Five Iron Frenzy - Anchors Away Lyrics
An idea dies, in the same slight wayThat we lose track of the factsSlowly, unseen, slipping silentlyThrough some fabricated cracksAnd now the freedom of the pressHas turned to freedom to impressPerfect hair, sells product wellLike suffocating, sickly smellsThe make-up smears, like false pastelsLike glossy, sugarcoated, shellsTune in, tune out, goodbye, goodnightThey're buying you with fear and liesTurn it off until it's rightThat's the news, that's all, goodnightTurn it off until it's rightThat's the news, that's all, goodnightThe advertising dollars buyThe right to stifle antonymsTo sterilize the truth with fictionSo we can sing their corporate hymnsAnd all of us were cowed and bought itHardly anybody got itWhile mergers made their spires grow tallerWhat they let you know grew smallerAnd we were scared, or too bemusedAnd so we still turned on the newsAre you afraid yet?They want you to beIt will keep you coming backYou are a loyal customerAre you afraid yet?You should be