Genesis "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" lyrics

The Return of the Giant Hogweed

Turn and runNothing can stop themAround every river and canalTheir power is growing

Stamp them outWe must destroy themThey infiltrate each cityWith their thick dark warning odour

They are invincibleThey seem immune to all our herbicidal battering

Long ago in the Russian hillsA Victorian explorer foundThe regal Hogweed by a marshHe captured it and brought it home

Botanical creature stirsSeeking revengeRoyal beast did not forgetHe came home to LondonAnd made a present of the HogweedTo the Royal Gardens at Kew

Waste no timeThey are approachingHurry nowWe must protect ourselvesAnd find some shelter

Strike by nightThey are defenselessThey all need the sun to photosensitize their venom

Still they're invincibleStill they're immune to all our herbicidal battering

Fashionable country gentlemenHad some cultivated wild gardensIn which they innocently plantedThe Giant Hogweed throughout the land

Botanical creature stirsSeeking revengeRoyal beast did not forgetSoon they escaped, spreading their seedPreparing for an onslaughtThreatening the human race

Mighty Hogweed is avengedHuman bodies soon will know our angerKill them with your hogweed hairsHeracleum mantegazziani

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