Elliot Smith - Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands Lyrics

everybody cares, everybody understands
yes, everybody cares about you
yeah and whether or not you want them to

it's a chemical embrace that kicks you in the head
to a pure synthetic sympathy that infuriates you totally
and a quiet lie that makes you wanna scream and shout

so here I lay dreaming looking at the brilliant sun
raining its guiding light upon everyone

for a moment's rest you can lean against the banister
after running upstairs again and againfrom wherever they came to fix you inbut always fear the city's finest follow right behind

you got a pretty vision in your head
a pencil full of poison lead
and a sickened smile illegal in every town

so here I lay dreaming looking at the brilliant sun
raining its guiding light upon everyone
here I lay dreaming looking at the brilliant sun
raining its guiding light upon everyone

you say you mean well
you don't know what you mean
f*cking out to stay the hell awayfrom things you know nothing about