Everybody Talks by Neon Trees was inspired by the nostalgia of the 60s music and movies with a modern twist. The lyrics discuss how rumors can spread quickly, almost like a contagious disease. The band aimed to capture the feeling of being drawn to someone through whispers and chitchat.
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Hey baby, won't you look my way?
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I can be your new addiction
D
Hey baby, what you gotta say?
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All you're giving me is fiction
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G
I'm a sorry sucker and this happens all the time
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I found out that everybody talks Everybody talks, everybody talks
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It started with a whisper
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And that was when I kissed her
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G
And then she made my lips hurt
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I could hear the chit chat
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Take me to your love shack
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Mama's always gotta backtrack
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When everybody talks back
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Hey honey, you could be my drug
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You could be my new prescription
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Too much could be an overdose
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All this trash talk make me itchin'
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Oh my mouth, yeah, everybody talks, everybody talks N.C.