Flying through the airwaves
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Living through the printed word
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Flasher in the living room
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Guru of the seen and heard
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Who decides what we get to hear
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Fuzzy round the edges or making it clear
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Blinding us with those facts
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Chorus
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The power of the media will make up our minds
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The power of the media will take down our minds
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Written on the black and white page
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We can't believe what we read
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Tarting up reality has become the new rage
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Who said the truth is stranger than fiction
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A few white lies for a nice little sensation
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Buy up a paper you can influence the nation
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Little box in the corner
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A picture worth a thousand words
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But who chooses which pictures we see
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Who decides on the commentary
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Keeping people in a state of confusion
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There's a thin line between facts and illusion
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Diverting our attention from big brother in the city
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When will we get to the real nitty gritty
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POWER OF THE MEDIA
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| Howard Jones |
