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Television, the Drug of the Nation
作词:Michael Franti, Mark S. Pistel
'One nation under God' has turned into One nation under the influence of one drug
Television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
TV, its satellite links Our 'United States of Unconsciousness' Apathetic, therapeutic an' extremely addictive
The methadone metronome pumpin' out 150 channels, 24 hours a day You can flip through all of them An' still there's nothin' worth watchin'
TV is the reason why less than 10 per cent Of our nation reads books daily Why most people think Central America means Kansas Socialism means Unamerican An' Apartheid is a new headache remedy
Absorbed in its world, it's so hard to find us It shapes our minds the most Maybe the mother of our nation should remind us That we're sittin' too close
To the television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
TV is the stompin' ground for political candidates Where bears in the woods are chased By Grecian formula'd bald eagles
TV is mechanized politics' remote control Over the masses Co-sponsored by environmentally safe gases Watch for the PBS special
It's the perpetuation of the two party system Where image takes precedence over wisdom Where sound bite politics are served To the fast food culture
Where straight teeth in your mouth are more important Than the words that come out of it Race baiting is the way to get selected Willie Horton or Will he not get elected?
On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
更多更详尽歌词 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔镜歌词网 TV, is it the reflector or the director ? Does it imitate us or do we imitate it? Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's 12 years old An' we wonder why we've created a Jason generation That learns to laugh rather than to abhor the horror
TV is the place where armchair generals An' quarterbacks can experience first hand The excitement of video warfare As the theme song is sung in the background
Sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with a bad actor taste While pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars You saw the video, you heard the soundtrack Well, now go buy the soft drink Well, the only cola that I support Would be a Union C.O.L.A., cost of living allowance
On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
Back again, 'new an' improved' We return to our irregularly programmed schedule Hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer An' car commercials
CNN, ESPN, ABC, BCB, TNT but mostly B.S. Where oxymoronic language like 'virtually spotless' 'Fresh, frozen', 'light yet filling' An' 'Military Intelligence' have become standard
TV is a place where phrases are redefined Like 'recession' to 'necessary downturn' 'Crude oil' on a beach to 'mousse' 'Civilian death' to 'collateral damages' An' being killed by your own army Is now called 'Friendly fire'
TV is the place where the pursuit of happiness Has become the pursuit of trivia Where toothpaste an' cars have become sex objects Where imagination is sucked out of children By a cathode ray nipple TV is the only wet nurse that would create a cripple
Television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation On television, the drug of the nation Breedin' ignorance an' feedin' radiation
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