Snake Oil

Medical corruption, medical crime.
We are just waiting for judgement time....!

Words and voices: MC Alice Stare
Beats and melody: E Michio
Video collage: Ms. Paparazzi
Snake art: Alexandra Rämsberg

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
While 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
While 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!