Leonard Cohen - Everybody knows (original studio version)

Lyrics:

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that youve been faithful
Ah give or take a night or two
Everybody knows youve been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows

And everybody knows that its now or never
Everybody knows that its me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah when youve done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old black joes still pickin cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows

And everybody knows that the plague is coming
Everybody knows that its moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But theres gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows

And everybody knows that youre in trouble
Everybody knows what youve been through
From the bloody cross on top of calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows its coming apart
Take one last look at this sacred heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows

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[chefruss666]

fucking great song

[hammerman7777]

AWESOME!!!

[revnook]

@JarlKaareDenHeilage This song was the soundtrack for Pump Up the Volume. I recommend the movie.

[fourayes]

There are no best songs from Cohen, they are all a learning experience, each and every one of them, much like the parables.

[chopperbubba]

Leonard Cohen is genius. The lyrics pretty much sums up our current situation in 2012.

[jellyfishattack]

Everybody Knows and The Future are my two favourite Cohen songs. Thanks for posting! :)

[darkridr25]

I'm glad this song was posted, but I think it's total shit that it has all that dead air at the end to make the listener think it's longer than it really is. :(

[darkridr25]

@JarlKaareDenHeilage This song was featured in that movie.