But(t) Not Everybody Ask (Why)

[Verse 1]
Everybody knows life’s one long song.
Everybody knows to hum along.
Everybody knows how to not ask why.
Everybody swears it fell from the sky.

Everybody knows the bells are ringing...
But(t) who cares why we’re all singing?

[Chorus]
Everybody knows.
Everybody knows.
Everybody's got reasons and tasks.

Everybody knows.
Everybody knows.
But not everybody asks.

Is it true?
Is it fair?
Is peace a burden to bear?

[Verse 2]
Everybody knows the game is rigged.
Everybody fears the king’s a clown.
Everybody hears the twisted joke.
Everybody watches the mime drown.

Everybody knows it’s a noir circus show...
Now can we name the fools without being just another fool who thinks they know?

[Chorus]
Everybody knows.
Everybody knows.
Everybody's got reasons and masks.

Everybody knows.
Everybody knows.
But not everybody asks.

Is it fun?
Is it brave?
Are we learning from our past?

[Verse 3]
Everybody's buying prompted answers.
Everybody's chasing borrowed dreams.
Everybody's guarding muddy waters
Not as deep as it seems.

And why should we dare to care?
To let ourselves be free.

[Bridge]
Rivers don't argue privileges.
Clouds don't curse at the mountains.
They bend around the broken edges,
And then find the sea again.

[Chorus]
Everybody knows.
Everybody knows.
Everybody's busy at their tasks.

Everybody knows.
Everybody knows.
But not everybody asks.
Is it free?
Is it full?
Is it possible to simply be?

[Outro]
Everybody knows we’re only passing.
Everybody knows we’re specks of sky.
Everybody knows good dogs are waiting
Where the stars remember how to fly.

Everybody knows.
But not everybody asks...
Why?

Maybe that's where heaven starts.