The whole world is struggling tonight
From the disease of deceit.
Lots of people are suffering tonight
From the disease of deceit.

It comes right through the airwaves, straight into the home
Smashes through all defenses and leaves nobody alone.
No part of this plague is easy to beat.
The disease of deceit

There are a whole lot of hopes dying tonight
From the disease of deceit.
Lots of confidence has been shaken tonight
By the disease of deceit.

Steps onto the stage, seeps into the soul
Overpowers our senses and we lose control.
Nothing is sacred and it is not discreet
All that’s precious is threatened by the disease of deceit.

There are a thousand plans failing tonight
From the disease of deceit.
Millions of people are flailing tonight
From the disease of deceit.

Comes at us from everywhere and knocks us down for the count
From the inside and outside the pressure will mount
Puts us into an all-out retreat
The disease of deceit

Deceit is a disease
But there is no medical treatment or magical cure
There has been much research about it
But what it really is nobody’s quite sure

In the whole world over there is trouble tonight
From the disease of deceit.
Lots of heads are spinning tonight
From the disease of deceit.

If delusions of grandeur and an aversion to clues
Give us the feeling we are too smart to lose.
Then our next experience surely will not be sweet
From the disease of deceit.

There is only one way we can turn this around.
Take our heads from the clouds and put our feet on the ground.
This is the only way we can combat and hope to defeat
The threat to us all of the disease of deceit.

It is up to each of us whether we’re high or we’re low.
The treasure of truth is something we all instinctively know.
We must make a commitment and it must be complete.
To the candor that cures the disease of deceit.