Snake Oil

MC Alice Stare: Lyrics & vocals
DJ Madagascar: Beats & melodies
Marina Papazian: Visual collage
Alexandra Rämsberg: Snake art

Snake Oil

Snake eyes gleam as profits accrue
Creaming and stealing the best of the brew
Milking the cash cow - resources deflate
Symptoms are changing as strains mutate

Crippled at home while others dispense
Over the counter they’re licensed to mess
Effects and side effects - one and the same
Who takes the hit and who knows their names?

Snake oil for sale - Roll up, Roll up!
Toxic concoction - Empty your cup!
Snake oil for sale - Roll up, Roll up!
Noxious concoction - Reject the cup!

The man at the stand presenting his wares
Takes your hands - relinquish your cares
White coats and suits are Powerpoint certain
Pharma recruits behind the white curtain

Snake oil for sale - Roll up, Roll up!
Toxic concoction - Empty your cup!

Money for hot air, bonuses rise
Placebo/nocebo, shareholders smile
Rubbing their hands while we’re led by the nose
Footing the bill for the Emperor’s clothes

Mouths are a-water but eyes they avert
Health is a business and profits convert
Everything’s backward, the puppets in place
Strings are pulled skyward with poker straight face

Snake oil for sale - Roll up, Roll up!
Toxic concoction - Empty your cup!
Snake oil for sale - Roll up, Roll up!
Noxious concoction - Reject the cup!

The man at the stand presenting his wares
Takes your hands - relinquish your cares
White coats and suits are Powerpoint certain
Pharma recruits behind the white curtain

Snake oil for sale - Roll up, Roll up!
Toxic concoction - Empty your cup!
Snake oil for sale - Roll up, Roll up!
Noxious concoction - Reject the cup!