Media Blackout (Live)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Objective reporting no longer exists The reporters' accountability has always been dismissed The government keeps control with their hypnotized support And the media lends a hand when they consistently distort They compromise their principles and their integrity is lacking How can they be unbiased with big business financial backing? Money and deception are what the media's all about Because if they can't suppress the media, they just fucking buy them out [Chorus] Report to distort Inform to reform Suppress to oppress Media blackout [Verse 2] Major industries of power behind a public media front It isn't the better ratings that these networks want They're competing for the billions spent by the advertising industry Networks are now owned by Westinghouse and Disney The media is just another industry they now monopolized They now have the final word of those meant to criticize We can't change or even understand the problems that keep us bound If the structure's alarm system doesn't ever make a sound [Chorus] Report to distort Inform to reform Suppress to oppress Media blackout [Verse 3] The first and foremost goal of the American media system It is not to inform, but to influence public opinion When you control what people see, you control peoples' minds And an independent unbiased source gets harder and harder to find We have to seek out alternatives to the papers and the news Their stranglehold won't weaken while we're force-fed all of their views You have to think for yourself and always consider the source Oppression of people isn't always done with force [Chorus] Report to distort Inform to reform Suppress to oppress Media blackout