Everything That Happens
Byrne Eno Lyrics

I ride on a perfect freeway
I'm driving on a smooth road without any bumps or disturbances

Many people on that road
There are a lot of individuals driving on the same road as me

I heard the sound of someone laughing
I'm able to pick up on the sound of a person laughing

I saw my neighbor's car explode
I witnessed the car of my neighbor blow up suddenly

Just up ahead
Not far away from me

Against the sky
In the view of the sky

Quicker than you blink your eye
In a blink of an eye, faster than you could imagine

Oh my brother, I still wonder, are you alright?
My concern for my brother remains; I hope he's doing okay

And among the living, we are giving, all through the night
We're sharing with each other to help one another, even in the dead of night

From the milk of human kindness
From the compassion of people

From the breast we all partake
We all take from the same source of kindness and empathy

Hungry for a social contract
Craving for an agreement among people in a society

She welcomes you with dark embrace
The social contract offers a dark and obscure embrace

(Puts) socks and shoes upon our feet
We prepare ourselves for the day by putting on clothing

Little fishes swim upstream
Small fish swim with great difficulty against the natural flow of the water

In the deepest silence, gold and diamonds, all through the night
During the quietest moments, we value things which are precious, such as gold and diamonds throughout the whole night

Everything that happens will happen today
All events, whether big or small, will occur today

And nothing has changed, but nothing's the same
There is no visible difference, but the situation has altered in some way

And every tomorrow could be yesterday
The future is uncertain and may end up feeling like the past

And everything that happens will happen today
All events, whether big or small, will occur today