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Truthfully
I can't watch the news
I can’t watch the news because it commits an unbearable sin
Something so sick and so twisted
It causes the world to bend
I can't watch the news because it tells truth
But not THE truth, no, that's not the way it's ever been
Because every time I turn on CNN it's evident
The truth has never been so irrelevent because of it's many definitions
You see, the truth you see on TV is a matter of perspective
The truth is a machine with one part that's defective
And yeah it's only one, insignificant in some views
But if that's the one you share just let me ask you
Did the United States liberate Iraq?
Or did they just kill civilians?
Was 9/11 Al-Quaeda?
Or should your government be under suspicion?
The truth is a wheel that never stops turning
Which side is up? Which side is down?
It prevents us from learning
Everything that we deserve to know
Is Russia taking the Ukraine?
Or are they bringing Crimea home?
In the West they'll tell you, "Yes, Putin must be stopped."
But in Russia they say "Crimea wanted to be dropped"
By Ukraine, and go ahead, rack your brain
Pick a side, prepare to fight
But either way you'll be slain
For in the war for truth there can be no winner
When the chains of viewpoint and opinion get you tangled
Web-spinner
And the air is getting thinner, it's harder to breathe
Your perception is getting suffocated, you can't see
And the demons of this world will tear it apart
Because if tensions keep rising, World War Three's gonna start
And we won't even know who's at fault
The truth hidden from us by a great wall
Of nationalism and over zealous pride
But does that make it right for the women and children that have died?
In missile strikes piercing the night like a cry asking why but they'll never get the truth
In a world ravaged by a drought of security and knowledge
Tormented by an insatiable thirst for it
Kids just wanna go to college
And yet they can barely afford to
Since when is my education on the same level as running shoes
And they tell you the kids who make those nice shoes
Are safe
They get paid
But we know that's just one truth
That these kids work hard
Yet they starve
They have buildings collapse on to
Their heads and still to who belongs that truth?
You see I’ve finally figured it out
It’s quite simple really
The truth doesn’t exist
It’s just one big mystery
Because every country and person will tell you something different
The truth is a guessing game , it’s all about inference
But this isn’t just me just trying to make noise
Take a second to listen before you think I’m being paranoid
I’m not telling you to live in a shack
With a tin hat
That’s whacked
And it sure as hell’s not my message
My point is for you to question what you hear
Have faith in your knowledge
And if not that then your heart
That’s the important part
Because at the end it’s fairly distinct
We’re only animals
We all rely on instinct
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