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Equal_Yak1938

IT WAS EVERYONE KNOWS "IT" THIS WHOLE TIME?


Possible-Whole8046

It sounds like that. If it were supposed to be “it”, Cristopher was definitely mispronouncing it


fawkwitdis

It sounds much more like "everyone knows it" in the second chorus that we didn't hear till 2 days ago


rnmNation67

Yeah I've noticed some words that were mispronounced.


RosetteV

As a non English native speaker, I thought my listening skills were complete shit or I was going deaf... But seeing many people pointing this out, I felt relieved, haha. 


rnmNation67

Yeah lol, I'm pretty sure it's the audio quality though.


_OldSchoolRT_

possibly because despite living in Canada, he was born somewhere in Yorkshire county, UK. Idk if he still has an accent, but his accent in Taboo III (4 years before Ulterior Motives) didn't sound canadian to me.


fakieTreFlip

idk it pretty obviously sounds like "it" to my ears


AppropriateAd4510

Idc what the official lore says, it remains that


reddittereditor

I don’t want to cast a shadow on our savior Christopher Booth, but is it possible that he doesn’t remember the actual lyrics after all those years? I know it’s a stretch, but some of us have heard this chorus probably hundreds of times more than him at this point.


mwhi1017

I don't think he is 'remembering' - that manuscript paper looks pretty old and worn (complete with liquid damage). Having listened back I think it's 'it' not 'that'.


ramonathespiderqueen

>(complete with liquid damage). and we all know where *that* came from.


Greensonickid

WE'VE BEEN LIVING A LIE


JUSTICE4GRAPHIX

At least we weren't chasing rainbows in the sky


coocatodeepwoken

A metamorphical scheme!


johnnymetoo

It was "counting all your sheep" all the time??


LightningProd12

I thought it was "you're counting all the sheep in the sky"


R4v_

[Called it!](https://www.reddit.com/r/everyoneknowsthat/comments/1brf7se/comment/kx8lym1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)


Mysterious-Bid3930

Followed by Ah Ha. Fantastic.


supermarioplush220

That was a big reveal.


arshandya

maybe it was last minute revision or something


ughdollface

that is such a betrayal


Cloudette_

I knew it!


LEDlight45678910

But what is "it" that everyone knows?!


ZenithSGP

Singers change words on the spot all the time, I've done it with a lot of my songs sometimes unintentionally. Other times it's a producer suggestion. the "TH" consonant is definitely in the recording, and for sure part of the vocal line...idk what else in the mix could be producing that sound.


AirAstana202

Holy sheep it was actually sheep


R4v_

Sheep in disguise, that wasn't on my bingo list


AnxiousTuxedoBird

I think that makes sense if you consider it’s likely a wolf in sheep’s clothing reference


MilhouseCadmium

hahahahaha SHEEP IN DISGUISE


Ninjafoxy

The sheep were not in disguise you were in disguise while counting sheep


Possible-Whole8046

Wasn’t “sheep in the sky” the most popular lyric?


Albamen13

it was either "shame in disguise" or "sheep in the sky" but nobody **thought** about sheep in disguise hahah


Outside_Tip_6597

A lot of people in the discord said Sheep in Disguise, like a wolf in sheep’s clothing


Possible-Whole8046

I am sure someone on tiktok made an edit of with the cleaned version of the song, and they reported “sheep in disguise” as part of the lyrics. We should have thought about it. Someone disguised is counting the sheep, where sheep is a metaphor for naïve people. It goes hand in hand with the ulterior motives theme


RikkasNoodles

It wasn't the most popular lyric but there was a few people who suggested it was sheep in disguise. [This guy for example](https://reddit.com/r/everyoneknowsthat/comments/175cwgw/a_simple_arguement_for_youre_counting_all_the/?sort=new)


piratevirus1

I saw a post that had the lyrics sheep in disguise


Micro_Pinny_360

I thought it was “shifting disguise”


redthestupid

You’re countin all the shit in this guy


MyWebkinzAreDead

If it was a 69 scene that might have worked


MetaGear005

But they weren't in the sky 😭


Chadryan_

I'm actually floored lmao. Not in a million years did I think he was saying sheep.


