Story Behind The Song

The nightly news and the "headline" mentality to dumb down what we hear and what we see.

Song Description

Attacks the voyueristic actions of the media when pain and suffering are caused by some tragic event.

Lyrics

Ashamed

Camera lens stuck into the face of a mother whose child was just taken away
Asking foolish questions like, ?How does it feel??-now what did you expect her to say?
Reporter arrives at the scene of a shooting-A life is taken, but there?s a story to tell
Cut to the close up, the tears of the family?Real people, going through real hell

This ain?t right, this ain?t a game
I can?t help but feeling ashamed
All for the cause of being entertained
But I can?t help but feeling ashamed

Sadistic voyeurs, repelled by propriety- Focus on misfortunes like a cheap novel?s plot
If we could try, just try, to think with our hearts?this ain?t a matter of getting the right shot
Hurricane victim with her house destroyed, surveying the debris that once was her home
Broadcast live so the world can see her suffer?why can?t she be left alone?

This ain?t right, this ain?t a game
I can?t help but feeling ashamed
All for the cause of being entertained
But I can?t help but feeling ashamed

I got the whole world, in front of me?just a remote away
Turn it on to see the ?real world??24 hours a day
I got the whole world, in front of me?broken down in right and wrong
Keep it simple, let the pictures speak, don?t stay on anything too long

We got the right to know and we got the right to see and we got the right to know (2)

Can you please tell me where?s the sense of humility?
Can you please tell me when compassion means more?
Every move made under a microscope
It?s never been about trying to keep score
Tabloid titles that scream from the newsstands
We?ve got the power to walk on by
Maybe one act of defiance won?t do it
But you know we still gotta try

Chrous