Everybody Knows
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Verse 1
You paint a picture, but the cracks show clear,
Call it love, but it smells like fear.
Everybody watching, nobody’s blind,
They see the chains you try to hide behind.
He breaks you down, you defend his name,
But the streets been whispering, it’s always the same.
Truth cuts deeper when the mask don’t fit,
Everybody knows… but you still commit.
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Chorus
Everybody knows, but you close your eyes,
Call it devotion, I just call it lies.
You’re burning slow while he feeds the flame,
Girl, that ain’t love — it’s a losing game.
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Verse 2
Your laugh don’t reach like it used to do,
Your soul dimmed down, but you call it “true.”
He’s poison dressed up like a drink of wine,
But the aftertaste tells the bottom line.
Your friends don’t speak ‘cause they’re tired of pain,
Watching you bleed while he plays the same game.
Love ain’t meant to feel like a bruise,
Everybody knows… except the one who won’t choose.
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Chorus
Everybody knows, but you close your eyes,
Call it devotion, I just call it lies.
You’re burning slow while he feeds the flame,
Girl, that ain’t love — it’s a losing game.
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Bridge (spoken, raw, beat drops out)
Look in the mirror — tell me who you see.
Is it the woman you are, or the one he lets be?
Cuz love don’t chain, and love don’t choke,
And love sure as hell don’t leave you broke.
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Final Chorus (vocals layered, raw edge)
Everybody knows, but you close your eyes,
Call it devotion, I just call it lies.
You’re fading fast, but you wear his name,
Girl, that ain’t love — it’s a losing game.
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Outro (beat heavy, almost whispered)
Yeah… everybody knows.
Except you.
Yazy
