Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen cover) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by coriolys 

Cover art for Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen cover) lyrics by Concrete Blonde

Firstly, I think the guitar (and the rest of the music including vocals, for that matter) in this version is brilliant.

I have an interpretation that might alter the way you hear the song on your next listen...

What is, to be sure, an "everybody nose"? Well it is a regular, average nose. It is not a big nose, it is not a small nose. It is not a young and pink nose, it is not an old and wrinkly nose. It is not a wide, bulky nose Nor is it a slender, aquiline nose It is a regular, average nose. An "everybody" nose.

It is the type of nose that most plastic surgeons have a 3D model of in their room Because it is the archetype. It is a regular, average nose. An "everybody nose"...

Everybody nose Everybody nose Everybody nose Everybody nose,

Everybody nose...

I think every comment, including my own; has completely missed the mark.

The song is a testimony to the profound sense of betrayal and hurt that can result from unfaithfulness.

The poetic genius, the scathing cynicism... are a reflection of this.

There are just so many profound (true or not, that is a separate debate) observations about the world, the universe. About human nature, human history (all the dark stuff, unfortunately)

As cleverly as they have been expressed, I think it is at least possible that the witticisms are merely a platform to add poignancy to the declaration that his...

Fair comment, but how's the f%$#ing bass on this track??!!!

@coriolys That's pretty funny. I'm never going to listen to this song again without thinking of noses. Thanks. :|