Television Drug Of The Nation

Michael Franti band: Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Great video, great message.

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Television, The Drug Of The Nation

One nation
under God
has turned into
one nation under the influence
of one drug
[chorus:]
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
(2x)
T.V., it
satellite links
our United States of Unconsciousness
Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive
The methadone metronome pumping out
150 channels 24 hours a day
you can flip through all of them
and still there's nothing worth watching
T.V. is the reason why less than 10 per cent of our
Nation reads books daily
Why most people think Central Amerika
means Kansas
Socialism means unamerican
and Apartheid is a new headache remedy
absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us
It shapes our mind the most
maybe the mother of our Nation
should remind us
that we're sitting too close to...
[Chorus:]
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
(2x)
T.V. is
the stomping ground for political candidates
Where bears in the woods
are chased by Grecian Formula'd
bald eagles
T.V. is mechanized politic's
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 fastfood 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...
[Chorus:]
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
(2x)
T.V., 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
twelve years old and we wonder why we've created
a Jason generation that learns to laugh
rather than to abhor the horror
T.V. is the place where
armchair generals and quarterbacks can
experience first hand
the excitement of 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 onla cola that I support
would be a union C.O.L.A.(Cost Of Living Allowance)
On television
[Chorus:]
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
(2x)
Back again, 'New and improved'
We return to our irregularly programmed schedule
hidden cleverly between heavy breasted
beer and car commercials
CNNESPNABCTNT but mostly B.S.
Where oxymoronic language like
'virtually spotless', 'fresh frozen'
'light yet filling' and 'military intelligence'
have become standard
T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined
like 'recession' to 'necessary downturn'
'Crude oil' on a beach to 'mousse'
'Civilian death' to 'collateral damages'
and being killed by your own Army
is now called 'friendly fire'
T.V. is the place where the pursuit
of happiness has become the pursuit of
trivia
Where toothpaste and cars have become
sex objects
Where imagination is sucked out of children
by a cathode ray nipple
T.V. is the only wet nurse
that would create a cripple
[Chorus:]
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
(4x)

Television, The Drug Of The Nation

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[LastCynicStanding]

Erm... MF still records you know? Spearhead recorded a new album in Jamaca in 08.

[chinchillart]

Yes I know it. :)

[museumofdirt]

TV is for NO-Body.

[Khemix4]

very good song, real lyrics.

[manweller1]

Stopped watching TV years ago and my mind feels reborn.

[janarosem]

I find this video ironic.

[catwatters4]

That's why I don't have cable TV,, for years

[MrPeonPower]

A non-commercial message, telling us (US) about ourselves. But with the plethora of gadjets available, one hopes enough folks will find the truth somehow. Nonetheless kids seem to have been dumbed down with each new techno thang-a-majig. And none the wiser for these innovations, either. Just more insolent. Witness the Tea Party phenom, turned by billionaire bros into a corporate heyday. How? By exploiting ignorance through racism, false history, nativism, jingoism, and twisted version o religion

[rajmando1]

What a message. WHAT A MESSAGE. So strong and so right, and SO catchy.

Sometimes i forget the "drug", the lies, and all the manipulation that TV is for most part.

Never forget its a drug, thats ALL it is. And one of the worst and most addictive for billions around the world.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Unfortunately, things haven't changed all that much...

[felixtreme81]

Yeah... finally I found it! The Intro Song of ZooTV.

Awesome!

[HARHAR4012]

no last verse...... but cool song thx for upload

[Hyperwave79]

Well done, although I doubt it will ever on television.