“Lyrically, ‘Herd Culling’ is about a very specific event in history, but it also deals with the broader theme of paranoia in the modern age – someone or something is coming up your driveway or in your front garden, and their/its motives are unclear.”
-via Porcupine Tree’s official Twitter account....
[Verse 1]
Son, go fetch the rifle now
I think there's something in the yard
I can see the herd is getting rattled
And the dogs are on their guard
[Pre-Chorus]
Liar, liar
[Chorus]
Liar, liar, liar
Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar
[Verse 2]
Well, we came to make a home here
But there's something in the trees
We bolt the door, chain the gate, secure the homestead
But it's never gonna leave
[Chorus]
Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar
[Verse 3]
The wolf is at the door somehow
The culling of thе herd is now
The wolf is at the door somеhow
The culling of the herd is now
The wolf is at the door somehow
The culling of the herd is now
The wolf is at the door somehow
The culling of the herd is now
[Bridge]
Hey, did you curse this place?
Did you fall to earth to cull a herd?
Strange gods above the earth
These are things you just won't believe
[Verse 4]
In the shackles of the night
There are lights up in the sky
Scratching at the doors
They are coming through the walls
Twenty feet above the ground
They move without a sound
Among the garbage cans
A curse upon the land
[Chorus]
Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar
Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar
Herd Culling was written by Richard Barbieri & Gavin Harrison & Steven Wilson.
Herd Culling was produced by Steven Wilson.
Porcupine Tree released Herd Culling on Fri May 20 2022.