Each album by Reaction 7 contains a variety of musical styles including alternative, modern rock, techno, country rock, and americana with many songs often containing a mix of those influences. This band works hard at sounding different than the others (and sometimes succeeds!) and breaks away from delivering “formula” songs.
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Tainted Food
Reaction 7 Lyrics
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There it sits upon the plate
Insect fragments everywhere
And a piece of someone's hair
This is what they call a stew
You have to fight the urge to spew
On a scale of one to ten
Just a side of rotten meat
And inside a special treat
Irradiate to kill the germs
Then afterwards they add the worms
Tainted meal oh so grand
On the label there's no brand
Grab a fork and scoop it up
Spoiled milk inside the cup
And it hits you oh so quick
Suddenly you're getting sick
Empty cupboard our last meal
After this we'll never heal
Grab a fork and dig right in
It's the worst its ever been
Expiration date last year
Botulism drawing near
Plus it smells like chlorine bleach
Product safety out of reach
Tainted meal oh so grand
On the label there's no brand
Grab a fork and scoop it up
Spoiled milk inside the cup
And it hits you oh so quick
Suddenly you're getting sick
The song "Tainted Food" by Reaction 7 describes the horrors of consuming contaminated and unhygienic food. The lyrics paint a picture of a dish filled with insect fragments, someone's hair, and rotten meat served with spoiled milk. The use of irony in the phrase "Tainted Food ain't it great" highlights the severity of the situation and creates a sarcastic tone. The song mentions the harmful effects of consuming such food, which can make someone feel sick or even lead to serious health issues like botulism. The line "Empty cupboard our last meal" represents the desperation of having to eat contaminated food due to a lack of other options.
The song can also be interpreted as a commentary on the food industry's tendency to cut corners and neglect food safety regulations. The line "On the label there's no brand" shows how disreputable companies might not even reveal their name while selling contaminated food. The lyric "Product safety out of reach" suggests that even if you are cautious and check the product's expiration date, there is still no guarantee of safety. The song serves as a warning to be mindful of what we eat and where it comes from.
Line by Line Meaning
Tainted food ain't it great
Isn't it wonderful to have contaminated food?
There it sits upon the plate
The food is served and ready to eat
Insect fragments everywhere
The dish has bits of bugs all around
And a piece of someone's hair
A human hair is found in the food
This is what they call a stew
The dish is some sort of stew-like creation
You have to fight the urge to spew
One has to resist the feeling of wanting to throw up
On a scale of one to ten
Using a rating system from one to ten
Lets just say its minus friend
It is so bad that it gets a negative score
Just a side of rotten meat
There is a serving of spoiled meat on the side
And inside a special treat
The stew has a surprise ingredient
Irradiate to kill the germs
The food has gone through radiation to eliminate bacteria
Then afterwards they add the worms
After the radiation, worms are added to the food
Tainted meal oh so grand
The contaminated food is quite impressive
On the label there's no brand
There is no identifiable brand on the food packaging
Grab a fork and scoop it up
Use a fork to serve yourself a portion
Spoiled milk inside the cup
The cup contains sour milk
And it hits you oh so quick
The effects of eating the food are instantaneous
Suddenly you're getting sick
The nausea and vomiting start to emerge
Empty cupboard our last meal
This is the last resort meal as there's nothing else to eat
After this we'll never heal
This meal will make us permanently ill
Grab a fork and dig right in
Start eating the meal without hesitation
It's the worst its ever been
This is the worst meal we've ever had
Expiration date last year
The food has passed its expiration date by a year
Botulism drawing near
There is a risk of contracting botulism from the food
Plus it smells like chlorine bleach
The food has a bleach-like odor
Product safety out of reach
The food is not safe to consume
Contributed by Michael N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
CatWithBlueHat
0:00 Albedo
0:22 Amber
0:38 Itto
0:57 Barbara
1:20 Beidou
1:37 Bennett
1:54 Chongyun
2:09 Diluc
2:24 Diona
2:45 Eula
2:58 Fischl
3:36 Ganyu
3:54 Gorou
4:12 Hu Tao
4:31 Jean
4:48 Kazuha
5:09 Kaeya
5:29 Ayaka
5:43 Ayato
6:01 Keqing
6:16 Klee
6:40 Kujou Sara
6:55 Lisa
7:11 Mona
7:30 Ningguang
7:51 Noelle
8:13 Qiqi
8:24 Raiden
8:50 Razor
9:07 Rosaria
9:20 Kokomi
9:39 Sayu
9:54 Shenhe
10:11 Sucrose
10:31 Tartaglia
10:52 Thoma
11:10 Venti
11:37 Xiangling
11:57 Xiao
12:08 Xingqiu
12:27 Xinyan
12:50 Yae Miko
13:07 Yanfei
13:28 Yoimiya
14:02 Yun Jin
14:25 Zhongli
Rav
A brief summary when they don’t like the food!
