Unknown Brother

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Unknown Brother Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Though I never met you and we spoke not a word
I'll never forget you through stories that I've heard
For you, unknown brother, my baby's mother's pained
'Cause your soul is in heaven, but your memory remains

[Chorus]
Unknown, unknown brother
I'll meet you someday
Unknown, unknown brother
We'll walk through fields where children play

[Verse 2]
Your eyes shined bright when you were a kid
Your sisters loved you and all that you did
Big brother, big brother, don't worry a bit
Your flame has not faded since the day it was lit

[Bridge]
Your life was joy
Your mama's only boy
And when the skies are blue
Big brother, they're blue for you

[Verse 3]
We'll smile like pictures of you as a boy
Before you retired to heavenly joy

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[Chorus]
Unknown, unknown brother
I'll meet you someday
Unknown, unknown brother
We will walk through fields where children play

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What did The Black Keys say about "Unknown Brother"?

“It’s about my brother-in-law who died of cancer when he was in high school. I’m not sure there could be another tone when making a song about mourning a young life being taken so soon.”

I was talking to Pat about it because he loved the song and we both have brothers, and we couldn’t imagine being 16 years old and losing your brother. And we had just gotten through a rough patch where Patrick Carney was coming out of his relationship and coming out of the fog and we were coming back together again after being away, so it just felt right.

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