Michael Franti: Television, the drug of the NationOne nationunder Godhas turned intoone nation under the influenceof one drugTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationT.V., itsatellite linksour United States of UnconsciousnessApathetic therapeutic and extremely addictiveThe methadone metronome pumping out150 channels 24 hours a dayyou can flip through all of themand still there's nothing worth watchingT.V. is the reason why less than 10 per cent of ourNation reads books dailyWhy most people think Central Amerikameans KansasSocialism means unamericanand Apartheid is a new headache remedyabsorbed in it's world it's so hard to find usIt shapes our mind the mostmaybe the mother of our Nationshould remind usthat we're sitting too close to...Television, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationT.V. isthe stomping ground for political candidatesWhere bears in the woodsare chased by Grecian Formula'dbald eaglesT.V. is mechanized politic'sremote control over the massesco-sponsored by environmentally safe gaseswatch for the PBS specialIt's the perpetuation of the two party systemwhere image takes precedence over wisdomWhere sound bite politics are served tothe fastfood cultureWhere straight teeth in your mouthare more important than the wordsthat come out of itRace baiting is the way to get selectedWillie Horton orWill he not get elected on...Television, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationT.V., is it the reflector or the director ?Does it imitate usor do we imitate itbecause a child watches 1500 murders before he'stwelve years old and we wonder why we've createda Jason generation that learns to laughrather than to abhor the horrorT.V. is the place wherearmchair generals and quarterbacks canexperience first handthe excitement of warfareas the theme song is sung in the backgroundSugar sweet sitcomsthat leave us with a bad actor taste whilepop stars metamorphosize into soda pop starsYou saw the videoYou heard the soundtrackWell now go buy the soft drinkWell, the only cola that I supportwould be a union C.O.L.A.(Cost Of Living Allowance)On televisionTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationBack again, 'New and improved'We return to our irregularly programmed schedulehidden cleverly between heavy breastedbeer and car commercialsCNNESPNABCTNT but mostly B.S.Where oxymoronic language like'virtually spotless', 'fresh frozen''light yet filling' and 'military intelligence'have become standardT.V. is the place where phrases are redefinedlike 'recession' to 'necessary downturn''Crude oil' on a beach to 'mousse''Civilian death' to 'collateral damages'and being killed by your own Armyis now called 'friendly fire'T.V. is the place where the pursuitof happiness has become the pursuit oftriviaWhere toothpaste and cars have becomesex objectsWhere imagination is sucked out of childrenby a cathode ray nippleT.V. is the only wet nursethat would create a crippleTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiation
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Michael Franti: Television, the drug of the NationOne nationunder Godhas turned intoone nation under the influenceof one drugTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationT.V., itsatellite linksour United States of UnconsciousnessApathetic therapeutic and extremely addictiveThe methadone metronome pumping out150 channels 24 hours a dayyou can flip through all of themand still there's nothing worth watchingT.V. is the reason why less than 10 per cent of ourNation reads books dailyWhy most people think Central Amerikameans KansasSocialism means unamericanand Apartheid is a new headache remedyabsorbed in it's world it's so hard to find usIt shapes our mind the mostmaybe the mother of our Nationshould remind usthat we're sitting too close to...Television, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationT.V. isthe stomping ground for political candidatesWhere bears in the woodsare chased by Grecian Formula'dbald eaglesT.V. is mechanized politic'sremote control over the massesco-sponsored by environmentally safe gaseswatch for the PBS specialIt's the perpetuation of the two party systemwhere image takes precedence over wisdomWhere sound bite politics are served tothe fastfood cultureWhere straight teeth in your mouthare more important than the wordsthat come out of itRace baiting is the way to get selectedWillie Horton orWill he not get elected on...Television, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationT.V., is it the reflector or the director ?Does it imitate usor do we imitate itbecause a child watches 1500 murders before he'stwelve years old and we wonder why we've createda Jason generation that learns to laughrather than to abhor the horrorT.V. is the place wherearmchair generals and quarterbacks canexperience first handthe excitement of warfareas the theme song is sung in the backgroundSugar sweet sitcomsthat leave us with a bad actor taste whilepop stars metamorphosize into soda pop starsYou saw the videoYou heard the soundtrackWell now go buy the soft drinkWell, the only cola that I supportwould be a union C.O.L.A.(Cost Of Living Allowance)On televisionTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationBack again, 'New and improved'We return to our irregularly programmed schedulehidden cleverly between heavy breastedbeer and car commercialsCNNESPNABCTNT but mostly B.S.Where oxymoronic language like'virtually spotless', 'fresh frozen''light yet filling' and 'military intelligence'have become standardT.V. is the place where phrases are redefinedlike 'recession' to 'necessary downturn''Crude oil' on a beach to 'mousse''Civilian death' to 'collateral damages'and being killed by your own Armyis now called 'friendly fire'T.V. is the place where the pursuitof happiness has become the pursuit oftriviaWhere toothpaste and cars have becomesex objectsWhere imagination is sucked out of childrenby a cathode ray nippleT.V. is the only wet nursethat would create a crippleTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiationTelevision, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiation