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Verse 1

They tried to put you on the six o'clock stories

But you protested and others helped you

They scrambled to invent new lies

Others will believe them in time

Others will believe them in time

Whatever is trending 

Whatever's gone viral

Will be shown repeatedly to all

The owners and the directors will decide

Every thing that's placed in front of your eyes

Every thing that's placed in front of your eyes

Verse 2

A platter of issues they want you to digest

Open your hearts and minds and wallets

If you're hungry to be told what you want to hear

Then the alphabet soup is comfort food

Then the alphabet soup is comfort food

Old is new and new is old

Being well-informed is as important as gold

Narratives are crafted and sold

Debate rages on about what we're being told

Debate rages on about what we're being told

Bridge 1

Your fancy degrees and your coiffed hair

Will get you closer to being a millionaire

Read the Teleprompter and convince us

That what you say is what you believe

That what you say is what you believe

Bridge 2

Your fancy degrees and your high heeled shoes

Will get you closer to being an icon

Gather the information and convince us

That what you report on is what you believe

That what you report on is what you believe

Chorus 

Ripped to shreds

Hot off the presses

Twizzler effect

Breaking news

Live and exclusively mainstream

Musical chairs and glorified cheerleaders

Sheeplelism and talking heads

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Written by B. (Thursday, June 26, 2014)

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