[Intro] [Drums and Bass groove building up] [Verse 1] They paint the world in a golden light, But shadows fall where the workers fight. “Happy land” on the evening show, But behind the curtain, we all know..... [Pre-Chorus] They say it’s perfect, it’s fine (perfect, it’s fine), But I can read between the lines (the lines). The truth is heavy, but it cuts right through, And I can’t believe the lies they choose. [Chorus] It’s not breaking news — it’s breaking us, Dreams collapse under steel and dust. The rich rise higher, the rest lose trust, It’s not breaking news, it’s breaking us.... [electric guitar solo] [Verse 2] Cameras smile while the people fall, Taxed to the bone just to feed them all. They keep singing that lullaby, While the honest ones are left to die. [Pre-Chorus] They call it “freedom and peace” (freedom and peace), But every day it feels less free (less free). Their happy picture is painted in rust, It’s not breaking news, it’s breaking us..... [Chorus] It’s not breaking news — it’s breaking us, Dreams collapse under steel and dust. The rich rise higher, the rest lose trust, It’s not breaking news, it’s breaking us. [musical interlude] [Drop] [Bridge] [Fewer instruments] Turn the volume down,... (Hear the silence loud.) We’re not invisible..... (We won’t be drowned.) The truth is here, and it’s dangerous, It’s the news that is breaking, (it's the news).... [drum fill] ......And it’s breaking us. O.... [verse 3] Billboards of joy, banners of pride, Meanwhile, the workers can’t afford the ride. Empty wallets, hungry mouths, But the anchors keep laughing loud. [drum fill] O..... [Final Chorus] It’s not breaking news — it’s breaking us, Slowly burning what we can’t discuss. The rich write stories, we pay the cost, It’s not breaking news, it’s breaking us. [Drop] [Outro] Switch it off, but the echoes stay, ........Another lie, ........for another day. [musical ending]
