Everybody Knows

by @gmcgath

Liner Notes

This song should properly be performed in an echo chamber. Behind all the patter and doubletalk, you may be able to discern a serious message. #philosophy #filk

Lyrics

Everybody Knows Music and lyrics: Gary McGath, Copyright 2025

Everybody knows What everyone affirms, For everything is true That everyone confirms. My everybody says Your everybody's wrong, And that's the reason why Everybody can't get along.

Nobody disputes What everyone can see, So if you say it's wrong You must be nobody. If you don't accept What nobody denies Then you aren't really there, You're no one in disguise.

But you say to me That everybody knows My everybody's wrong, And I'm wrong, you suppose. Your everybody says That nobody would think My everybody's right. I have to get a drink.

If everybody's right But nobody agrees, Is everybody wrong? When everybody sees What everybody says, But everybody fights, How are you going to tell Which everybody's right?

Everybody claims To know what's false and true, And everybody else Just doesn't have a clue. Nobody agrees With everybody's claim. All are different, Yet nobody's the same.

So if nobody Can tell what's going on, I'll be a nobody And bid the rest begone. Nobody knows it all, And so I hope to be The one who understands What's known to nobody.

Comments

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@janeg

You would have been very successful as a tin pan alley songwriter!

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@yam655

This was a lot of fun. You've got a very old-fashioned sound going on here that worked well with the style and theme and subject of the lyrics. Nicely done!

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A clever and timely set of lyrics set to a jaunty and catchy tune. Really nice job with this one.

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