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**Everybody Else Knows**
**Everybody Else Knows**

In shadows deep where silence dwells,
I found myself in woven spells,
Not destitute, yet bruised and torn,
A heart once bright, now weathered, worn.

Manipulated whispers, sweet deceit,
You played the part, a scripted feat.
While I believed in love's embrace,
You danced with lies, a cruel chase.

Everybody else knew the truth untold,
The mask you wore, the heart you sold.
A puppet to your games, I played along,
Unaware I was the fool, while you were strong.

In that lifeless bed, I held...