Tabloid Junkie
Michael Jackson Lyrics

In the news today, from the strange and weird fact file
We are constantly fed sensational and often untrue news stories.

Singer Michael Jackson sleeps in an oxygen chamber
The media likes to spread falsehoods that people will find interesting.

The singer says that the hyperbaric chamber
Michael Jackson never actually claimed this false information.

Has the benefit of reversing the aging process
The media likes to make up outlandish stories to sell more papers.

Speculate to break the one you hate
The media often starts rumors to defame someone they dislike.

Circulate the lie you confiscate
The media spreads false information to make money and manipulate public opinion.

Assassinate and mutilate
The media often destroys people's reputations for the sake of a story.

As the hounding media in hysteria
The media relentlessly follows and pressures celebrities for attention and profit.

Who's the next for you to resurrect
The media loves to revive stories about dead or unpopular figures for their own purposes.

JFK exposed the CIA
The media often creates and spreads conspiracy theories that are unfounded and untrue.

Truth be told the grassy knoll
Many of the sensational claims made by the media are fictitious and unfounded.

As the blackmail story in all your glory
The media often uses blackmail and scandalous stories to attract readers and make money.

It's slander
The media often spreads false information and rumors to defame someone's character.

You say it's not a sword
The media often hides behind the guise of reporting the truth, when in reality they're simply defaming someone.

But with your pen you torture men
The media can destroy people's lives with the power of the written word.

You'd crucify the Lord
The media will stop at nothing to create sensational stories, even if they are sacrilegious or offensive.

And you don't have to read it, read it
We are often force-fed sensational news stories, even if we do not want to hear them.

And you don't have to eat it, eat it
We do not need to consume sensational news stories, as they are often hurtful and untruthful.

To buy it is to feed it, feed it
If we purchase sensational news stories, we are supporting the media's harmful practices.

So why do we keep foolin' ourselves
We continue to fall for these sensationalized stories, even when we know they're often untrue.

It's slander
The media uses their power to spread false information to harm others.

With the words you use
The media has a lot of power with the stories they choose to tell and the way they spin them.

You're a parasite in black and white
The media often preys on society's fears and insecurities, selling papers with false and hurtful stories.

Do anything for news
The media will stop at nothing to create sensational headlines, even if it means hurting innocent people.

And they won't glorify it, 'fy it
The media often chooses to focus on negative news, even when there is positive news that deserves attention.

To read it sanctifies it, 'fies it
Even reading sensational news stories can make them feel more true and can ultimately harm innocent people.

See, but everybody wants to believe all about it
We are programmed to crave sensational news stories and the media capitalizes on this desire for their own financial gain.

She's blonde and she's bisexual
The media will often focus on irrelevant details, like a person's sexuality or appearance, to create sensational stories and gain attention.

Scandal
The media loves to create scandals because they sell papers and attract readers.

You're so damn disrespectable
The media's tactics are often unethical and disrespectful towards the people they write about.

Just because you read it in a magazine
The media cannot always be trusted to tell the truth, even if the story appears in a reputable source.

Don't make it factual
Just because a story is newsworthy does not mean that it is based in fact or the truth.