Monday, March 12, 2007

Everybody Knows



This Leonard Cohen tune was stuck in my head today. Also, more shots of art from the De Young visit. I especially like the third one. So literal.


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 you've been faithful
Ah give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you've 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

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 you've done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old black joe's 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 you're in trouble
Everybody knows what you've 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

Oh everybody knows, everybody knows
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows

6 comments:

alan said...

Prophecy...truth...

alan

Me said...

I can relate to the 2nd photo. Books & cigs.
Lovely lyrics. Everybody knows. EXCEPT DubyaCo.

BBC said...

Interesting song.

Only everyone doesn't know.

And too few care about anything but themselves.

I read and hear what they are saying, but I see what they are doing.

pissed off patricia said...

Everyone knows but few are willing or brave enough to admit it.

nancy =) said...

"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..."

those words precisely sum up the last 6 or so years for me...

there was a little blurb in the post today from cheney...saying if congress doesn't approve the 100 billion gazillion $ we need to fight the war this year then they don't support our troops...WTF?!?!?...

2 questions:

why hasn't this man been arrested yet, and why the fuck are we still buying this shit???!?!?!?

at least you've got that gorgeous view over there on the upper left coast...it's something, right?

peace, annie...always...

xooxoxox
~ n

Unknown said...

Great song lyrics. I'll have to listen to this one on i-tunes.