Finished my story and now it heads to the hot presses
Wish I could’ve re-fact-checked all my second guesses
If you had to write the same story from the same facts that were given me
Would yours read like mine or like one of them op-ed pieces?

But it’s hard to not let the bias seep in
Cuz we humans weren’t built like Switzerland

My byline has the same ring, the same facts, like the story’s been frozen cold
When the headlines hit the stand tomorrow, they’ll read “SAME OLD, SAME OLD”

But it’s hard to not let the bias seep in
Cuz we humans weren’t built like Switzerland

And the subscribers may roll their eyes
Another man, holding up a girl, in disguise
But I’ll be damned if I can’t stop it
He wasn’t available for comment

If you write a take on my take of trying to write with a neutral take,
Make sure you say my heart feels so leaden, I fear my pencil may break

And maybe I wasn’t made for this journalism shit
Cuz you and everyone know how I feel about it
But it’s hard to not let the bias bleed and seep in
Cuz we humans sure as hell weren’t built like Switzerland

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not enough attention is paid to switzerland.