Old Virus

The new virus spread through the air
The old one through the air waves
We would avoid going out there
But the old one sneaked into our places

A form of cancer, hard to kill
The treatment could damage
The healthy part of us
But we can not let it spread

Through our screens
Into our brains
Wash the insides
Creating slaves

Like a dream within a dream
You think you’ve been awaken
But you entered a coma
Sleepwalking, sleepwalking

Used by cult leaders
The virus is insidious
Abused by cult leaders
The followers, delirious

From Salem to Zion
Hysteria and conspiracy theories
Have drew blood in
Countless times in history

And they use the same old tropes
Again and again, and they still work
Is there any medicine
Is there a vaccine

How can we silence the lies
Without giving up our freedom
To someone who will decide
What is the truth and what isn’t

That’s the flipside, the enemy
Comes from within

Holding double edge swords
We walk a fine line
Between civic speech
And the big lie
Between Newspeak
And the house where facts apply