We’re All in This Together

by Ben Lee

an Australian musician and actor. He began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, which broke up in 1995. He has released nine solo studio albums since that time. This song is from his fifth album, Awake is the New Sleep.

Woke up this morning, I suddenly realized
We’re all in this together
I started smiling ‘cause you were smiling
And we’re all in this together

I’m made of atoms, you’re made of atoms
And we’re all in this together
And long division just doesn’t matter
‘Cause we’re all in this together

I saw you walking in the city
We’re all in this together
The city’s changing ‘cause we are changing
And we’re all in this together

Every twelve seconds someone remembers
That we’re all in this together
In the kitchen of your rent-control apartment
We’re all in this together

C’mon baby
I don’t mean to rush you
I only wanted to reach out and touch you
I’ve got to start to open my heart

I know you think about jumping ship before it sinks
But we’re all in this together
Ask a scientist, it’s quantum physics
We’re all in this together

And on the subway we feel like strangers
But we’re all in this together
Yeah I love you, and you love her, and she loves him
But we’re all in this together

You know, baby
There’s never been protection
In all the history of human connection
Come on darling
It’s alright to show me
You don’t ever need to be lonely
Once you start to open your heart

I saw you crying, I started crying
‘Cause we’re all in this together
And then religion, it’s a big decision
But we’re all in this together, yeah

We are all in this together
We’re all in this together
We’re all in this together
We’re all in this together …

Vocabulary:

realized: knew for the first time
this: this life experience
‘cause: because
atoms: tiny, tiny particles that are in everything
long division: an old way of dividing one number into another
doesn’t matter: isn’t important
rent-control: cheap rent controlled by the government
c’mon / come on: do this
rush you: make you go faster
jumping ship before it sinks: getting out of something before it ends
quantum physics: a science that tells us that everything is waves and possibilities
subway: underground train
protection: safety
once: when