A.I. generated news, music and ads, media's raw influence on people. Tons and tons of it. It keeps flooding in and we'll only see more and more of it. What to believe and who's to trust? All this sxxx, is it really any good for us? Don't get me wrong, I like TV, radio and the internet but I just about had enough. Perhaps I just need a break!

GIVE ME A BREAK

Now, you watch it on the news
And you read it in the papers
It's the painted so called truth
Coming at you through the ether
Now, the more I look away
The more I keep receiving
And there is no true escape
From this troubled state of mine

So where the hell did we go wrong
I gotta heal myself before I can go on

Yea, keep out the waste
I don't have a need for it
Give me a break so I can prefigure
And never have to lose it again
No more

Yea, it's hard to face or ignore
We're so full on propaganda
And the fear of the next world war
Religion, sex and scandals
Entertaining bunch of trash
From the mess we are creating
And like that itch too big to scratch
Makes me go out of my mind

Evil frauds and forgery
Don't they ever get tired of themselves
For trying to make us believe

Chorus:

Too much to handle and too much to grasp
Fend it off and shut it down by law
Now, wouldn't that be perfectly nice
No more media crime

Solo:

Just maybe we noticed far too late
And damage is irreversible
As the SIN of the human race

Chorus:

Give me a break - Give me a break
Give me a break now - Give me a break now
Now, give me a break

GIVE ME A BREAK by LIGHTNING GUSTO.
Single, March 9 - 2026
©&℗ 9:48 Recordings - 2026

Recorded & mixed at 9:48 Recording Studio - Balsfjord, Norway.
Mastered by Rune Karlsen at Arctic Lyd - Kårvikhamn.

All lyrics and music by Alf Vesterelv.
All instruments played and voices sung by Alf Vesterelv except guest vocals*
*Backing vocals: Emilia Pesla Vesterelv.