It saddens me to see
the way my country bleeds
after leeches in the media
create frenzies just to feed
Xenophobic journalists
poke angry mobs with pens not sticks
distorting truths on paper
so they can get their kicks
Who knows now what the truth is
behind the stories that we read
Sensationalised ********
to create a headline lead
So before you jump aboard
the jingoist express
ask yourself who feeds
on the freedom of the press
Jun 5, 2010
Jun 5, 2010 at 5:15 PM UTC
It saddens me to see
the way my country bleeds
after leeches in the media
create frenzies just to feed
Xenophobic journalists
poke angry mobs with pens not sticks
distorting truths on paper
so they can get their kicks
Who knows now what the truth is
behind the stories that we read
Sensationalised ********
to create a headline lead
So before you jump aboard
the jingoist express
ask yourself who feeds
on the freedom of the press
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