Chamomile is the national flower of Russia.
And a sickle is one of the symbols of communism.
I think the lyrics below refer to how communism failed in Russia and hurt the Russian people.
Instead of representing the Russian people the communist government pursued it's own agenda, rather like a lawyer who hates an honest cop or a farmer who hates his crop etc.
"the smell of chamomile
beneath my sickle blade
will not comfort the cancer-stricken
or provide some common shade"
Perhaps, cancer-stricken refers to the poor victims of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown?
Chamomile is the national flower of Russia. And a sickle is one of the symbols of communism.
I think the lyrics below refer to how communism failed in Russia and hurt the Russian people. Instead of representing the Russian people the communist government pursued it's own agenda, rather like a lawyer who hates an honest cop or a farmer who hates his crop etc.
"the smell of chamomile beneath my sickle blade will not comfort the cancer-stricken or provide some common shade"
Perhaps, cancer-stricken refers to the poor victims of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown?