Seeing Is Believing

from This Used To Be The Future by Slowrush

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Sunday 9 p.m., banners brandished as a sign of now and then
Zooms in ‘til they were out of shot
It’s just as well or the viewers would have lost the plot
Said what they said, felt proud
The only snag, it wasn’t so politically sound
Ever so slightly worrying in TV-land and TV-land’s great scheme of things

If you were not to spot it, you may safely assume that it never really happened at all
The rest is true ‘cause I watched it on a respectable national network television show
They say that seeing is believing
But try to believe in something you’re not allowed to see
Hmm-hmm

Monday 3 a.m., jingoistic celebrations in full swing
Then it all went horribly wrong
There’s always someone who can’t handle these motley throngs
Got swept under the mat
Still surprised we got to hear as much as that
Headlines around the world faded as the anecdote unfurled

If you were not to spot it, you may safely assume that it never really happened at all
The rest is true ‘cause I watched it on a respectable national network television show
It’s said that seeing is believing
But try to believe in something you’re not allowed to see
Hmm-hmm

Seeing is believing, seeing is believing
Got to believe all the things that you see on your TV screen in the evening
Seeing is believing, seeing is believing
Got to believe all the things that you see on your TV screen in the evening

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from This Used To Be The Future, released July 1, 2022
Music and lyrics: Tim Pike

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Slowrush Bordeaux, France

Slowrush are an Anglo-French three-piece melodic alt-pop band based in Bordeaux, south-western France. Their songs are all about combining catchy tunes and thoughtful lyrics with imaginative arrangements. Slowrush were brought up on The Beatles, Blur and XTC, and today are inspired by Everything Everything, Foals and Electric Soft Parade. ... more

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