The News

War, a war A war on the far side On the other side of the planet And I've got war A war, a war, right behind my eyes Right behind them just like a headache So I turn on (the news) Turn off (the news) Every second our collective heart breaks All together every single head shakes Shut your eyes but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Every second our collective heart breaks All together every single head shakes Shut your eyes but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Far, I'm far So far, from the front line Quite the opposite, I'm safe inside But I worry, and I give money And I feel useless behind this computer And that's just barely scratched the surface of my mind So I turn on (the news) Turn off (the news) Turn on (the news) Turn off the news Every second our collective heart breaks All together every single head shakes Shut your eyes but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Every second our collective heart breaks All together every single head shakes Shut your eyes but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Exploitative, performative, informative And we don't know the half of it Rhetorical, deplorable, historical And all along we called it normal Exploitative, performative, informative And we don't know the half of it Rhetorical, deplorable, historical And all along we called it normal All along we called it normal Every second our collective heart breaks All together every single head shakes Shut your eyes but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Every second our collective heart breaks All together every single head shakes Shut your eyes but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news