Cannibal
Marika Hackman Lyrics

Have you seen my nose?
Asking if the listener has noticed that the singer cut off her nose

I cut it off last night.
Admitting to self-mutilation

Let's just hope it grows I'd hate to look afraid.
Expressing fear that her disfigurement will make her look weak

As the blood runs down my chin
Describing the bloody aftermath of the self-injury

I love that iron taste
Finding pleasure in the taste of blood

Could you just let me in?
Implying a desire to be accepted despite her self-harm

I'll bandage up my face and hide away
Planning to conceal her injuries from others

I took a knife and stabbed out.
Confessing to using a knife to harm herself

The light that was in our eyes
Metaphorically referring to a spark or passion that has been snuffed out

Scared the folks
Suggesting that others were frightened or disturbed by the singer's actions

In the hole of this place
Referring to the confined or constrained nature of their environment

With a hole in my face.
A grim reference to the singer's self-inflicted wound

Everybody knows, gluttony's a sin
Acknowledging a shared moral principle

And I feel sick and gross.
Expressing disgust with her own behavior

Washing machine spin, a sweaty upper lip
Describing a sense of disorientation and discomfort

I love that salty taste,
Again expressing a perverse pleasure in the taste of blood

I'm hungry for a fix
Referring to a psychological addiction to self-harm

I'm hungry for the pace of the thrill and chase.
Indicating an attraction to the danger and excitement of self-injury