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Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking (Official Lyric Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield
Guitar
Nicky Wire
Nicky Wire
Bass
Sean Moore
Sean Moore
Drums
Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa
Keyboards
Loz Williams
Loz Williams
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield
Songwriter
Nick Jones
Nick Jones
Songwriter
Sean Moore
Sean Moore
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa
Producer
Loz Williams
Loz Williams
Producer
Matt Colton
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
[Verse 1]
It's okay to not be okay
Live your best life
Be kind
Have some empathy
Speak truth to power
It's your lived experience
Be your authentic self
Be fitter, be happier
[Verse 2]
Speak your truth
As I enter this page
I feel we meet together or maybe not
Maybe as we hurtle down the avalanche
To the cul-de-sac
Of a non-descript nowhere land
Where J.G. Ballad once took a stand
Free ports, free -?
[Chorus]
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
[Verse 3]
Transient meditations
Remote procedures
Slowly the deletion begins
The paragon of virtue
The pinnacle of despair
The apex of denial
The skyscrapers of untruth
Customised feeds
[Verse 4]
Net neutrality, smart meters
Smart water
Smart fucking motorways
Body positivity
Believe in yourself
Imposter syndrome, fuck that!
[Verse 5]
I don't want to be admired
I demand no respect
I don't want to be feared
I'd like to enter the gates of oblivion
With a lanyard round my neck
An aesthetic so bland and
[Chorus]
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
What happened to your critical thinking?
Written by: James Dean Bradfield, Nick Jones, Sean Moore

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