knew
Scott Walker Lyrics
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Begin to stir sometime this morning
The me I never knew
Appeared without a word of warning
You smiled and you uncovered
What I had not discovered
You made me, seethed me
I never knew
The me I never knew
Has learned to love and love the feeling
The me I never knew
Can see a world I've been concealing
Today a new song's playing
The words are simply saying,
"From now, I'll be the me, I never knew."
Today a new song's playing
The words are simply saying,
"From now, I'll be the same, I never knew.
The lyrics of Scott Walker's song, The Me I Never Knew tells the story of an epiphany where the singer discovers a part of himself that he had never seen before. The song is a journey of self-discovery, where he learns to love himself and embrace the person he never knew existed. It is a sensual song that expresses a sense of freedom and liberation.
The opening lyrics "The me I never knew began to stir sometime this morning" suggests that the singer has been living a life that is lacking in self-awareness. The singer then continues to sing about the person he never knew, saying "you smiled and uncovered what I had not discovered. You made me, seethed me, I never knew". In this line, "you" could be taken as a metaphor for a lover or a muse, who opens his eyes to new possibilities and who sparks within him an awakening of sorts.
In the chorus, the singer sings "The me I never knew has learned to love and love the feeling, can see a world I've been concealing". The melody of the song complements the lyrics perfectly, and the use of the word "seethe" represents a sense of passion and desire. Finally, he concludes by saying, "From now, I'll be the me I never knew" - he will embrace and embody this newfound part of himself.
Overall, the song The Me I Never Knew is a beautiful portrayal of a person's journey of self-discovery. The lyrics are poetic and emotive, and the music complements the words perfectly.
Line by Line Meaning
The me I never knew
I recently discovered a part of myself that I never knew existed
Begin to stir sometime this morning
This feeling arose within me at the beginning of the day
Appeared without a word of warning
This newfound part of myself manifested unexpectedly
You smiled and you uncovered
Someone led me to discover this part of myself
What I had not discovered
I was previously unaware of this part of myself
You made me, seethed me
Someone helped me tap into this undiscovered part of myself
I never knew
I was not aware of this part of myself previously
Has learned to love and love the feeling
I have come to appreciate and enjoy this part of myself
Can see a world I've been concealing
This part of myself has allowed me to see things I had previously hidden or repressed
Today a new song's playing
I am in a new phase of my life
The words are simply saying,
The message I am conveying is
"From now, I'll be the me, I never knew."
I will embrace this new part of myself and integrate it into my identity moving forward
Contributed by Scarlett B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mike Luke
How can a human sound like this. This voice can cut you in half, beautiful soothing sensual, pure class.
Janette Dalbeith
Beautiful voice
Linda Preece
Just found this track from scott. A beautiful voice like silk he sings so naturly makes me all goose bumpy. He had a god given talent and we can all hear it when we want. Im sure he would love to know we still listen to all the songs and smile đ¤đ¤ Such a voice bless him. Xx love u scott xxxxx
wellandtruly joshed
Beautiful man beautiful voice â¤ď¸ RIP Scott đ Your dedicated fans know the real you - Scott Engel has left us but Scott Walker will live on đ
Audrey Bolton
Scott will always live on amazing voice and looks bless you scott the best â¤â¤đšđšđšđšđšxxx
richard kirkham
This is such a wonderful performance of this lovely song. Just unbelievably good !
star traveller
This morning, first time, I really understood the meaning of song.
It's amasing.
The massage came straight into my heart.
Thank you Scott and thank you guidofski for sharing this song.
Jennifer Wells
Just heaven his voice â¤ď¸
John Anthony
Scott and Don Black lyrics...a combo made in heaven. The me I never knew arrived one day when I walked hand in hand with a beautiful girl around good old London town....
jungastein
Do you know "The Dark Streets of London" by the Pogues. It's on Red Roses for Me--masterpiece!