Name: All Is Vain by Midnight Highwaymen
Duration: 3 min 15 s
Description: A reflection on chasing everything the world offers only to realize it leaves you empty. It points back to the truth that without Christ at the center, every pursuit eventually runs dry.

Lyrics:

You want them to think the sirens will haunt their sleep, 
that the knocks at the door run deep. 
You feed on panic, call it song, 
playin’ folks who should know wrong from wrong. 
You turn their pain into revenue,
that’s really the bad news.

You want them to think the flag’s a rag to drag, 
while others wave it, you just brag. 
Good men bleed just to keep you free, 
you stand back talkin’ bravery. 
Truth don’t bend for the games you choose,
That’s really the bad news.

[Chorus]
That’s really bad news, 
when the truth’s been torn in two. 
You can shout real loud, but the cracks shine through, 
and every word comes back to you. 
You can blame the law, the light, the muse,
it’s still really the bad news.

You stir the room till the lines divide, 
feed the flames while the reason dies. 
Talk of peace while you sell the fight, 
sellin’ their pain like it’s pay-per-view night. 
You profit off hurt like the devil would do,
that’s really the bad news.

You talk of justice, then twist the plan, 
run your mouth while good men stand. 
Spit on the code that built this land, 
trade your honor for a cheaper brand. 
Truth’s gonna find what your lies undo,
that’s really the bad news.

You brag the cops came, cocky and proud, 
ICE kicking down doors while you rile the crowd. 
But you talk like a punk and you’re nothing new, 
those you use are the ones who carry the bruise, 
so here’s a middle finger, right back to you. 
You’re really bad news.

There’s only so long a man can yell, 
before the echo starts to tell. 
You can chase the dark, you can curse the flame, 
but it all burns out the same.

The Lord knows what you sing and do, 
the truth will find you, through and through. 
When the curtain falls and your time is due,
that’s really bad news for you. 

It’s really bad news for you.

Here's a finger back to you.

It's bad bad news for you.

Bad News | Zach Bryan Tribute

A reflection on chasing everything the world offers only to realize it leaves you empty. It points back to the truth that without Christ at the center, every pursuit eventually runs dry.

All Is Vain

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