Cephalic Carnage - Invertus Indica Lyrics
I wish that I could smokeThe weed at the turning of the centuryFrom what I have read, In early 19OO'sImmigrants would smoke,then go habitually insaneResort to a life of crime or violent rapesAssaulting police officers, in bordertownsExtreme prejudismfrom this rising plagueInfecting our youth,Change will commendArrests were made,weed is slowly criminalizedState by state officials were terrifiedMostly minorities that smokedJazz musicians were being watchedUnder section 2F...Possession without a prescriptionwas made presumptiveevidence of concealmentDrugs illegally importedin violation of this actAnd made possession a federal crimeEsta ya ledio las tres, exhilarating effectsThree inhalations of marijuana.The first puffinduced feelings of well being,The second provoked extreme elation,coupled with activityThe third was reputedto make the smoker oblivious to dangerDeveloping superhuman strengthEl Paso in 1914 characterizeda hot bed for marijuana fiendsReportedly commonnot only among Mexicans,but among Blacks, Prostitutes, Pimps,and criminal class of Whites,Meanwhile alcohol prohibitionwas a losing causeGovernment paranoia was soon aboundMafia propaganda was gaining groundThrough violence and bribery...alcohol could be foundBy 1921 an increase of marijuanawas noted Cannabis Indica,which is Indian HempFrom Hashish to Opium raise new fearsCocaine in further demandon July 15, 193O Harry Jacob Anslingerwas appointed Acting Commisionerof the Federal Bureau of NarcoticsEager to fulfill his role as an evil crusaderAgainst t