According to Tim himself:
"Enter the first of many shredding guitar leads by Ryan Fox! Seemingly the most anthemic song that came out of these writing sessions, “Everybody” felt like a sure thing to get the album started. Despite the upbeat nature of the song, I managed to find a rather downbeat narrative for the lyrics. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised (yet, I still am—I almost always express shock at the depressing subject matter upon completion of an album. They tend to feel less grim as I write them)."
According to Tim himself: "Enter the first of many shredding guitar leads by Ryan Fox! Seemingly the most anthemic song that came out of these writing sessions, “Everybody” felt like a sure thing to get the album started. Despite the upbeat nature of the song, I managed to find a rather downbeat narrative for the lyrics. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised (yet, I still am—I almost always express shock at the depressing subject matter upon completion of an album. They tend to feel less grim as I write them)."