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Where's the Research

Synopsis of the song :  "Where's the Research?" is a satirical folk lyric that explores how research agendas are shaped by funding and institutional priorities. Inspired by debates on inequality and academic evidence, the song asks a provocative question: if no one studies a problem, does the absence of research make the problem disappear? Through wit and irony, it challenges listeners to consider who decides which questions are worth asking. Lyrics: There was a doctor in a hallway, Under humming winter light, With one bed left for mercy And too many souls that night. He chose one hand to hold the future, And let the others fade from sight, Then marked one down for mercy And turned his face into the night Chorus Oh the perfect crime, the perfect crime, So quiet in its design, You choose who gets the breathing air And who gets left behind. Oh the perfect crime, the perfect crime, No blood upon the knife, Just silence in a waiting room Deciding who gets life. Verse 2 Now th...