“Hemlock“ (West Germany, Date Records DALP J Vinyl) - Peter Hammill

“Hemlock“ performed by Peter Hammill from the album “In a Foreign Town“ (1988). Peter Hammill - vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar and percussion Stuart Gordon - violin Here it comes up on the screen, the propaganda of the military-industrial machine. By now we find there’s little choice: when our masters tell us “smile“ we rejoice. With the nuclear shield safely in place we’re assured of the survival of the human race. The earth is flat and pigs can fly - swallow hard and believe the lies. In these alleys all are blind: skittles fall for the dreams of humankind. And nuclear power is safe as hell - Swallow hard, young William Tell. The earth is flat and pigs can fly - If you swallow hard you believe the lies. In the banks the deals are made - of course there’s no profit in lending the Third World aid. If the larder shells are bare let the people eat cake and