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Cover art for Desensitized lyrics by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The

The song discusses the way that the media has turned every trivial thing into an event. No matter how big or how small the event really is the media has the power to turn it into whatever serves them best. The song also addresses the idea that because of media and media coverage the world is desensitized to images that would ordinarily be very emotional and meaningful. The final words of the song are, "Sadly we're desensitized To all the scandals and the cover ups The conspiracies and lies." We live in a country that one day people are watching television and the next thing you know on live television John F. Kennedy is being shot. The American public is constantly being bombarded by graphic pictures of all backgrounds, from murder scenes to starving children. There are constantly stories of conspiracies, scandals, theft, and political lies.