Name: The Better Angels of Our Nature
Duration: P00H05M49S
Description: Inspired by Steven Pinker's groundbreaking book of the same name, this song celebrates the author's claim that human violence has been declining since the emergence of agriculture.

The Better Angels of Our Nature

from Singles (ongoing catalog) by Dronehead Odyssey

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Inspired by Steven Pinker's groundbreaking book of the same name, this song celebrates the author's claim that human violence has been declining since the emergence of agriculture.

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Gold and copper came down
So did the sword and the crown
So much pain and torture
And loss and fortune
And wars still rage
But old habits break
When the haloed kids of antiquity come

Demons of our past still scheme and thrive
Comb the earth and bring 'em back alive
Just when you think we're running out of time
The better angels of our nature have arrived

Not that everything's solved
But violence seems to evolve
pain and torture
And loss and fortune
And wars still rage
But old habits break
When the haloed kids of antiquity come

Demons of our past still scheme and thrive
Comb the earth and bring 'em back alive
Just when you think we're running out of time
The better angels of our nature have arrived

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from Singles (ongoing catalog), released March 12, 2017
written, recorded, and produced by Matt Sanviti Fuller (Dronehead Odyssey)

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Dronehead Odyssey is an ever-evolving music and multimedia project founded in late 2014 by Matt Sanviti Fuller.

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