Sick Butchers
Sick Butchers: Unveiling Society's Consumption Dichotomy
Lyrics
Used to graze in a field
Describes a past state of grazing in a field.
Used to breathe, I used to be alive
Reflects on a previous existence with the ability to breathe and be alive.
Did chew the grass in the field
Recalls the act of chewing grass in the field.
Could see and hear the world around me
Expresses the ability to perceive and be aware of the surrounding world.
See and fear man around me
Observes fear of humans in the surroundings.
Had a virgin skin, but now
Refers to having an untouched, pure skin in the past.
Sold in supermarkets now
Comments on the commodification of the speaker, now available in supermarkets.
Studded blankets
Mentions studded blankets, possibly indicating a harsh or uncomfortable existence.
Used to hear the cars and the birds, going by
Recalls the ability to hear sounds of cars, birds, and people passing by.
And the people going by, they were my destiny
Describes people passing by as the speaker's destiny and purpose.
They were my reason, my purpose in this field
Elaborates on the importance of these passersby in the speaker's life.
For their plates, their cold bodies, their car seat covers
Expresses a sense of sacrifice for the well-being of others, referring to plates, bodies, and car seat covers.
My soul for your soles of shoes
Suggests a trade-off, offering the speaker's soul for the materialism represented by the soles of shoes.
You may like my taste, you may like my worth
Addresses the potential appreciation of the speaker's taste and value.
It may say in the bible that you can kill me
Acknowledges a religious or moral justification for killing the speaker.
But I don't want to die, I don't want to die
Expresses the speaker's desire to avoid death.
You tried to stroke me in a field
Describes a conflicting situation where someone attempts to show affection in a field, but the speaker ultimately becomes a meal.
Then go home and eat me as your meal
Highlights the contradiction of being stroked in a field and then consumed at home.
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