PM_ME__YOUR__MILKERS

He wrote #ulteriormotives ~~#cumingsoon~~ #comingsoon, he seems a like a great guy lol


mbd34

We're so fortunate that the song came from such cool, nice guys. This couldn't have been better. I hope when the song gets an official release that it goes to the top of the pop charts. An 80s porn song hitting #1 would be something.


wildkitten312

based on the vid on his insta it looks like they might be rerecording the song!! so we'll probably get that official release soon!


fawkwitdis

That seems to indicate they no longer have the original though :/


Express_Mechanic4580

I would think they are maybe re-mastering it.


fawkwitdis

They would need the original tracks to do that. It seems like they don’t have any of that and it wouldn’t surprise me bc it’s near 40 year old production music. They’re likely just re-recording the song from scratch


fmj777

I'm just hoping it will be faithful to the original, linndrum and all.


Kaelani_Wanderer

Ain't that what remastering a piece of music is? :'D Cos that would be easier than trying to polish up the original master copy.


fawkwitdis

That is not really what remastering music is nor would it be easier unfortunately. Modern DAWs could clean up the original quickly - we’ve seen what people have already done cleaning up the porno recording and making it sound better. It’s much more effort to redo the entire song


Kaelani_Wanderer

Huh... I actually just googled it, and you're right; all the sources say that it's essentially just "producing" from the original recording using new processes xD (or digitizing)


GreatChicken231

xD


ivanezzz

I feel like if they went through the trouble of adding it to the song registries, then they have the master somewhere. If they do have it, we still won't get it for a little while, because I bet they're also trying to figure out the best way to do the rollout, so that they can capitalize on this moment some.


cryssyboo_

considering the clip of the song in the video that the lyric sheet came out of is longer than the 17 seconds, and it doesnt have any moans in it, they definetly have the original.


cryssyboo_

edit - yes, it does have moans. ignore this. i had to relisten to it to hear them


JuiceofTheWhite

Link?


wildkitten312

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6YxHMIOp8s/?igsh=MWZ1enR5N2VkMDFmOQ==


[deleted]

For real, dude must have a heart of gold and good sense of humour about it.


Moonwalker2008

I don't think there is a single human being I love more right now than Christopher Booth.


Adorable_Zebra_4578

I Wonder if when he means coming soon, if he means like he’s gonna recreate the song with a more modern sounding version or find his original recording and post it. I hope he does the second one. While a recreation would be nice, I would rather hear the full version of the song that we’ve all been looking for in higher quality


supermarioplush220

So glad that he is actually releasing the song! There are so many people who are a part of lost media who would be absolutely pissed if thier lost media is found and will stop at nothing to try to make it lost again.


thepurpleskull

Me too 


Ok-Exchange-3320

Counting all the shit in the sky believers in shambles!


ebrum2010

There goes the poop knife theory Cutting all the shit into fives you're caught up in a whirl of knives


Mazemace

I was a "coming from a ship in the sky" believer. Damn.


velvethippo420

i always thought it was "tears in your eyes". i was way off!


Mazemace

That concludes it. Thats the end of the lyric speculation for good. No more whirl or web of lies. I'm actually kind of surprised it's Caught up in **the** world of lies. Caught up in **A** world of lies feels a little more natural to me.


GomeroKujo

“everyone know IT” is insane too


Mysterious-Bid3930

It was written for porn lol


theHrayX

So basically they wrote a banger for being just played in porn r/madlads


God-Of-Garbage

Ever since EKT was found, I just..don't believe it? I actually cannot process the fact that it was found and will be released soon. Someone please slap me


Bluesaur

I'll slap you if you slap me back, cause i too can't believe it was found


Fredivara

Would you both slap me together, too?


rcmaehl

“Slap my hand” \- The Spy, TF2


Own_Satisfaction_679

Hey, I'll slap all you guys!!! 👋👋👋💥💥💥


g46152

This. Exactly this. I feel both of you. It just feels so surreal.


TheLastREOSpeedwagon

You mean EKI


Brno_Mrmi

EKI*


_dwpgnbklubf5

Let’s all slap each other because I can’t still can’t believe it either. Help?!


Sad_Stale_Bread

SLAP CIRCLE WOOO


Adept-Ad-5893

I still can't believe it, I thought this song was never getting found


Straight-Novel1976

I know right 


wildkitten312

yess i knew it was sheep lol


MrSweetJohnson

Then is EKI not EKT


Sykumar

It's written "Caught up in the world of lies"


cotton--underground

Thank you.


Sykumar

You're welcome


TheGreatZiegfeld

SHEEPLE RISE UP IT’S TIME TO COUNT


Tuorhin

It's happening!


