The Lyrics Lettering 00013-Everybody Knows by John Legend
The Work
The Inspiration
Inspired by John Legend's song "Everybody
Knows," I created this lettering design. I had a phase where I only
exclusively listened to John Legend's music for months. His voice was
very soothing and comforting to me.
This song holds a special place in my heart as it talks about how people
act like they have all the answers, but in reality, who knows what would
actually happen if things changed?
The lyrics I chose for this design symbolize that feeling when you're
speaking up but nobody's truly listening. It's like no matter
what you say, they already think they know and choose not to
care.
I don't care what people say They're probably lonely anyway Baby don't fill up your head with he-said, she-said It seems like you just don't know. (Don't know) The radio's on, you're tuning me out I'm trying to speak, you're turning me down
And I know one day you’ll see nobody has it easy I still can’t believe you’ve found somebody new But I wish you the best, I guess
Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt We’ve heard it all before That everybody knows just how to make it right I wish we gave it one more try One more try, One more try, One more try Cause everybody knows, but nobody really knows
The Process
Anyway, I was pretty excited to do the design, but halfway through, I
completely lost interest. It wasn't turning out how I envisioned and it
felt like such a letdown.
You win some, you lose some, right? Just had to accept it and move on.
Despite this, I still love the song and the message it conveys.
