Kill The Messenger
Words & Music by James Kennedy
'Kill The Messenger' is an Alternative Rock song & the 7th song on the 2010 Kyshera album 'Paradigm'. The words, music & production are by James Kennedy.
'Kill The Messenger' is one of the more progressive tracks from 'Paradigm' featuring Kennedy's trademark use of creative song structure & instrumentation. The song does have repeats & structure but it is of an unconventional format. The song features many changes of key, time signature, tempo & genre throughout and also features sped up tape (of a country & western jig), a church organ, noise & various sound effects.
Lyrically, the song is a critique of the news & media industry and their role in maintaining the status quo.
LYRICS
Information gives you power
So the messenger takes it away
“Every second of every hour,
Keeping the pawns in their place”
The editors of reality
Remote controlling humanity
The voice of wealth & power
And the product that they sell is access to you
The best propaganda
Always makes you think you’re free
The public’s biggest enemy
Purchased voluntarily
Don’t read the papers, turn off the Radio
The truth will come to those that seek
Without TV, you are unreachable
I think its time to kill the messenger
Igorance is relative
If you’re ignorant of a lie
Free your spirit & free your mind
Ignore them every single time
They’re the pushers of fear & hate
Of the monsters that they create
They give you glitter & they call it light
But the product that they sell is access to you
They can make you guilty
They can make you innocent
They can change history
‘Cos they write the present
Don’t read the papers, turn off the Radio
The truth will come to those that seek
Without TV, you are unreachable
I think its time to kill the messenger