Posted By Moon Walker via Spotify
The TV Made Me Do It
Moon Walker Lyrics
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The TV's talking too slick
Truth just seems inconvenient
Words are changing their meaning
Makes more sense than believing
I'm just losing my reason
What's the point in saving your soul
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
The TV made me do it
The news station's gone hard left
The government made em do it
Computer waves got my mind's eye
Radio impulses every night
Makes more sense than believing
I've just gone off the deep end
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
The TV made you do it
The TV made me do it
The TV made me do it
Oh, yeah
Whoo
Showed up early at the capitol
Bright and early with a gun pulled
We were following orders by the president and his owners
Wore the mask of a movement
The TV made us do it
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
What's the point in selling your soul
When no one's gonna buy it?
What's the matter with taking a toll
If it ain't us who pays it?
All your moments are bought and sold
If we're made in God's image
The devil made him do it
The TV made me do it
The song "The TV Made Me Do It" by Moon Walker comments on the influence of mass media on individuals and society. The first verse talks about how the newspaper and TV present biased and manipulated information, and how words are changing their meanings. The singer feels confused and losing reason as a result. The chorus questions the value of saving one's soul when there is no actual death and the morality of taking control of someone else's life, as all moments are bought and sold through mass media. The second verse mentions how the news media and government collaborate to manipulate people's minds through computer waves and radio impulses. The singer feels off the deep end and no longer believes in anything. The chorus repeats that the TV made him and others do it, suggesting that the mass media controls people's behavior.
The last verse tells a story about a person who showed up at the Capitol building with a gun, believing that he was following orders from the President and his owners. He wore a mask of a movement, but it was the TV that made him do it. The final chorus adds a new perspective to the questions raised earlier. It suggests that selling one's soul is pointless when no one is buying it, and taking a toll on others is necessary if we don't want to pay for it ourselves. However, if we are made in God's image, it is the devil who made us do it, not the TV.
Line by Line Meaning
The newspaper's gonna lose it
The newspaper is going to be outperformed because the television delivers news better
The TV's talking too slick
The TV uses manipulative language to seduce people with its false narrative
Truth just seems inconvenient
The inconvenient truths are ignored as long as they don't undermine the TV's narrative
Words are changing their meaning
The words are being redefined to fit the TV's narrative even if they don't mean that in reality
Makes more sense than believing
It's easier to believe the TV's narrative than question what is true
I'm just losing my reason
I'm going crazy because I can see through the lies but others can't
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the point of being morally upright if there are no consequences for one's actions?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
Why not control others' lives if you can?
All your moments are bought and sold
Time and all its experiences are monetized and controlled by the TV
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
The individual was coerced into doing the crime by the TV's false narrative
The TV made me do it
The individual is not fully responsible for their actions because they were manipulated by the TV
The news station's gone hard left
The government made em do it
The news station has shifted to a leftist viewpoint because it was influenced by the government
Computer waves got my mind's eye
Radio impulses every night
Technology is manipulating our thoughts and actions even if we don't realize it
I've just gone off the deep end
I've lost my mind due to the constant manipulation by the TV and technology
Showed up early at the Capitol
Bright and early with a gun pulled
The individual committed a violent act due to their belief in the TV's false narrative
We were following orders by the president and his owners
Wore the mask of a movement
The TV made us do it
The individual was a tool used by those in power to achieve their agenda, which was propagated by the TV
What's the point in selling your soul
When no one's gonna buy it?
What's the point of being beholden to the TV's false narrative when the truth is not recognized by others?
What's the matter with taking a toll
If it ain't us who pays it?
What's wrong with making others pay the price for our actions if we're not the ones hurt by them?
If we're made in God's image
The devil made him do it
Even if we're made in the image of God, we can still be tempted and manipulated by evil forces, such as the TV
The TV made me do it
The individual is absolving themselves of responsibility for their actions because of the influence of the TV
Writer(s): Harrison Springer
Contributed by Kaylee O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@natsumikazari8531
Lyrics :
The newspaper's gonna lose it
The TV's talking too slick
Truth just seems inconvenient
Words are changing their meaning
Makes more sense than believing
I'm just losing my reason
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
The TV made me do it
The news station's gone hard left
The government made em do it
Computer waves got my mind's eye
Radio impulses every night
Makes more sense than believing
I've just gone off the deep end
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
The TV made you do it
The TV made me do it
The TV made me do it
Oh, yeah
Whoo
Showed up early at the capitol
Bright and early with a gun pulled
We were following orders by the president and his owners
Wore the mask of a movement
The TV made us do it
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
What's the point in selling your soul
When no one's gonna buy it?
What's the matter with taking a toll
If it ain't us who pays it?
All your moments are bought and sold
If we're made in God's image
The devil made him do it
The TV made me do it
@nemanomenas2249
this song is so chill and at energizing at the same time wow
@aspiringjoker2883
I have it in my gym playlist and my chill playlist lol
@poline4692
this new generation of music with some old traits is so amazing. i think this band will be known as the Beatles in the 60s and it will be deserved
@tannermullins2535
I'm at work rn and this song was stuck in my head, and now that I'm listening to it after a year, I realize what it's about and now I love it even more
@malesefbiraktim
One of the best rock bands since the white stripes. Let’s get them in the road with cage the elephant and Royal blood.
@MrKaden1217
Damn bro the white stripes are actually my favorite band ever
@natsumikazari8531
Lyrics :
The newspaper's gonna lose it
The TV's talking too slick
Truth just seems inconvenient
Words are changing their meaning
Makes more sense than believing
I'm just losing my reason
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
The TV made me do it
The news station's gone hard left
The government made em do it
Computer waves got my mind's eye
Radio impulses every night
Makes more sense than believing
I've just gone off the deep end
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
The TV made you do it
The TV made me do it
The TV made me do it
Oh, yeah
Whoo
Showed up early at the capitol
Bright and early with a gun pulled
We were following orders by the president and his owners
Wore the mask of a movement
The TV made us do it
What's the point in saving your soul
If no one ever dies?
What's the matter with taking control
Of someone else's life?
All your moments are bought and sold
He always was an angel
The TV made him do it
What's the point in selling your soul
When no one's gonna buy it?
What's the matter with taking a toll
If it ain't us who pays it?
All your moments are bought and sold
If we're made in God's image
The devil made him do it
The TV made me do it
@dolphinmummy7631
You do realize there are lyrics in the description of the vid
@ussamafire6384
That bass line does things to me
@americanpancakelive
The drum fill at 2:31 -- Jesus Hallelujah!