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Welcome to this approved state of madness

Where meaningless rhetoric’s on the rise

Quick sign up now, while we’re still allowed

A fire sale on pretext and disorder

Words ringing empty in this land of plenty

Bias, exaggeration, the unforgiving expectation

Human nature burned in effigy

Take your turn, another verbal shootout

Self-importance and status the prize

True to the cause, ignore the cost

There’s no way to save yourself if you’re burning it all down

Into the mouths of lions we will stride

Eyes wide shut we happily abide

Blurring lines between told truths and lies

Mutually assured dysfunction

Mutually assured dysfunction

Both side’s committed

Absurd atrocities, until unhidden

The Never-changing

Only the puppeteer is laughing now

It’s the hypocrite who’s first to point out

Only the fires they did not light

Who’s fault this time? Relabeled crime

Ignore the stones raining down on your glass house

Words ringing empty in this land of plenty

Bias, exaggeration, the unforgiving expectation

Into the mouths of lions we will stride

Eyes wide shut we happily abide

Blurring lines between told truths and lies

Mutually assured dysfunction

Mutually assured dysfunction

Mutually assured destruction