MACHINEBORNE - Known But Unknowable (PE 8) - Power Metal [AI]

Recognition without understanding. Something real, familiar, felt — but never named. The presence is there, but unreachable. It cannot be touched without changing form. 📝 Lyrics: I’ve felt this before But never touched the door It lingers just outside the frame A shape that doesn’t hold a name Familiar as a silent scream A waking ghost inside a dream I trace the lines but they erase The more I look, the less the face Known but unknowable It haunts me without sound Always just behind the veil But never can be found It speaks in ways I almost hear And hides in every mirror I reach for what is close… But unknowable I see the signs, I feel the sting Like knowing what a word should bring But meaning slips like phantom rain It draws me close, then fades again A whisper carved in fractured glass I chase it, but it will not pass Known but unknowable It haunts me without sound Always just behind the veil But never can be found It speaks in ways I almost hear And hides in every mirror I reach for what is close… But unknowable It knows me… better than I know it It waits… behind the name I can’t give Known but unknowable Inside but always out A thought I’ve almost understood Before it bleeds to doubt It moves behind my every breath More real than life or death I know — but can’t ever know… The unknowable