The News (feat. The Linda Lindas)

The News (feat. The Linda Lindas)

The News (feat. The Linda Lindas)

(A conflict)(A war)

Conflict, a conflict, a conflict on the distant sideWar, a war, a war on the far side
On the opposite side of the globeOn the other side of the planet
And I've got conflict, a conflict, a conflict right behind my eyesAnd I've got war, a war, a war right behind my eyes
Right behind them just like a migraineRight behind them just like a headache

So I switch on the newsSo I turn on the news
Switch off the newsTurn off the news

Every moment, our shared heart shattersEvery second, our collective heart breaks
All at once, every single head shakesAll together, every single head shakes
Close your eyes, but it lingersShut your eyes, but it won't go away
Switch on, switch off the newsTurn on, turn off the news
Every moment, our shared heart shattersEvery second, our collective heart breaks
All at once, every single head shakesAll together, every single head shakes
Close your eyes, but it lingersShut your eyes, but it won't go away
Switch on, switch off the newsTurn on, turn off the news

Distant, I'm distant, so distant from the front lineFar, I'm far, so far from the front line
Quite the opposite, I'm secure indoorsQuite the opposite, I'm safe inside
But I fret and I donate money and I feel useless behind this computerBut I worry and I give money and I feel useless behind this computer
And that's just barely touching the surface of my thoughtsAnd that's just barely scratched the surface of my mind

So I switch on the newsSo I turn on the news
Switch off (switch on, switch off the news)Turn off (turn on, turn off the news)
Switch on the newsTurn on the news
Switch offTurn off

Every moment, our shared heart shattersEvery second, our collective heart breaks
All at once, every single head shakesAll together, every single head shakes
Close your eyes, but it lingersShut your eyes, but it won't go away
Switch on, switch off the newsTurn on, turn off the news
Every moment, our shared heart shattersEvery second, our collective heart breaks
All at once, every single head shakesAll together, every single head shakes
Close your eyes, but it lingersShut your eyes, but it won't go away
Switch on, switch off the newsTurn on, turn off the news

Exploitative, performativeExploitativo, performativo
Informative and we don't even know halfInformativo y no sabemos ni mitad
Rhetorical, disgracefulRhetorical, deplorable
Historical and, all along, we considered it normalHistorical and, all along, we called it normal
Exploitative, performativeExploitativo, performativo
Informative and we don't even know halfInformativo y no sabemos ni mitad
Rhetorical, disgracefulRhetorical, deplorable
Historical and, all along, we considered it normalHistorical and, all along, we called it normal
All along, we considered it normalAll along, we called it normal

Every moment, our shared heart shattersEvery second, our collective heart breaks
All at once, every single head shakesAll together, every single head shakes
Close your eyes, but it lingersShut your eyes, but it won't go away
Switch on, switch off the newsTurn on, turn off the news
Every moment, our shared heart shattersEvery second, our collective heart breaks
All at once, every single head shakesAll together, every single head shakes
Close your eyes, but it lingersShut your eyes, but it won't go away
Switch on, switch off the newsTurn on, turn off the news