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Intro

Everybody says you shouldn't cry

 everybody's standing by

 and everybody's gonna roll their eyes

 if you ever do

everybody says it's not too late

 and you can still participate

 you take everybody's bait

 and everybody laughs at you

they'll leave you crying all alone

they'll say they wouldn't have if they had only known

 but you see the reality behind their indulgent stares--

everybody knows you're crying

no one ever really cares

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everybody thinks you're a little slow

 everyone wants you to know

 they went through the same thing long ago

 and it wasn't that hard to do

everybody says they sympathize

 you stand by while they describe

 someone you don't even recognize

 that's supposed to look like you

but they never can explain

how to live with such spectacular pain

 and when you're at your weakest

 they advise you to be strong

everybody says they've been there

everybody must be wrong

ooh ooh ooh ooh everybody knows you're crying

 they send their love

and love is loud

 they feel it's greatly to their credit

 and they're proud

 of their compassion,

 and it's true

 but it doesn't have a lot to do with you

 and you can't escape the conclusion

 though you don't like what it was:

everybody says they love you,

no one ever really does.

ooh ooh ooh ooh everybody knows you're crying

everybody knows you're crying

everybody knows you're crying