Collective Ignorance

from This Machine Ills by James O-L

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Vague political ranting.
The Villains have started performing this song again, with more distortion and solos. It will be rerecorded on our next album, 'On The Banks of The Detroit River.'

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Basically its evolution
Ignorant of paths we're choosing
Those who shape the future shouldn't be
Boxed into our private worlds
Supporting things that we don't know could be supporting everything we hate
Experiences seem dishonest
I don't have what TV promised
I'm a product of my time
I'm a product of my time

Minds all pointed to the West we share collective ignorance
(our egocentric view disguised as progress)
Nations kill for Gods and greed, Earth is stripped and left no seed
It starts with socially constructed needs
Experiences seem dishonest
No one has what TV promises
We're the products of our time
We're the products of our time

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from This Machine Ills, released September 11, 2007

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James O-L and the Villains Windsor

James O-L and the Villains are a rock band from Windsor, Ontario. Led by singer/songwriter James O-L and backed by four-piece band, The Villains.

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