Fear creeps through every inch of my body
Telling me without a doubt that something's not right
A liar, a falsehood, a trick, sleight of hand
I've been fooled before, won't be fooled again
Misinformation being spread like a plague
Breathed one mouth to another, poisoning the herd
With each new infection hysteria grows
Vigilant to the faintest hint of dissent
With defiant and unearned righteousness
I'll disarm your argument and frustrate you endlessly
There's no need to justify that which I know
I'll usе any means to get to my end
Rеject the unenlightened
Separate, block off, segregate, quarantine
Slow the rate, the loss of our values
Identify and amputate intolerable truth
Draw the blinds on blinding light
Manufactured relief, easy to believe
Beckon, lure in, and overcome with passion
In clever little phrases we'll conjure the end
Burying ourselves in a mountain of enmity
Too busy looking out for a way to ascend
To watch for the mine planted on the next step
Desperately searching for a truth to believe
One that is simple, easy to swallow
Disagreeing
And name calling
'Til there's nothing
But hatred left
Once close friends now
Named opponent
Loved ones happy
Now that you've bled
Push them down to quell their hate
Bring back silence that you crave
Grip tight to what's been gained
For fear of being mistaken
This hatred of conflicting information is likely of human design
But when is the thirst for self-confirming data finally quenched, satisfied?
Divided we stand to shout cross the aisle
Commanding control of the facts
In hopes of creating a better future for you
In the end it's united we'll fall
Misinformation being spread like a plague
Breathed one mouth to another, poisoning the herd
With each new infection hysteria grows
Vigilant to the faintest hint of dissent
In clever little phrases we'll conjure the end
Burying ourselves in a mountain of enmity
Too busy looking out for a way to ascend
To watch for the mine planted on the next step