War, a war, a war
on the far side
on the other side
of the planet
And I've got war
a war, a war
right behind my eyes
right behind them
just like a headache
So I turn on the news
turn off the news
Every second
our collective heart breaks
all together
every single head shakes
Shut your eyes
but it won't go away
turn on
turn off the news
Every second
our collective heart breaks
all together
every single head shakes
Shut your eyes
but it won't go away
turn on
turn off the news
Far, I'm far, so far
from the front line
quite the opposite
I'm safe inside
But I worry and I give
money and I feel useless
behind this computer
and that's just barely
scratched the surface
of my mind
So I turn on the news
turn off the news
turn on the news
turn off the news
Every second
our collective heart breaks
all together
every single head shakes
Shut your eyes
but it won't go away
turn on
turn off the news
Every second
our collective heart breaks
all together
every single head shakes
Shut your eyes
but it won't go away
turn on
turn off the news
Exploitative, performative
informative
and we don't know
the half of it
Rhetorical, deplorable
historical and all along
we called it normal
Exploitative, performative
informative
and we don't know
the half of it
Rhetorical, deplorable
historical and all along
we called it normal
all along
we called it normal
Every second
our collective heart breaks
all together
every single head shakes
Shut your eyes
but it won't go away
turn on
turn off the news
Every second
our collective heart breaks
all together
every single head shakes
Shut your eyes
but it won't go away
turn on
turn off the news