Say "Ten"
The Ethical Dilemma of Appetite
Lyrics
She's not eatin' bacon not eatin' sausage
She's avoiding bacon, sausage, and eggs, as well as chicken, turkey, and steak.
And she won't eat eggs not eatin' chicken
Expressing sympathy for a lettuce head, personifying it as a victim.
Not eatin' turkey she won't have a steak
Expressing sadness for a dead broccoli, using it as a metaphor for the consequences of a vegetarian lifestyle.
But I just can't help feelin' sorry
The narrator feels sorry for the lettuce head and mourns the death of the broccoli.
For this poor little lettuce head
Expressing emotional distress over the death of the broccoli.
You know I can't stop cryin' cause I
The narrator cannot stop crying due to the perceived tragedy of the dead broccoli.
Know this broccoli's dead
Continuation of the emotional response to the death of the broccoli, reinforcing its impact.
Vegetarian I'm not a vegetarian vegetarian...she's a
Denying being a vegetarian and emphasizing that the person referred to in the song is the vegetarian.
Poor little cow little sheep little fish
Expressing empathy for various animals - cow, sheep, fish - potentially harmed by a non-meat diet.
How can I sleep? when carrots are bleedin'
The narrator struggles with guilt and sleeplessness, personifying bleeding carrots as a result of vegetarianism.
Plants are screamin' and tomatoes cry,
Describing the anguish of plants and tomatoes as a consequence of the vegetarian lifestyle.
You say "it's not so bad, they're only
Responding to the argument that they are just vegetables, highlighting the dismissive attitude towards plant life.
Vegetables", that's what you said
The narrator acknowledges the possibility of being a murderer but justifies it by expressing hunger.
Maybe I'm a murderer, but I'm hungry
Asserting a preference for consuming dead animals despite the moral dilemma.
And they're better off dead.
The narrator justifies killing animals for food, stating they are better off dead.
Save a plant, eat a cow,
Suggesting a preference for eating meat over plants, advocating for the consumption of cows.
I want beef, I want it now!
Expressing a strong desire for beef and immediate consumption.
I'm gonna eat it cause it's red!
The narrator intends to eat meat because of its color, possibly referring to its appeal or taste.
I'm gonna eat it cause it's dead!
Emphasizing a willingness to eat meat due to its lifeless state.
Maybe I should eat it raw let the
Contemplating eating meat raw, with blood running down the narrator's jaw.
Blood run down my jaw
Expressing a willingness to consume humans if it were legally acceptable.
I'd eat people if it was legal,
Reiterating a hypothetical scenario of consuming humans if it were legal.
I'd eat people if it was legal!
Reaffirming the willingness to eat people under certain legal conditions.
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