Everything Is Everything
Paul Heaton Lyrics

When hip hops selling perfume, boy bands selling grief,
Hip hop music is promoting perfume, whereas boy bands are selling sadness and sorrow through their music.

The bluesmen market life insurance, just one foot underneath
Even blues musicians are trying to market a sense of security through life insurances, but they are not fully aware of the pros and cons of the products they are endorsing.

Jazz has come to nothing, but transparent handkerchief
Jazz music has lost its essence and is merely symbolic, like a transparent handkerchief with no practical use.

Everything is anything to anyone
Products and services are trying to cater to the needs of each and every individual, making it difficult to distinguish between what is valuable and what is not.

The butcher sells you pantyhose, the supermarket sells you lamb
The lines between different products and services are getting blurred, with the butcher selling you pantyhose and the supermarket offering lamb meat for sale.

The newsreader likes to read the news, but hes also in a band
News reporters have multiple professions, with many of them being part-time musicians, highlighting the unpredictable career paths that people are following nowadays.

And feminisms fast asleep, with a cock in either hand
Feminism has lost its vigor and strength, with both males and females becoming complacent in their actions and not taking enough steps to create real change.

Everything is everything to everyone
Products and services are trying to cater to the needs of the masses, which has led to a lack of uniqueness and individuality in the market.

Modern modern man is a man of many mates
Men in modern times have multiple partners, and as a society, we have come to accept this as a part of life.

So we decorate, we imitate, we duplicate our greats
We tend to decorate the greats of our society and imitate their way of life instead of appreciating our own personalities and unique characteristics.

Its the sound of octopuses giving infinate high eights
It is the sound of collaboration and people coming together to create something new and out of the ordinary.

Everybody's business is show business
The business of life has become public and everyone is living a life which is meant to be showcased and put up for scrutiny by others.

The newsagent sells you holidays, the travel shop sells you sand
The lines between different products and services continue to blur, with newsagents now selling holidays and travel shops selling sand.

The local vicar saves your soul, but he also saves the damned
Priests and religious leaders have the power to save people's souls and guide them towards salvation, but they must also cater to people who are considered to be damned.

Nothing's black and white no more, just permanently tanned
The lines between right and wrong, good and bad are blurred, with everything coming under the gray area and no one being able to differentiate between what is right and what is not.

Locate, locate, locate the victims house
People have become obsessed with finding out details about others, invading their privacy and acting as voyeurs.

Swap the wives and take their lives and turn them inside out
People are ready to play with other people's lives, affecting them emotionally and changing their perspective with cruel intentions.

Nothing left in closet, nothing left in doubt
Everyone's life is public, with no secrets remaining hidden and no doubts remaining unsolved.

Everything is anything to anyone
Products and services are trying to cater to the needs of all individuals, which has led to a loss of uniqueness and originality in the market.

Modern, modern woman's juggling many knives
Modern women are juggling multiple roles, which can be very stressful and difficult to manage on a daily basis.

Duplicating, imitating other people's lives
Women in modern times are replicating the lives of other people and not following their own unique path, which can be limiting.

To the sound of a million whistling wolves
People tend to follow the crowd and mimic others without really understanding the consequences of their actions.

From the grounds of a thousand building sites
People are working hard to build their dreams, but at the same time, they are also being controlled by their work-life balance.

Everybody's business is show business
The business of life has become public, with everyone showcasing their lives to the world.

And the thin are getting thinner
People are focusing on losing weight and becoming thin to fit into society's expectation of how an ideal person should look.

The big are getting bigger
People are becoming more prominent and successful, leading to a growing class of people who have excessive wealth and status.

Till 5 and 75 year olds worry about their figure
Society has conditioned people to think that they must achieve a certain body type to become successful, and this reasoning includes people of all ages.

The big are getting bigger
The number of people who are becoming more prominent and successful is increasing day by day.

The thin are getting thinner
With the increasing focus on appearance and fitness, people are becoming more and more conscious about their physical attributes.

Till everyone's looking, everyone's cooking, Everyone else's dinner
People have become obsessed with the idea of looking and acting like the people around them, even if it means replicating their habits and lifestyles.

And we shave our heads, to make us look thin
People tend to go to great lengths to change their appearance and body type, even if it involves making drastic changes like shaving their heads.

Till the whole fucking earth this fat, bald skin
Humans are headed towards a future where everyone will be physically identical, with bald heads and overweight bodies.

Till the fitness instructors and the owners of the gym
The people who are responsible for promoting physical fitness are also responsible for creating a culture where physical appearance is of utmost importance.

Are seighheilling down from the balcony of the trim
These fitness professionals are flourishing, making money from people's obsession with physical fitness.

And the neighbour of the chauffeur, of the brother of the act
Even the most disconnected people are involved in this obsession with physical fitness and conforming to society's beauty standards.

Is helping selling papers by ommiting just one fact
The media is contributing towards this culture of beauty and fitness, even if it means misrepresenting information to the public.

That he doesn't really know them, but what he knows for sure
People stray from the truth to create sensationalized stories, often without knowing anything solid or credible about their subjects.

Is everyone hands are in everyone else's knicker draw
People are obsessed with the intimacy and personal lives of other people, leading to a desperate need to pry.

With Easter eggs in January, Christmas lights in June
The lines between holidays and their significance are being forgotten or completely erased, and people are celebrating them whenever they want.

Anything that's barely over's, Coming back real soon
The past keeps resurfacing in new formats and shapes, leading to a lack of innovation and creativity in the present and future.

Some folk call it gluttony, Some folk call it greed
People have different interpretations of the same action, based on their own cultural and personal disposition.

It's just a million fucking pigeons, To a single grain of seed
Mankind has become greedy and selfish, leading to a lack of resources and the unfair distribution of wealth and status.