Breaking News, Broken Homes

[Verse 1]
TV talking like it knows my name
Another crisis, another face to blame
Ticker tape crawling under the screen
While the fridge stays loud and the room stays mean

They say “historic” like it pays the bills
Say “stay calm” like calm ever will
The anchor smiles, teeth bright as chrome
I’m counting cracks in a rented home

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[Pre-Chorus]
They zoom out wide, miss the floor
Where the real weight settles in

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[Chorus]
Breaking news, broken homes
Static prayers in borrowed tones
They sell the fear, they sell the fight
I’m just trying to sleep at night

Breaking news, broken homes
Truth reads cold in a stranger’s tone
They call it history on a screen
I call it rent, I call it me

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[Verse 2]
Neighbors arguing through thin walls
About whose fault it really was
Kids learn words they shouldn’t know
Before they learn which way to go

Sirens fade into the rain
Another name nobody will say
They show the flames, they hide the cost
Of everything quiet that got lost

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[Pre-Chorus]
They keep score like it’s a game
But nobody wins down here

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[Chorus]
Breaking news, broken homes
Every truth comes overexposed
They light the fuse, then look away
Call it “normal” the very next day

Breaking news, broken homes
Empty rooms, disconnected phones
They sell the ending before it starts
I’m watching it tear through hearts

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[Bridge – stripped / half-time]
No headline for the nights we break
No panel talk for the choices we make
No warning crawl for the slow collapse
Just silence filling in the gaps

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[Build – backing vocals soft]
(Turn it down…)
(I already know…)
(Turn it down…)
(I’m living the show…)

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[Final Chorus]
Breaking news, broken homes
Every scream filtered and toned
They chase the noise, forget the scars
Left in kitchens and parked cars

Breaking news, broken homes
Truth don’t live in studio tones
When the screen goes black at night
We’re still here, holding the light

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[Outro]
TV clicks off
House breathes slow
Tomorrow’s news
Already knows

Blues, female singer