Thought I Knew

"Thought I Knew" is the seventh track off of The Red Album. It was written by Brian Bell who also sings lead. The song was later released on The Relationship's debut album.
===Appearances===
*Weezer (The Red Album) (2008)
*The Relationship (2010) 
==Overview==
"Thought I Knew" was written by guitarist Brian Bell. It began as a demo for his side project The Relationship and was originally a much more serious, solemn song. It was changed from a minor chord progression to a major chord progression for The Red Album and made more poppy. Bell was very critical in 2008 interviews of The Red Album version saying that he did not want the song on the album, but that Rivers Cuomo insisted it go on.
During promotion for The Red Album, Weezer appeared on MTV with live performance 'sessions' recorded exclusively for the channel, and one of the song performed was "Thought I Knew", which had a slightly different feel than the album version. It was performed with a choreographed square dancing number going on in front of the band. Other tracks performed on that day were "Automatic," "King," and "Pork and Beans."
Since it's release on Red, Bell has written a third version of it, which he performed with The Relationship on their handful of dates opening the Troublemaker Tour. This version was eventually released on that band's self-titled debut album.
===Liner notes===
==Personnel==
===Weezer version===
*Brian Bell – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
*Patrick Wilson – lead guitar
*Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
*Rivers Cuomo – percussion
===The Relationship version===
*Brian Bell - lead vocals, guitar
*Nate Shaw - guitar
*Eric J. Dubowsky - keys, vocals, production, engineering
*Jason Hiller – bass guitar, engineering
*Blair Sinta - drums
*Deron Johnson - keys
*Abe Dirtner - guitar
==Audio==
===Weezer===
YouTube (North America)YouTube (International)
===The Relationship===
<youtube>L3W2LMOuWas</youtube>
==Lyrics==
Image:Weezer Weezer (The Red Album) 20.jpg|Red Lyric sheet
===Weezer version===
Sorry about my past life
Sorry, but we just missed
Sorry it had to end up like this
Sorry if I caused you pain
Sorry I forgot your name
Sorry, but you left me out in the rain
Thought I knew you better then
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have a clue
Not a single damn thing was true
Sorry if I caused you harm
Sorry I'm no good-luck charm
Sorry you didn't end up in my arms
Thought I knew you better then
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have a clue
Not a single damn thing was true
Now that our world's gone dark
We've drained the well, blew out the spark
And now we're left with broken hearts
Trying to find a new place to start
Thought I knew you better then
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have a clue
Not a single damn thing
Thought I knew you better then
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have a clue
Not a single damn thing was true
Was true
===The Relationship version===
Verse 1
Sorry we ever kissed
Sorry, but we just missed
So sorry it had turn out like this
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*The Relationship (album)
==External Links==
Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Thought I Knew"
Category: Weezer songs
Category: Brian Bell
Category:Self-produced Weezer songs
Category: The Relationship songs
Category:Featured song
Category: Songs on Weezer (The Red Album)
Category:Songs on The Relationship
Category:Self-produced The Relationship songs
Category:The Relationship songs produced by Eric J. Dubowsky
Category:Songs on Together Tomorrow
Category:Weezer songs featuring Brian Bell on lead vocals