The second of 3 loosely connected songs about the conditions that lead to making facism seem rational - economic destitution and desperation in the Weimar Republic.
lyrics
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the wings of prostitution,
Welcome, baby, to your new constitution.
A gentleman does what a gentleman wants
And a gentleman wants in you.
A gentleman does what a gentleman should
And gentlemen are making the rules.
Welcome, children and saints, to a new kind of pollution.
Welcome, beggars, to your new contribution.
A gentleman takes what a gentleman wants
And a gentleman will rewrite the truth.
A gentleman takes what a gentleman will
And a gentleman is using you.
Uncover the truth of things in your own way,
Another trick to play today.
You do what they tell you and take off your clothes,
And leave on the light so everyone knows.
There's blood in the morning,
After the knives.
Another day and you're still alive.
Now there's a man on the corner and I don't like what he's for,
He's screaming we need another war.
I sit with the drinkers
And talk about the show.
credits
from Black Science,
released June 12, 2017
Lyrics: Craig West & Chris Belsito.
When you like your prog to be more beautiful and/or accessible than prog-proggy, than this is for you! Melodic as hell and yes, Peter Falconer is quite a singer! That wouldn't go half the way without the solid songs of Pat Sanders. A great combination of skills ;-) Carsten Pieper
Absolutely hooked on this album from first listen. How rare is that with prog!??? Excellent songwriting and musicianship. Can’t wait to dive into the rest of the collection. Thomas Lock
BBT are standard bearers for modern prog, with a sound that evokes the spirit of those legendary 70s bands whilst managing to also be thoroughly contemporary. It's astonishing that over 30 minutes of music of this quality, with such high production values, is being made available for free - and their full albums are also very reasonably priced... Eleventh Earl of Blah
Fantasy progressive rock is not something I'd ever thought of. Yet Foreign Land, especially the Foreign Land track itself, transported me straight into an unknown, magical fantasy world. Hakim Zulkufli