Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Specials
Performer
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Piano
Terry Hall
Vocals
Lynval Golding
Guitar
Horace Panter
Bass
Hannah Hu
Vocals
Kenrick Rowe
Drums
Steve Cradock
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Cohen
Songwriter
Sharon Robinson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Producer
Terry Hall
Producer
Lynval Golding
Producer
Horace Panter
Producer
Cenzo Townshend
Mixing Engineer
Camden Clarke
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rob Sellens
Assistant Mixing Engineer
George Murphy
Recording Engineer
Liam Larkin
Assistant Engineer
Tim Debney
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's 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's 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
Well, give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you've been discreet
But there are so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that it's now or never
Everybody knows that it's me or you
Everybody knows that you live forever
And 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 it's moving fast
Everybody knows the naked man and woman
Are just an artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there's 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 beaches of Malibu
Everybody knows it's coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Writer(s): Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson
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