Flying through the airwaves   Living through the printed word   Flasher in the living room   Guru of the seen and heard   Who decides what we get to hear   Fuzzy round the edges or making it clear   Blinding us with those facts      Chorus   The power of the media will make up our minds   The power of the media will take down our minds      Written on the black and white page   We can't believe what we read   Tarting up reality has become the new rage   Who said the truth is stranger than fiction   A few white lies for a nice little sensation   Buy up a paper you can influence the nation      Little box in the corner   A picture worth a thousand words   But who chooses which pictures we see   Who decides on the commentary   Keeping people in a state of confusion   There's a thin line between facts and illusion   Diverting our attention from big brother in the city   When will we get to the real nitty gritty