Everybody Knows | A Counterpoint Story
Summary: "Everybody knows that the dice are loaded // everybody rolls with their fingers crossed // everybody knows the war is over // everybody knows the good guys lost..."
Characters: Janeway, Kashyk, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Kashyk, Janeway/Chakotay
Soundtrack: Everybody Knows, Leonard Cohen
Footage: Episode 5x10 Counterpoint. Additional footage from 5x01 Night; 5x06 Timeless; 5x15 Dark Frontier and 5x18 The Fight.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the footage or music in these videos. All content belongs to its original owners. These videos are purely fan-made. No copyright infringement intended.
Notes: Created for the caught the darkness collection; the 2020 Leonard Cohen x Star Trek fandom event.
Rated K
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long-stem rose
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that you've been faithful
Oh, give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you've been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
And everybody knows that it's now or never
Everybody knows that it's me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
When you've done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows
And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows that it's moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows
And everybody knows that you're in trouble
Everybody knows what you've been through
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it's coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
Everybody knows
© 1988, Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson