Lyrics
Discarded, deformed
Refers to discarded and deformed infants born in the chemical age.
babies of the chemical age
Describes the babies as products of the chemical age.
Mutated, some unborn
Highlights the mutation and death of some unborn babies in their fetal cages (wombs).
dying in their fetal cage
Emphasizes the suffering and death of unborn babies.
On the day of the nativity in ‘56
Refers to the birth year '1956' and sets the stage for the narrative.
comes a child forsaken
Introduces a child born in 1956 who is forsaken.
The first of a hundred thousand,
Indicates that the child is the first of many thousands similarly affected.
cursed by a drug they’d taken
States that the children are cursed due to a drug their mothers took during pregnancy.
Condemned to a life unkind
Expresses that the affected children are condemned to a harsh life.
as they suffered in silence
Describes their silent suffering.
The Hell of Thalidomide
Refers to the "Hell of Thalidomide," a drug causing birth defects.
all in the name of science
States that these tragedies happened in the name of scientific progress.
A mother’s ruin
Describes the drug as a mother's ruin.
all for another’s greed
Links the tragedy to the greed of others.
Prescribing horror and sorrow when they breed
Conveys the idea of prescribing horror and sorrow through the use of this drug.
Miscarriage, disparage
Refers to miscarriage and disparagement of life.
live a life of anguish
Describes a life filled with anguish for those affected.
Midwives were taking lives
Implies midwives took lives to prevent the suffering of malformed children.
so the child it would not languish
Explains the reasoning behind taking the lives of newborns.
Suffocating newborn daughters and sons
Refers to suffocating infants born with malformations.
for their malformations
Explains the rationale behind ending the lives of such infants.
Given toxic poison
Describes the toxic poison given to twisted a generation.
that twisted a generation
Indicates the impact of the toxic poison on the affected generation.
First created in the past
Mentions the creation of the drug in the past as an antidote for Sarin gas.
as an antidote for Sarin gas
Links the drug's origin to its use as an antidote.
Created in camps of death
References the creation of the drug in death camps, raising ethical questions.
what price a pound of flesh?
Raises the question of the moral cost of creating and using the drug.
Limbless, eyeless
Describes the severe physical deformities caused by the drug.
all organs displaced
Highlights the extent of physical deformities, including limblessness and eyelessness.
They made money hand over fist
Accuses those responsible of profiting significantly from selling the toxic drug.
by selling this toxic waste
Concludes by emphasizing the financial gain made through the sale of this harmful substance.
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