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MASTERS OF DEFLECTION



Hadley Price



Is about the frustrating realities of modern government: politicians who have mastered the art of talking without answering the damn question.





Ask something direct and too often we get a sidestep, a rehearsed talking point, blame thrown somewhere else, or five minutes of words that never address what was asked. It happens at press conferences, hearings, debates, and interviews—and it isn't owned by one political party.


This song calls out that game for what it is.​


Masters of Deflection takes a hard look at the spin doctors, smoke and mirrors, carefully practiced non-answers, and political doublespeak that have become part of governing. The message is simple: citizens shouldn't have to decode an answer from the people who represent them.


We aren't asking politicians to be perfect. We're asking them to answer the damn question.



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Lyrics



Masters of Deflection, by Hadley Price



Standing at the podium, cameras in a line

Reporter asks a question, look him in the eye

ut the answer drifts off down some back road

Talkin’ ’bout tomorrow, dodgin’ what we know

Five minutes later and the room’s none the wiser

Same old dance in a new disguise


Masters of deflection, we’ve seen the show

Dodgin’ every question like they don’t wanna know

Spin doctors talkin’, truth goes missin’

Smoke and mirrors fly while the cameras keep listenin’

Round and round the answers spin every direction

Same old game run by the masters of deflection


Back home in the livin’ room, TV glowin’ blue

Coffee on the table, watchin’ morning news

Someone says, “There he goes again,” under their breath

Turnin’ straight questions into circles at best

Everybody sees it, nobody corrects it

Same old morning with the masters of deflection


Masters of deflection, we’ve seen the show

Dodgin’ every question like they don’t wanna know

Spin doctors talkin’, truth goes missin’

Smoke and mirrors fly while the cameras keep listenin’

Round and round the answers spin every direction

Same old game run by the masters of deflection


Somewhere in all that talk and reflection

There oughta be room for a straight direction

No sidestep shuffle, no rehearsed line

Just one clear answer one damn time

People ain’t askin’ for polished perfection

Just a little truth from the masters of deflection


Masters of deflection, we’ve seen the show

Dodgin’ every question like they don’t wanna know

Spin doctors talkin’, truth goes missin’

Smoke and mirrors fly while the cameras keep listenin’

Round and round the answers spin every direction

Same old game run by the masters of deflection


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