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Television, Drug of the Free
by Disposable Heroes of Hipocrisy (Michael Franti, 1991)One nation under God has turned into one nation under the influence of one drug
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Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
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 ten percent of our nation reads books daily
why most people think Central America means Kansas
socialism means unamerican and apartheid is a new headache remedy
absorbed in its 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...
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Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
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 abhor the horror
T.V. is the place where armchair generals and quarterbacks can experience first hand the excitement of video warfare as the themesong 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 is a union C.O.L.A. (cost of living allowance) on...
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Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Back again, "new and improved" we return to our irregularly programmed schedule
hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer and car commmercials
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"