We Are the Fourth Estate

We Are The Fourth Estate By Roy Merritt We don’t want to give you facts That’s not what we’re about We only feature personalities We want to hear them shout We want to see aggravation We want to hear their pain We want to see ‘em at each others throat Their nonsense so inane We are the network news The news we wish to state That’s the media you deserve these days We are the fourth estate We want to have a show A circus come to your home We want to comport ourselves Like the Romans did in Rome Soon we’ll be wearing togas with laurels about our head We want you crushed beneath our feet We want to see your dread We are the network news The news we wish to state That’s the media you deserve these days We are the fourth estate We aren’t here to give you facts We gave that up long ago All we care about is the bottom line We are about the dough We want you in misery You shaking in your boots We want you bowing down And gratefully give salutes We are the network news The news we wish to state That’s the media you deserve these days We are the fourth estate We are now just talking heads No news we wish to share We only want to get our due And ourselves become millionaires Life on earth is bad enough This ridiculous human show We only want what we want Enjoy ourselves and go We are the network news The news we wish to state That’s the media you deserve these days We are the fourth estate News is not what you want Not what you want to see News these days is so passe Fake reality is our tv And now its come to pass In every kind of way Nonsense all over the tube To consume most every day We are the network news The news we wish to state That’s the media you deserve these days We are the fourth estate We are the fourth estate We are the fourth estate