Shake hands, genocide, molasses
Jet powered caravans, molasses
I'm too good, you're stuck on
Rent free earthquake zone, molasses
I need someone else's glasses
Starving waitresses in plasters
Fat houseflies, genocide
We've been stitched up, molasses
Jet powered caravans, molasses
I'm too good, you're stuck on
Rent free earthquake zone, molasses
I need someone else's glasses
Starving waitresses in plasters
Fat houseflies, genocide
We've been stitched up, molasses
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"Shake hands, genocide, molasses" is about the discussions, agreements and appeasements made with people like Hitler and Milosevic.
"Jet powered caravans" about the environmental state of the world, one of Thoms favourite subjects.
Basically goes on to mention other things about the state of the world today and the bitterness which is being felt by all the spin and disguising of all the mess in the world.
Just my personal opinions on this great B-Side
Thematically, I think it shares a lot with another b-side, Banana Co, in that both songs seem to reference an underclass (Third World maybe?) whose land/resources have been raped and pillaged by more powerful nations or large multinational corporations, leaving the native people resentful, helpless, yet dependant.
Plus the words "genocide" and "molasses" make me think this song *could* be about the fate of the Native American tribes...