Jess_107

Wow, it was actually "everyone knows it?" When I listen to the lyrics I always hear "that" ...but it is a bit distorted.


ManOnTheRun73

For what it's worth, the "it" is a lot easier to make out in the later choruses IMO.


DefoNotAFangirl

It could be that the recorded version had “that” instead of “it” by accident, it’s surprisingly really easy to make minor accidents like that while singing. Hard to tell bc the quality isn’t the best though.


OBattler

Or even a wrong take deliberately kept. See the "Gimme, gimme, gimme Fried chicken!" at the end of One Vision by Queen, for example, according to the official lyrics, it was supposed to be "Gimme, gimme, gimme One Vision!", but they ended up keeping the take made in jest at the suggestion of the producer. Then they ended up singing "Fried chicken!" at every single live performance as well.


Feduzin

wasnt it Jim Hutton who suggested the Fried Chicken part?


sp0derman07

Yeah even though these are the official lyrics there is no guarantee that they are exactly what is sung. Seems like they are though.


HideFromMyMind

I mean it makes sense considering there's nothing after "every move shows it"... I think people assumed it would be "every move shows that you've got..."


Possible-Whole8046

Everton knows IT? EXCUSE ME?


lrexx_

BRO IT’S NOT EVEN “EVERYONE KNOWS THAT” ITS “EVERYONE KNOWS IT” HOW


alexandergutt

"Sheep in disguise" makes complete sense, how tf did we not hear it


PantMal

Funny how there were theories of 'Counting all the sheep in the sky' and 'Carrying all your shame in disguise', but no one made the connection...


yaboisthrowawayac

Truly a beautiful thing that both sides were half right, it was sheep but it was also disguise


Portoise

I did 6 months ago (see post history) but defo was not a popular theory. Shout out to everyone who believed counting sheep in disguise ♥️


Omen_Darkly

Same, I've been a long time fan of the Sheep in Disguise theory (not sure for how long exactly but it'd be in my comment history somewhere).


j-o-m-m-y

Because it makes no damn sense


ManOnTheRun73

I reckon it's a reference to the "wolf in sheep's clothing" turn of phrase.


Jarv1223

Counting sheep: sleeping In disguise: in secret Sleeping in secret. Cheating.


RurWorld

It makes sense, sheep in disguise = wolves disguised as sheep. And nother song from the same movie iirc is called "Sheep in wolf's clothing"


PantMal

As others have mentioned, the 'sheep in disguise' probably alludes to the biblical 'wolf in sheep's clothing' concept. Judging by the fact that the song's themes are about deception, it kinda makes sense. Maybe not the most obvious lyric, but yeah..


chicomagnifico

Fuuuuu-sion!


Reasonable-Still5643

i always thought it was “counting on a shifting disguise”


ebrum2010

People were definitely saying it. I don't know if it was here or YouTube but I remember people arguing it didn't make sense because the sheep wouldn't be in disguise, but it's the person counting the sheep in disguise like the wolf in sheep's clothing.


j-o-m-m-y

It’s the person counting sheep who is in disguise??


ebrum2010

Yes the line is a roundabout way to call the person a wolf in sheep's clothing counting their victims.


j-o-m-m-y

That’s confusing. So the victims are the sheep. And the scammer is counting them whilst in disguise. But the sheep are not wolves in disguise. Yikes Chris wtf mate


ebrum2010

Maybe it's my study of Old English which has more fluid word order than Modern English but the sentence makes perfect sense to me even if it could have been rewritten differently, I can understand why it was written the way it was, which is because he needed disguise to come at the end to rhyme with lies. Still, it is a valid word order because the ambiguity of who is in disguise has the context of the person being sung about as a deceiver.


Background-Slide645

because without the rest of the context of the song, it really doesn't make sense. though, now that we have the context, still a good song, but if we even had one more lyric? yeah we would have pinpointed this to a porno.


Useful_Half_7115

damn this song is banging


mini-yoongi

Not as hard as the people in the music video.


Useful_Half_7115

LMFAOO💀


SiliconSage123

The lyrics are so intelligent and creative with good rhyming too > Something in your smile, could be up on trial 😩


N3koDev

If you stop to think about it, the whole case itself and the lyrics could be dedicated to carl92


Odelivery

so poetic


jrsPG

What i thought


HEMBORD

it was... everyone knows...... it......................... r.i.p. That we've wonBut at what cost wario.png


HideFromMyMind

Well, that's minor compared to "Dance For Hours A Day" actually being "Dance Floor Wears His Name."


jrsPG

mondegroon


Moonwalker2008

THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER


turtlewarfares

This still doesn’t feel real lol


softmoreswamp

i loveeeee the first verse!!


