Tempo of the Times

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Breaking news – there is a massive debt
We interrupt this with a major threat
And this just in what we're about to get
And the worst hasn't happened yet
(you can bet)
It’s the Tempo of the Times
I can't handle another scandal
Tempo of the Times
Too much slime going ‘round
Just the Tempo of the Times
Next disaster is coming faster
(Glitz and glitter, twits on twitter)
Tempo of the Times
Think that I'm slowing down
One expert says that the world is flat
Two expert say they don't agree with that
Three expert say that my ass is fat
And everyone accepts it as fact
(what's with that?)
Getting smarter from the cable news?
Only if they all agree with you
You only view your half of what's true
It's how we make everyone lose
(sing the blues)
We watch the news when there's decisions to make
Used to tell us what was real, what was fake
But now they slice the truth like it was cake
After this commercial break
(for frosted flakes)
Things were simpler not so long ago
Or maybe hidden so that I didn’t know
Can’t we get back to that panic-free zone
As long as I can keep my iPhone
(I’m not alone)

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from Tempo of the Times, released December 22, 2018

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