Listen to Civilization and Its Discontents: Overcoming the Forces of Nature online. Civilization and Its Discontents: Overcoming the Forces of Nature is an English language song and is sung by Stephen Johns. Civilization and Its Discontents: Overcoming the Forces of Nature, from the album Affirmations, was released in the year 2006. The duration of the song is 1:27. Download English songs online from JioSaavn.