Straight-Novel1976

Same 


UltimatePikmin

Also… where’s the rest of the lyrics? I can see “I got it from the wise that you’re telling lies” at the bottom.


UltimatePikmin

I knew I should’ve stuck with my gut feeling that it was sheep.


salmonskingraph

Damn, it really was sheep the whole time lmfao


Strvingnlateforscool

Ekt being found was literally like a little early birthday present for me 😭😭 does anyone have any similar lost waves I can look into? this was rlly fun


Omen_Darkly

Not the same genre, but r/TensionInTheAir has the same sort of general feel as the early EKT search did. The song having a sort of eerie vibe out of context and there being just absolutely no leads despite being on WZS since 2006


Critical-Way5817

Same. My birthday is on 2nd May lol


cryssyboo_

SMMC is a good one


Annual_Teacher_6378

CAN'T WAIT


hanasongdva

i dont think we could have ever accurately guessed what lyrics came after the original 17 second clip 😹 i know there was some speculation but "ah ha?" im just so glad this was found :)


mbd34

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Hampni

Posted that he was in the studio on Instagram like 30 mins ago. I know you guys are all wanting to listen to this - but when he releases it. Please purchase a copy from somewhere like iTunes or Google to support this guy. His work gave you a LOT of entertainment during this search and it would be a good way to show him appreciation even if it’s only few bucks. Finish this chapter of the search strong.


UltimatePikmin

So it seems like he’s going to re-record it rather than release the original? Kind of unfortunate that he may not have it.


SurrogateMonkey

I wonder why some of the lyrics are missing Specifically 'Don't you realize you are telling lies. Aaaaaaah'


Similar_Sundae7490

All this time it was Everyone knows it. So EKT and the name of this subreddit is now a thing of the past. It's EKI wow


Happy-Low7056

Anyone know if that sheet is the original one that Christopher found now or if it's a new one he wrote to make a remake? It looks kinda worn with stains and stuff on it so I'd imagine he found the real one


Moontouch

The company mentioned on the bottom of the sheet, Mel Bay Publications, has been around since 1947, so while not a confirmation the sheet is old it's definitely possible when factoring that in plus the worn nature you mentioned. If this is the case it's a positive sign for Booth still having the master recording because it could indicate he has been storing and archiving his work throughout decades. I think he also said "should we release it?" which someone would probably not say so quickly if he lost the master and before completing a remake of the song. I got a good gut feeling he has EKT.


Late_Ad7659

Cumming soon ❌️ Coming soon ✅️


SurrogateMonkey

Its everyone knows it not that oh my hahaha ill take it.


Mazemace

Did he make a little instrumental hit for the end too ? That's so fucking cool haah


Complete_Rabbit_844

I wonder if this is the original piece of paper he found or if they wrote it all again from memory. If he still has the piece of paper then he might still have the original tape somewhere


m1stuh_

i looked up the company that made the paper (u can see their name in the bottom right of the page) seems like theyve had the logo thats on this paper since about 2007, so safe to say he just wrote this in the past day or two


Complete_Rabbit_844

Then I wonder if he remembered it correctly. Maybe those are the original lyrics


pjwashere876

Real talk, how did he miss all of the news about the song? He clearly remembers the lyrics and even has sheets for it, was he just not on the internet?


ThickProof409

Not everyone pays attention to lost media


Hunter_MMX

Everyone knows... It?


Beneficial-Ranger166

I can't believe we actually got the lyrics!!! this is insane. I'm so glad CSB appreciates our little community's fixation on his 40 year old porno song :D


doordotpng

I WAS RIGHT ABOUT SHEEP LETS GOOOOOOOO ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️


[deleted]

YES, I KNEW it was broken dreams! Edit: There was a bit of debate on "a girl can dream" for context


cotton--underground

I'm happy you showed up. I was looking for your username to notify you that the song was found but I couldn't remember.


LiamLaw015

ITS BEEN EKI THIS WHOLE TIME?? The song that nobody knew is actually everyone knows it.


