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Everybody's Problem Lyrics
standing there before you,
defences thrown aside,
i thought i heard you laughing,
but when i asked you said you'd cried.
i wanted to believe you,
yes i wanted to feel strong,
but looking at my picture
i realized i must be wrong.
sounds so weak, it sounds so fey,
it doesn't sound like what i meant to say.
i speak to you with a borrowed tonge,
shall i stop right now
or blindly carry on?
choose one..
but i'm not everyone,
i only have one viewpoint,
don't talk to me of right or wrong.
and didn't i often tell you,
oh, didn't i often say
that something in your manner
that really takes my breath away?
it's not weak to show i care,
i know of those who wouldn't even bear,
the fact remains, i feel a need,
is it love or is it simply greed?
you choose what you believe in
as far as i'm concerned,
but one thing i can tell you
is innocence cannot be learned.
i wish you'd stop me talking,
oh, i wish you'd shut my mouth,
well, the reason why i tell you
is i think that you could help me out.
and if you do then there's no doubt,
that all my problems won't just fly away.
defences thrown aside,
i thought i heard you laughing,
but when i asked you said you'd cried.
yes i wanted to feel strong,
but looking at my picture
i realized i must be wrong.
it doesn't sound like what i meant to say.
i speak to you with a borrowed tonge,
shall i stop right now
or blindly carry on?
but i'm not everyone,
i only have one viewpoint,
don't talk to me of right or wrong.
oh, didn't i often say
that something in your manner
that really takes my breath away?
i know of those who wouldn't even bear,
the fact remains, i feel a need,
is it love or is it simply greed?
as far as i'm concerned,
but one thing i can tell you
is innocence cannot be learned.
oh, i wish you'd shut my mouth,
well, the reason why i tell you
is i think that you could help me out.
that all my problems won't just fly away.
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Where it says "Choose one...", the lyric should actually have been "It's everybody's problem..." so I've heard.
Although on the recording, Jarvis messes up the words and starts singing the final verse by accident, before correcting himself, resulting in the words sounding like "You choose what you belie...blem".
Legend has it that Jarvis purposefully messed the words up simply cos he didn't like the song...?
This means the one ine that actually had the title of the song in it is never actually sung! Amazing. And it was still released as a single in this state.