The News

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 'em 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 a 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 call it normal Exploitative Performative Informative And we don't know the half of it Rhetorical Deplorable Historical And all along we call it normal (All along we call 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) --- The News - Paramore