Everybody knows by Leonard Cohen resonates with me today as I struggle to make sense of everything and how we got here today. Again.
Everybody knows that the dice are loadedEverybody rolls with their fingers crossedEverybody knows the war is overEverybody knows the good guys lostEverybody knows the fight was fixedThe poor stay poor, the rich get richThat's how it goesEverybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leakingEverybody knows that the captain liedEverybody got this broken feelingLike their father or their dog just diedEverybody talking to their pocketsEverybody wants a box of chocolatesAnd a long-stem roseEverybody knows
Everybody knows that you love me babyEverybody knows that you really doEverybody knows that you've been faithfulAh, give or take a night or twoEverybody knows you've been discreetBut there were so many people you just had to meetWithout your clothesAnd everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows
And everybody knows that it's now or neverEverybody knows that it's me or youAnd everybody knows that you live foreverAh, when you've done a line or twoEverybody knows the deal is rottenOld Black Joe's still pickin' cottonFor your ribbons and bowsAnd everybody knows
And everybody knows that the Plague is comingEverybody knows that it's moving fastEverybody knows that the naked man and womanAre just a shining artifact of the pastEverybody knows the scene is deadBut there's gonna be a meter on your bedThat will discloseWhat everybody knows
And everybody knows that you're in troubleEverybody knows what you've been throughFrom the bloody cross on top of CalvaryTo the beach of MalibuEverybody knows it's coming apartTake one last look at this Sacred HeartBefore it blowsAnd everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows
Everybody knows
In the physics community someone is proposing to make Pluto a planet again. Our history is being altered through AI and a future generation will not know any better. Everything seems a little pointless at the moment. Then I remind myself that knowledge is power and negativitydoes not last forever.
EVERYBODY KNOWS that as well.
There's an excellent live version of this song from a Leanorad Cohen Tribute documentary performed by Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright (there's a bit of talking first): https://youtu.be/EeYCnw4wbTc?si=FgSWD5ZJINl3Ga8U
ReplyDeleteCodex Thank you, I'll have a listen. But I can't imagine anyone but him singing that song. Melancholy fits my mood.
DeleteYes, at least MOST of us Know... but I'd venture to Guess that not Everybody Knows... and that's precisely why a great many will never even think anything needs to Change.
ReplyDeleteCodex I think that everyone is so confused they no longer know how.
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