It seems to be about turning a blind eye to somebody or something that is corrupt, and the guilt that stems from the ugly truth behind the false persona. Most likely this sounds like a government criticism, with money being an indicating factor of people being paid off to look the other way. It seems to read that the government has given itself up to corruption and the POV seems to be someone feeling guilty over having some kind of responsibility here (maybe a personification of the government itself). Because of this they have no right to say but they can at least acknowledge the situation is ugly, so the only thing left to do is throw away the truth and live in ignorance.
It seems to be about turning a blind eye to somebody or something that is corrupt, and the guilt that stems from the ugly truth behind the false persona. Most likely this sounds like a government criticism, with money being an indicating factor of people being paid off to look the other way. It seems to read that the government has given itself up to corruption and the POV seems to be someone feeling guilty over having some kind of responsibility here (maybe a personification of the government itself). Because of this they have no right to say but they can at least acknowledge the situation is ugly, so the only thing left to do is throw away the truth and live in ignorance.