Everyone Knows from Everyone Knows by Chris Masih

where does it end
a frayed lifeline
twists out a thread
that i intertwine

let go
you dope
break what
you force

now i see why
i am the bad guy
draped in purple and green
to a cold eye

and it comes
an uncomfortable silence
blares in my head

when did it end,
i’m afriad to ask
miss the noise
dearest voice

hushed tones
hearsay
they know
my name

now it’s clear why
i struggle to tie
my line to yours
in the public eye

try not to seem
so dramatic with penance
is that what this is?

doldrums
sideshow

exposed
everyone
knows
my
need for some way

out of here
nowhere near
where everyone knows
i fell so low

too preoccupied
with the fear
lumbering
dear, everyone knows
that undertone

starving, yearning
something to touch but
i can never
reach far enough

eyes that drill through
relaying the worst
so they don’t have to
fear’s sleeveless suit

don’t want to hide
demystified
words analyzed
all amplified
just this one time
don’t come untied

• Alternative
• Rock
• acoustic
• folk
• indie rock
• Boston