Stanley Cooper - Doublespeak lyrics

A euphemism is a verbal tool Masking grief as acceptably cool This vocal contrivance, succinctly euphemistic Glosses over facts distressfully realistic Observe, when a dear one dies Rather then say it, we belie and deny To proclaim he's dead is not easy to say We euphemistically voice, "He's pa**ed away" "He's met his maker", "He's walked the plank" Confronting his d**h is too hurtfully frank "He's at peace now", or "at journey's end" For mourners, less painful to comprehend Politicians, whizzes at double-speak Euphemistically cheer us when things appear bleak "Collateral Damage" a phrase they employ Describes a bomb k**ing an innocent boy The loss of life is more easily faced When the reality of d**h, these words have erased The truth and the facts, are bent out of shape Attempting euphemistically from grief to escape