Paid to pretend, Means to oppressive ends Say what you will, Plenty of truth to bend Syndicate, simulate Stay away from authentic words Reinforce the fear of what was not seen And can't be heard Take the fear, make it real Tell them what they all should feel Oblivious to what is true, What you don't know will hurt you Influence in the wrong hands, Model a puppet call it a fan Lead the way, the world will follow Entertainment today, Empire tomorrow Appeal to primal nature, Provide the image of truth They all would live and die for Intimidate, contaminate, Annihilate their sense of right and wrong Panic is today's hot new fashion If it bleeds it leads, if it's pure just lie And if it's innocent, then it fucking dies Breaking news, this just in We built the coffin you'll be buried in Breaking the silence, removing the thorn Repaying the violence, complacent no more No concept of mercy, you taught us to hate A disaster too late