Give me headlines that grab   and shocking detail   Hide the facts in section E   where no one will see   I can't tell which is news   and which is retail   It all looks the same to me   and it's said with urgency      So it must be true   and you must accept it from their point of view   you better hop on board, or miss the grand parade      And that's how consent is made   from the manifold masses   So long as the man gets paid   no one will question   Offering thrills in trade   and that's how money's made      Who can tell between fact   and rash assumption   when the word comes down the wire?   Those who propagate fear   promote mass consumption   all the publishers desire   so the proof is not required      If you don't think it's true   then there must be something screwed up with you   because everyone else has joined the big charade      And that's how consent is made   from the millions of morons   So long as the bill gets paid   no one will question   Offering thrills in trade   and that's how money's made      We don't need an excuse anymore   We can bend half truths and fabricate a war   If the details don't pan out   we can smash all those who doubt      So it must be true   and you must bow down to the Red, White and Blue   you better hop on board and join the great crusade      And that's how consent is made   from the millions of morons   So long as the bill gets paid   no one will question   Offering thrills in trade   and that's how money's made (3X)      That's how money is made   It gets paid   It's a downward spiral   I don't wanna pay the price