Television Songtext
von The Beatnigs

One nation, under God
Has turned into one nation under the influence of one drug
Television
And one man who is the master of that medium
The President of the U.S. of the A.B.C.′s

TV is the reason why less than ten
Percent of our nation reads books daily
Why most people think Central America means Kansas
Communism means un-American
And apartheid is the new headache remedy

Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation


TV is the stomping ground for political candidates
Where bears in the woods are chased by Grecian formula bald eagles
Where all you need to do to get elected is to make monkey movies
Just ask Clinton and Romney
And where the state teeth in your mouth are more important
Than the words that come out of it

Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation

TV is a place where self-canceling phrases
Like fresh, frozen, pop art, and military intelligence
Have become standard
TV is the place where words are redefined
Like culture to freedom fighter
And insanista to aggressive
Regime

Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation

TV is the place where the pursuit of happiness
Has become the pursuit of trivia
Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects
And where Sesame Street is more real than Hill Street


Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation