Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro

from Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro by Hemlock Smith

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based upon a demo recorded with guitarist Julien Feltin, it constitutes the ideal entry point for this album. Based on the film "Inherit the Wind" with Spencer Tracy, where the sign "Keep Satan out of Hillsboro" is held up during a rally to protest against the teaching of Darwin's "theories" in USA public schools in the 1920ies.

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Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro

Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro
Keep the demons at bay
Every day is the same, you know
Oh so troubled as it may

Seeming endless with afterglow
Subtle levels of grey
Every thought is a shame, you know
Oh so clever as it may

Beam eye witness from head to toe
And always give in to faith
Not every cross has a name you know
And noone ascended today

CH
I need to exorcise my state of mind
I need to sanitize my wretched spine
Let me get this blackness out of here
With a batting bat –
With a shotgun –
- or a spear…

Every day is the same -
Every day is the same -

Dumb is what really makes us bold
Foolishness is no plague
Every thought is a mould, you know
And every carcass is plain

Clothes will fool you - before you know
We’ve taken care of ourselves
There is no star here in Hillsboro
Only illusions and space –

CH
I need to exorcise my state of mind
I need to sanitize my wretched spine
Let me get this blackness out of here
With a batting bat –
With a shotgun –
- or a spear… yeah…
I need to exorcise my state of mind
I need to sanitize my wretched spine
Let me get this blackness out of here
With a wrecking ball
With a crowbar -
- or a beer…

Keep the Devil out - Keep the Devil out.
Keep the Devil out - Keep the Devil out.

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from Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro, released September 5, 2009

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Hemlock Smith Lausanne, Switzerland

Hemlock Smith come from Lausanne (Switzerland). Since 2002, they’ve released 7 regular albums with intelligent pop, as well as 2 soundtracks for silent film and 2 collaborations with Noise duo Les Poissons Autistes. Fronted by singer-songwriter Michael Frei, Hemlock Smith's distinctive voice is complemented by a talented band seamlessly blending Pop, Folk, Rock and Trip-Hop Sensibilities ... more

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