Porton Down.
Won't hear a sound at Porton Down,
the clear liquids keep their silence,
buried underground at Porton Down
the fast form of the final violence.
Quite right to be worried about the proliferation
of nuclear bombs and power stations,
but there's a deterrent that's going to
unearth us yet...
Hurry on round about Porton Down,
a quick glimpse of the future warfare
hidden underground at Porton Down;
far too frightening to utter what you saw there.
They got bacteria to drop us where we stand,
they got diseases still unknown to man,
they got the virus and a microgram's enough
to do in a continent.
The ultimate madness,
just one shattered test-tube to wipe out the world.
It begins with the mustard gas,
it proceeds to Hiroshima.
The culture moves on -
now it's bacterial, truly insane.
Porton Down waits to fever the brain.
Won't hear a sound at Porton Down,
the clear liquids keep their silence
buried underground at Porton Down,
the fast form of the final violence.
Hurry on round about Porton Down
a quick glimpse of the future warfare,
hidden underground at Porton Down,
far too frightening to say what you saw there.
No sound at Porton Down,
No sound at Porton Down,
No sound from Porton Down,
No sound
after Porton Down.
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Портон Даун.
Не будет слышно ни звука в Портон Дауне,
прозрачные жидкости хранят свои секреты,
похороненные под землей в Портон Дауне,
быстрая форма последнего насилия.
Вполне правильно беспокоиться о распространении
ядерных бомб и атомных электростанций,
но есть еще сдерживающее средство,
которое собирается выкурить нас из нор...
Побеспокойся о Портон Дауне,
мгновенная вспышка будущей войны
скрыта под землей в Портон Дауне;
то, что ты увидел здесь, слишком страшно,
чтобы можно было выразить словами.
У них есть бактерии, чтобы свалить нас прямо там, где мы стоим,
у них есть болезни, неизвестные людям,
у них есть вирусы, и их микрограмма достаточно,
чтобы покончить с континентом.
Полное безумие,
всего одна разбитая пробирка, чтобы уничтожить мир.
Все началось с горчичного газа,
а продолжилось Хиросимой.
Прогресс движется -
теперь это бактерии, истинный абсурд.
Портон Даун ждет, чтобы воспламенить мозг.
Не будет слышно ни звука в Портон Дауне,
чистые жидкости хранят свои секреты,
похороненные под землей в Портон Дауне,
быстрая форма последнего насилия.
Побеспокойся о Портон Дауне,
мгновенная вспышка будущей войны
скрыта под землей в Портон Дауне;
то, что ты увидел здесь, слишком страшно,
чтобы можно было сказать словами.
Ни звука в Портон Дауне,
из Портон Дауна,
после Портон Дауна.
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Портон Даун (Porton Down) - британская военная база, на которой проводят исследования (а раньше, в момент записи альбома, - и разработку) химического и бактериологического оружия массового поражения. По дороге в Лондон Питер Хэммилл часто проезжал около этой базы, что заставляло его задумываться о данной проблеме.
Горчичный газ (иприт) - боевое токсическое отравляющее вещество. В военных целях впервые применен во время Первой Мировой Войны.
Porton Down.
Won't hear a sound at Porton Down,
the clear liquids keep their silence,
buried underground at porton down
the fast form of the final violence.
Quite right to be worried about the proliferation
of nuclear bombs and power stations,
but there's a deterrent that's going to
unearth us yet ...
Hurry on round about Porton Down,
a quick glimpse of the future warfare
hidden underground at Porton Down;
far too frightening to utter what you saw there.
Where we stand,
they got diseases still unknown to man,
microgram's enough
to do in a continent.
The ultimate madness,
just one shattered test tube to wipe out the world.
It begins with the mustard gas,
it proceeds to Hiroshima.
The culture moves on -
now it's bacterial, truly insane.
Porton Down waits to fever the brain.
Won't hear a sound at Porton Down,
the clear liquids keep their silence
buried underground at porton down,
the fast form of the final violence.
Hurry on round about Porton Down
a quick glimpse of the future warfare,
hidden underground at Porton Down,
far too frightening to say what you saw there.
No sound at Porton Down,
No sound at Porton Down,
No sound from porton down
No sound
after porton down.
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Porton Down.
No sound will be heard in Porton Down,
clear liquids keep their secrets
buried underground in Porton Down,
quick form of last violence.
Quite right to worry about spreading
nuclear bombs and nuclear power plants,
but there is still a deterrent
which is going to smoke us out of the holes ...
Worry about porton down
instant flash of a future war
hidden underground in Porton Down;
what you saw here is too scary
so that you can express in words.
They have bacteria to dump us right where we stand,
they have diseases unknown to people
they have viruses, and their micrograms is enough,
to end the continent.
Total madness
just one broken test tube to destroy the world.
It all started with mustard gas,
and continued to Hiroshima.
Progress moves -
now it is bacteria, true absurdity.
Porton Down is waiting to inflame the brain.
No sound will be heard in Porton Down,
clean liquids keep their secrets
buried underground in Porton Down,
quick form of last violence.
Worry about porton down
instant flash of a future war
hidden underground in Porton Down;
what you saw here is too scary
so that you can say in words.
No sound in Porton Down,
from Porton Down,
after porton down.
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Porton Down (Porton Down) is a British military base where research (and earlier, at the time of recording the album, the development) of chemical and bacteriological weapons of mass destruction is being conducted. On the way to London, Peter Hammill often drove around this base, which made him think about this problem.
Mustard gas (mustard gas) is a toxic toxic chemical. For military purposes for the first time used during the First World War.