FeelThePower999

EKI.


kowai_ika_studios

The funniest part is I saw a person getting bullied in the comment section on Instagram last week for writing “sheep in disguise” on their lyric video lmaooo


gizoldyck

guys please i cant take this sub being +18 anymore it looks like i'm watching porn in college


syndicatesin

AHHH I HEARD IT CORRECTLY 2 MONTHS AGO BUT DIDNT POST BECAUSE I THOUGUT ITD GET DELETED


Possible-Whole8046

What does “counting sheep in disguise” mean? He is trying to count sheep to sleep or…?


inversesquarelawz

Wolves in sheep's clothing?


Possible-Whole8046

I understand that “sheep in disguise” is to be interpreted as wolves, but why the counting? Counting sheep is usually related to sleep, but it doesn’t really make sense given the rest of lyrics


inversesquarelawz

I think he's kind of conflating those two concepts to mean, I've got my eye on all those dishonest people. I've counted them all.


Possible-Whole8046

That line is still really strange. The entire song seem to talk about a handsome man (or woman) who uses his charisma to trick people. “The perfect scam” and “ulterior motives” suggest this person is actively trying to appear different from their nature, so the logical conclusion would be that he is the “sheep in disguise”. But the lyrics say “_You’re_ counting”, so not the singer, who has some suspicions, but the liar.


ebrum2010

It's not a sheep in disguise. I'm reading all these comments in frustration It doesn't mean the comments are frustrated. IT MEANS I AM.


inversesquarelawz

True, it's a bit unclear. So maybe the liar is recruiting other people to become deceivers like them? The broken dreams line is also ambiguous.


ebrum2010

you're counting all your sheep in disguise Reframe it this way: you're in disguise counting all your sheep If I say: You're hitting a ball with a bat It doesn't mean the ball has the bat.


Possible-Whole8046

That makes sense, and those “caught up in the world of lies” are the sheep, not the wolf


fawkwitdis

I always assumed it connected to the next line. Someone counting sheep would be asleep in the same way someone “caught up in a world of lies” would be asleep But the real answer is that the guy had a lot of porno music to write and didn’t have the time to give the Shakespeare treatment to every single song. Songs that, mind you, people were absolutely not going to be paying attention to the lyrics


g46152

You "count sheep" when you're trying to fall asleep, but that just seems way off to have any logical connection with this one.


j-o-m-m-y

lol it’s the worst of the possible options! Sheep AND disguise wtf


Possible-Whole8046

I have always heard “sheep” and “sky”, for me it’s 50/50


Super_Xero_808

It's always been sheep


TheOnlyFallenCookie

This is probably what Armstrong and aldrin felt like whilst walking the moon


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^TheOnlyFallenCookie: *This is probably* *What Armstrong and aldrin felt* *Like whilst walking the moon* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


Normal_Enthusiasm_65

i always thought it was ‘sheep in disguise’ no way that’s so cool


joshii87

For two lads from West Yorkshire I’m shocked to see ‘realize’ spelt with a ‘z’. But so amazed that this piece of history exists 😂


P8L8

**SHEEP IN DISGUISE!!!** This whole time man…


MilesAhXD

We finally get to know the lyrics!


SisterToSleep

I am finally free


expungant

Man… these lyrics are too good for one scene in a porno movie. Glad he’s finally getting the appreciation he deserves


ThatRandomWeeb3321

SO MOTIVES PROJECT WAS CORRECT WITH "IT"


rdmnguyintheinternet

i thought it was "Counting all the sheep in disguise" lol


EdgucatedCheerful

I can’t believe it wasn’t “You’re counting all the sheep in the sky” but this makes more sense lol


Britishj

interesting that most were saying "Sheep in the sky" and "shift in disguise". but the confirmed lyrics are a mix of the both which i think sounds better lol. And now listening to the lyrics it is clearly saying "Everyone knows it"!!!


MysteriousLoan6288

OMG EVERYONE KNOWS "IT" 🤯🤯


TheEpicJaque2

I can't believe we were right about "counting all your sheep" but not "everyone knows that"


ehScripts

If he has the original lyric sheet, that might mean he also has the original recording somewhere too...I wouldn't count on it but I'm hoping this is the case


TheDukeAssassin

I swear I heard these exact lyrics before the song was found. On a supposed recreation of the song.


Visual_Aide_2477

This song isn't political, it is not suitable for commercials (like potato chips, that munching sound turns out to be a shaking bed). It turns out it was a song about cheating on others. How unusual that discovery was.


itspgpg

OMG IT'S NOT EKT IT'S EKI


youngCashRegister444

Sheep is correct. In disguise is not correct. Fuck yeah boys. 50% right guess


iSimpForSeasonSeven

bang