A MUSICAL COMMENTARY ON MEDIA MANIPULATION OF PUBLIC OPINION AND VALUES. PLEASE CHECK OUT VIDEO ON FRONT OF MUSIC PAGE OR AT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99tVpvv0Mg
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Story behind the song
SONG EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH THE WAY THAT MEDIA TRIES TO MANIPULATE AND TELL US HOW TO LIVE.
Lyrics
MEDIA
CHORUS:
MEDIA TELLS YOU HOW TO LIVE
LETS YOU KNOW WHEN TO CARE AND GIVE
MEDIA DIRECTS YOU HOW TO FEEL
AND TELLS YOU WHERE TO BUY YOUR NEXT MEAL
VERSE:
THEY’RE SELLING SEX ON THE AIRWAVES
AND TURNING KIDS INTO SLAVES
MEDIA PROPOGATES THE LIES
AS PEOPLE DIE LIKE FLIES
TO DRUGS, “NO” IS ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY
BECAUSE WE KNOW BEER IS THE AMERICAN WAY
CHORUS:
VERSE:
TELLS YOU IT’S OKAY TO BANG HER IN THE BUTT
BECAUSE EVERYMAN WANTS A GIRL, WHO IS A SLUT
IT’S SO CONFUSING WITH ANSWERS SO UNCLEAR
BUT YOU CAN’T FIND IT WITH CIGARETTES OR BEER
TURN UP THE RADIO AND EVERYBODY ROCKS
WHY DO OUR MORALS COME IN A LITTLE BOX
CHORUS:
VERSE:
THEY TELL YOU WHAT TO WEAR
AND THE COLOR TO DYE YOUR HAIR
LIVING A LIFE OF CRIME IS COOL
THE ONLY HONEST PERSON IS A FOOL
OF COURSE, AIR POLLUTION WILL MAKE YOU CHOKE
BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE COOL SMOKE.
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