[Verse 1]
Live from the eye in the sky
Viewer discretion not advised
Deception in disguise
The nightmare is televised
(Ooh)
You're so naive
We lie and you believe
Number one station for misinformation
Don't look away
See and obey
Quiet on the set

[Chorus]
Tune into the panic on the screen of your maniac machine
Program and condition, American tradition
Enjoy the dread with your favorite talking head
It's time to sit back and relax for the brainwash broadcast

[Verse 2]
Start the transmission
Of hopeless disposition
Imbalance of power
Every hour on the hour
Each channel one and the same
The only change is the name
Perpetual doom and gloom
Inside the newsroom
Poison the mind of the youth
With our version of the truth
You won't have a clue when you tune into the
[Chorus]
Panic on the screen of your maniac machine
Program and condition, American tradition
Enjoy the dread with your favorite talking head
It's time to sit back and relax for the brainwash

[Post-Chorus]
Deceive me, lights, camera, action
For the brainwash broadcast
Believing in this distraction
For the brainwash broadcast

[Bridge]
Sit back and relax
For the brainwash broadcast
For the brainwash broadcast
Forecast is cloudy, with a chance of almost certain death
If you're waiting on some good news, don't hold your breath
Behold the information Cold War
Activist journalists don't care about the truth anymore

[Chorus]
Tune into the panic on the screen of your maniac machine
Program and condition, American tradition
Enjoy the dread with your favorite talking head
It's time to sit back and relax for the brainwash
[Post-Chorus]
Deceive me, lights, camera, action
For the brainwash broadcast
Believing in this distraction
Tune into the panic on the screen of your maniac machine
Program and condition, American tradition
Enjoy the dread with your favorite talking head
It's time to sit back and relax for the brainwash broadcast
The brainwash broadcast