Was It A Lie? Lyrics

Lyric discussion by juliabh 

Cover art for Was It A Lie? lyrics by Sleater-Kinney

I think this song is about how violence against women has become a media commodity, and how lots of TV shows and news outlets use blood and gore to get cheap views with no concern for the person herself, which is especially driven home with the line "a woman's life got cheaper that day).

My Interpretation