Satan Gave Me A Taco
Beck Lyrics

Satan gave me a taco
I had a bad experience with food and now I am blaming Satan for it.

And it made me really sick
The taco was so awful that I felt really sick after eating it.

The chicken was all raw
The chicken in the taco was completely uncooked.

And the grease was mighty thick
The oil used to fry the taco was very thick, making it hard to eat.

The rice was all rancid
The rice in the taco was spoiled and had a bad odor.

And the beans were so hard
The beans in the taco were very hard and difficult to chew.

I was getting kinda dizzy
As I ate the taco, I started to feel lightheaded and dizzy.

Eatin' all the lard
I consumed a lot of lard while eating the taco.

There was aphids on the lettuce
The lettuce in the taco had aphids on it, but I ate it anyway.

And I ate every one
I ate all of the aphids along with the lettuce in the taco.

And after I was done
After finishing the taco, something terrible happened.

The salsa melted off my tongue
The salsa was so hot that it melted off my tongue.

Pieces of tortilla
The pieces of the tortilla in the taco were large and difficult to swallow.

Got stuck in my throat
As I was eating the taco, the tortilla got lodged in my throat.

And the stains on my clothes
The taco caused stains on my clothes.

Burned a hole through my coat
The taco caused a hole to burn through my coat.

My stomach was a'tremblin'
My stomach was in pain and shaking.

And I broke out in a rash
After eating the taco, I developed a rash on my skin.

I was so dry and thirsty
The taco made me feel very dehydrated and thirsty.

And I didn't have no cash
I didn't have any money to buy something to drink.

So I went and found a hose
I found a water hose to drink from.

Tore off all my clothes
I took off all my clothes to drink water from the hose.

Turned on the water
I turned on the water hose to drink from it.

And it shot right up my nose
The water from the hose went up my nose.

Some old lady came along
An elderly woman came and saw me drinking water from the hose.

And she thought I was a freak
The woman was frightened by my behavior and thought I was strange.

So she beat me with her handbag
The woman hit me with her handbag.

'til I could hardly speak
The woman hit me so hard that I lost my breath and couldn't speak.

I was lying there naked
I was lying naked on the ground after being hit by the woman.

My body badly bruised
My body was covered in bruises from the beating.

In a pool of my own blood
I was bleeding and lying in a puddle of my own blood.

Unconscious and confused
I was unconscious and didn't understand what was happening around me.

Well the cops came and got me
The police arrived and took me into custody.

And threw me in their van
The police put me in their van to take me to jail.

And I woke up on the ceiling
I woke up in a strange place and didn't know how I got there.

And I couldn't find my hand
I realized that one of my hands was missing.

They took me to the judge
I was taken to court to stand trial.

His eyes a'glowin' red
The judge's eyes were glowing red, which made me very afraid.

The courtroom was filled
The courtroom was full of strange and scary creatures.

With witches and the dead
There were witches and dead people in the courtroom.

Well the sheriff was a hell-hound
The sheriff was a scary creature with fangs and claws.

With fangs and claws
The sheriff had sharp teeth and claws.

The prisoners were tied up
The other prisoners in the courtroom were tied up and couldn't move.

And chained to the walls
The prisoners were also chained to the walls of the courtroom.

The air was getting thick
The atmosphere in the courtroom was becoming tense and scary.

The smoke was getting thicker
The smoke in the courtroom was getting thicker and harder to see through.

The judge read the verdict
The judge read the decision in my case.

Said "cut off his head!"
The judge ordered that I should be executed by decapitation.

Well they placed me on the altar
I was put on an altar to be executed.

And they raised up the axe
The executioner prepared to use the axe to cut off my head.

My head was about to explode
I was very scared and thought my head was going to explode.

When I noticed the marshall stacks
I noticed that there were music amplifiers nearby.

I noticed all the smoke machines
I saw that there were smoke machines used for special effects.

Cameras and the lights
There were cameras and bright lights in the room.

Some guy with a microphone
There was a person running around with a microphone.

Runnin' around dancin' in tights
The man with the microphone was dancing around in tight clothing.

And I noticed the crew
I saw the film crew who were recording the strange scene.

And the band playin' down below
There was a band playing music in the background.

And I realized I was in a rock video
I finally understood that I was part of a music video production.

So I went and joined the band
I decided to join the music band that was playing nearby.

And I went out on tour
I began touring with the band.

And I smoked a lot of heroin
I became addicted to heroin and started smoking it regularly.

And I passed out in manure
I was so heavily intoxicated that I passed out in a pile of manure.

I made out with the groupies (aw yeah)
I had sexual relations with the groupies who were fans of the band.

Started fires backstage (aw yeah, start 'em up)
I started fires backstage as part of my rebellious behavior.

Made a lot of money (aw yeah, I'm makin' it)
I made a lot of money from touring with the band and producing music.

And I gave it all away (give it all to me)
I wasted all the money I made and gave it away to others.

Well the band got killed (aw, bunch of losers)
The music band I joined eventually broke up or was unsuccessful.

So I started a solo career (aw haw, yeah)
I decided to start a music career on my own after the band broke up.

And I won all the awards (get 'em all now)
I became very successful and won many music awards and accolades.

And I drank all the beer (drink it all up; get funky)
I abused drugs and alcohol heavily during this time.

And I opened up the taco stand (aw haw, etc.)
I opened a taco stand, possibly as a nod to my previous experience with the bad taco.

Just to smell the smell
I opened the taco stand just to smell the aroma of the tacos.

Cookin' with the devil
The taco stand was a place of indulgence and possibly was run by the devil himself.