Everybody Knows
Unspoken Desires: Exploring the Depths of Emotion in 'Everybody Knows'
Lyrics
Won't you do what you are wanting?
Asking if the listener will act on their desires.
Won't you lay down relax,
Encouraging relaxation, perhaps from stress.
Your face is not well.
Observing that the listener's face doesn't look well.
From such a face it is beginning.
Suggesting a troubled beginning based on the facial expression.
Are you turning red now?
Noticing a change in skin color, possibly embarrassment or anger.
Will you ever be the same?
Questioning if the listener will return to their previous state.
Everybody knows
Emphasizing common knowledge or shared awareness.
Everybody knows
Reiterating the idea that everyone knows.
When will you know?
Prompting reflection on when the listener will gain awareness.
When will you know?
Repeating the question about the timing of realization.
Could you sit with me forever?
Posing a question about the possibility of lasting companionship.
Could you sit with me forever?
Repeating the inquiry about sitting together indefinitely.
We could count the days.
Suggesting the idea of counting the days spent together.
Are you saving up your faces?
Asking if the listener is reserving different expressions or emotions.
Are you turning to the side?
Observing a change in orientation, perhaps metaphorically.
Are you making up your mind,
Asking if the listener is making decisions.
Making up your mind.
Repeating the question, emphasizing decision-making.
And even when you laugh
Noting a specific behavior during laughter.
You hold your mouth
Describing a reserved or guarded manner of speaking.
Like what you have to say
Suggesting that what the listener wants to express doesn't fit in.
Won't fit into this place.
Expressing a desire to kiss the listener, implying an alternative to speaking.
I'd like to kiss your mouth
Expressing a preference for non-verbal communication.
So you won't have to speak out loud
Understanding the unspoken message the listener wants to convey.
I know what you want to say
Reassuring awareness of what the listener intends to say without speaking.
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