Ive read the lyrics, but what is the missing 5th line in “Obscurity Knocks”?
Good question. There have been a lot of suggestions: “without my clothes”, “without my cloak”, “about my throat”, “with all my woes”, “I’ll vow my throat”, etc. Basically, nobody knows for sure. If you’ve listened to TCS, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that it’s sometimes very difficult to understand their Scottish accents. One gem of TCS’ songwriting is that they use words which have the same phonetics but different meanings, yet all seem to make sense in the context of the song. The mystery 5th line from “Obscurity Knocks” is an example of this. However, after a concert at La Belle Angele on November 8, 1995, list members Calum Byrom and Jim Nisbet found their way backstage, and among other conversation, were able to get the answer from Francis (John wouldn’t tell them!): “Always at the foot of the photograph That’s me there Snug as a thug In a mugshot pose A foul mouthed rogue” That’s it! No one had even come close! Apparently, there was a bit of debate between the band members whether
