At the Cost of an Animal
Dropdead Lyrics
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is something you despise, your fucking greed the reason.
Conscience of a Cannibal,
At the cost of an animal.
Murderer! Sadist! Carnivore!
at the cost of an animal.
Don't you realize? you're eating death!
And the taste in your mouth, is the corpse on your breath.
The lyrics in Dropdead's song, At the Cost of an Animal, are a scathing critique of the meat industry and those who support it. The first two lines convey a sense of disappointment and disbelief in someone who the singer believed shared their fight for animal rights. However, it is made clear that the person in question has succumbed to their greed and selfish desires, ignoring the suffering of animals in the process.
The chorus accuses the person of having the conscience of a cannibal, essentially equating their consumption of animal flesh to an act of cannibalism. The rhetorical question "Don't you realize? you're eating death!" is meant to shock listeners into reconsidering their own meat-eating habits by highlighting the violence and death inherent in the process.
Overall, Dropdead's lyrics are uncompromising in their condemnation of the animal agriculture industry and those who participate in it. By suggesting that meat eaters are no different from cannibals, the band forces their audience to confront uncomfortable truths about the food they consume.
Line by Line Meaning
I see it in your eyes, the fight that I believe in,
is something you despise, your fucking greed the reason.
The singer notices the disagreement in the other's eyes, showing that their strong belief in a noble cause is opposed and rejected due to the other person's selfish reasons.
Conscience of a Cannibal,
At the cost of an animal.
The guilt felt by someone who consumes animal flesh, fully aware that their choice causes suffering and death for the animal.
Murderer! Sadist! Carnivore!
The singer uses strong words to indicate that consuming meat inherently involves killing animals (murderer), deriving pleasure from causing pain (sadist), and being a meat-eater (carnivore).
Conscience of a cannibal,
at the cost of an animal.
The guilt experienced by someone who consumes animal flesh at the expense of the animal's life.
Don't you realize? you're eating death!
And the taste in your mouth, is the corpse on your breath.
The artist challenges the listener to acknowledge that eating meat involves the consumption of a deceased animal, and that the taste in their mouth is proof of the animal's death.
Contributed by Kaitlyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dawn Debris
I have lived in 5 countries, including some in the very cold North, and I have never seen that vegetables are more expensive than meat.
Xayn Naz
And why do you think they sing about such things? It's because WE NEED THOSE RIGHTS.
ChantalGOVEGAN
Cant wait to see these guys in October.. Bloodshedfest in The Netherlands :)
gregmaster517
thats what our scene is all about
Dawn Debris
Not really a good example since you are talking about mass production of food. If you had the chance to buy only $5 dollars worth of veggies in a restaurant that sold vegetables in mass production, you'd get much more than your 3 hamburguers and fries. Subway provides the best example of this. The veggie Subway is the least expensive sub you can buy there, not to mention the healthiest (and the yummiest!) If mcdonalds sold vegan food, their vegan option would easily be their least expensive.
Paola Rodriguez
🤘🏿
The Whole Nine
Saw these ppl play at skullfest 11
Arkham Trailer Park
Peoples interpretations of what punk is differ because that is the essence of punk- fascism being where everyones ideas of what an ethos should be are the same and enforced..
insludgewecrust
GG Allin was human waste. And that's not something to strive for. I don't know why peoples interpretation of the word "punk " varies so much. If destroying your body, beating women, using racist remarks,supporting industries, punching fans,shitting and pissing yourself, bring obnoxious, abusing drugs and killing yerself is "punk " go right a head and follow in his footsteps and see how far you get. I wouldn't even call him "punk" more like shock rock n roll. Idolizing GG is a disgrace. (E)/(V)
Russ Slagel
Salad days❤