Hemlock Songtext
von Peter Hammill

Here it comes, up on the screen
Propaganda of the military industrial machine
And 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
Our nuclear power is safe as hell
Swallow hard, young William Tell
The earth is flat and pigs can fly
If you swallow hard you′ll believe the lies
If you swallow hard you'll 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 shelves are bare
Let the people eat cake and thank the governments for the air
Meanwhile in the cells, secret police


Champ at freedom, offer justice, keep the peace
The Pope talks to God, the Ayatollah too
Swallow hard and believe it true
The earth is flat and pigs can fly
If you swallow hard you′ll believe the lies
You′ll believe the lies
It's a hemlock world
It′s a hemlock world
It's a hemlock world
It′s a hemlock world that we must drink
Swallow hard and don't try to think
It′s a hemlock world that we all face
Swallow hard on the bitter taste
It's a hemlock world
Swallow hard on the bitter taste
It's a hemlock world
Swallow hard on the aftertaste
It′s a hemlock world
Swallow hard
It′s a hemlock world
On the aftertaste
It's a hemlock world
Swallow hard
It′s a hemlock world
It's a hemlock world