The Martyr Index — Bait and Switch lyrics

Lyrics

No one noticed when the discourse started to spin
The story that matters getting buried alive beneath the mass of ad hominem
True reality TV, a confectionary for your eyes
A good ol' fashioned spectacle is always better than lies
Manufactured celebrities, cult of personalities
Government win public fail
Tiger chases its own tail
Corporate culture sprouting seeds
Obsessed with triviality
Ambassadorial duplicity, loathing of democracy
Dictator regimes, splitting wide at the seams beneath the weight of their
hypocrisy
Oh, but the gossip burns the ears and titillates all of the senses
Like ‘dozers rolling over the story, left whitewashed and defenseless
Abandon all causality, escalating casualties
Government win public fail
Tiger chases its own tail
Corporate culture sprouting seeds
Obsessed with triviality
Hold fast! Don’t buy the trick! Don’t!
Don’t fall for the bait and switch.
We gotta see past, see through all the shit.
We gotta move on, move on, move on…
Fight forward! Open your mouth! Shout!
‘til counter-bullshit discourse resounds.
Up! Up now! Get up with your voice!
We gotta move on, move on, up and out!
Public win government fail
Tiger biting its own tail
Social culture sprouting seeds
Sturdy, vibrant polity!
Up now! Get up with with your voice! Up! Up! Up!
Fight forward! Open your mouth! Shout! Shout! Shout!
Up now! Get up with with your voice! Up! Up! Up!
Fight forward! Open your mouth! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout!