Lately now when I'm surfing the channels 
 Headlines'll terrify, more news to paralyze 
 Lately now it's like some kind of panic 
 All there at 6 o'clock, when will it ever stop? 
 Murder and commentary, is this how it has to be? 
 Sick to the stomach now, TV's reality 
 Something inside of me is saying to look away 
 How do you look away? How do you look away? 
    Some day when we finally face the end 
 I hope that you live to see this poetic catastrophe 
 'Cause from here, it's never felt so wrong   
 Lately now, I'm like some kind of medic 
 Upset and paranoid, out on my skin again 
 Lately now it's like some kind of havoc 
 I need some medicine, give me some medicine 
 Chaos and death I see, bodies lie in the street 
 Thirst to be televised, never apologize 
 Readers don't miss a beat, it sickens me while I eat 
 How do I look away? How do I look away?   
 Some day when we finally face the end 
 I hope that you live to see this poetic catastrophe 
 'Cause from here, it's never felt so wrong   
 Witness a descent into madness 
 The only escape is to erase everything   
 Some day when we finally face the end 
 I hope that you live to see this poetic catastrophe 
 Some day when you face your reality 
 I hope that the life we made was more than a fantasy 
 'Cause from here, it's never felt so wrong