Albedo: is a gentleman and doesn’t decline entirely
Amber: is Amber and doesn’t blame you <3
Itto: accuses you of attempted murder
Barbara: doesn’t know what to do and just yelps
Beidou: shrugs it off like a true girlboss
Bennet: probably dies
Chongyun: thinks you pulled a Xingqiu on him
Diluc: also a gentleman and acknowledges your effort at least
Diona: literally spits the food out
Eula: IS THIS YOUR WAY OF GETTING BACK AT ME?
Fischl: why bring calamity and death onto me
Ganyu: polite polite polite and appreciative
Gorou: barks and sniffles
Hu Tao: this dish dead- rip lol- OH HEY, WANT A COFFIN FOR IT?
Jean: politely shows she isn’t into it and appreciates it at least
Kazuha: “maybe get some rest first?”
Kaeya: EWH
Ayaka: n o g r e a s e
Ayato: as expected, attempts to bring down his sister, Thoma, and the traveler in the next hot pot game
Keqing: another polite character and points out improvement points
Klee: like Albedo is polite and asks you to do something for her (so kewt)
Sara: eats it and leaves
Lisa: HELP WHAT SHE SAYS CAN BE APPLIED TO UH- “OTHER” THINGS ICHSBNXJXKXJ
Mona: is polite because she thinks she can’t afford it
Ningguang: iT’S tHe ThOugHT tHaT cOUntS
Noelle: has a diet she says exists
Qiqi: Qiqi fallen emote
Shogun: GET THIS ABOMINATION 10,000 MILES AWAY FROM ME EVEN •MY• COOKING IS BETTER
Ei: remembers she also can’t cook well and declines politely
Razor: doesn’t want to waste the food still AWWWHHH
Rosaria: probably insults you
Kokomi: traveler’s like: “what’s an impasse?”
Sayu: ESCAPE ESCAPE ESCAPE NEEDED
Shenhe: ugh at least I’m used to this crap
Sucrose: pulls an Albedo
Childe: the traveller forcefully still spoonfeeds him one more bite
Thoma: HOTPOT GAME WAR FLASHBACKS
Venti: is venti
Xiangling: surprisingly doesn’t roast you alive with guoba
Xiao: sassy teen mode activate
Xingqiu: YEA YOU UH EAT IT FIRST HAHA YESYES
Xinyan: no spice = no life
Miko: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
Yanfei: literally wants to burn the food
Yoimiya: thinks she’s consumed a floating slime
Yun Jin: polite as well
Zhongli: let me tell you a long story so I don’t have to eat this :))
Aloy: non-existent
CatWithBlueHat
0:00 Albedo
0:22 Amber
0:38 Itto
0:57 Barbara
1:20 Beidou
1:37 Bennett
1:54 Chongyun
2:09 Diluc
2:24 Diona
2:45 Eula
2:58 Fischl
3:36 Ganyu
3:54 Gorou
4:12 Hu Tao
4:31 Jean
4:48 Kazuha
5:09 Kaeya
5:29 Ayaka
5:43 Ayato
6:01 Keqing
6:16 Klee
6:40 Kujou Sara
6:55 Lisa
7:11 Mona
7:30 Ningguang
7:51 Noelle
8:13 Qiqi
8:24 Raiden
8:50 Razor
9:07 Rosaria
9:20 Kokomi
9:39 Sayu
9:54 Shenhe
10:11 Sucrose
10:31 Tartaglia
10:52 Thoma
11:10 Venti
11:37 Xiangling
11:57 Xiao
12:08 Xingqiu
12:27 Xinyan
12:50 Yae Miko
13:07 Yanfei
13:28 Yoimiya
14:02 Yun Jin
14:25 Zhongli
tkg3me
LMAO ZHONGLI REFUSAL
Dan Carney
It’s in alphabetical order!
Frosty Bits
Howd you do this?
Rig* 3619
@Kynslee Guthrie they already had someone else voice Genshins Aloy. And she said she didn't want to be part of whatever follows up after that, which is why her name wasn't included in the English VA space. (If you're wondering, No it wasn't Ashly Burch)
Also why care about just as far as voice lines. Mihoyo would practically do the bare minimum, as they did with Aloy to begin with.
I'm just asking for Mihoyo to at least put effort into it, and not break even. Makes me wonder how Sony approved of the results in the first place.
Kynslee Guthrie
@Rig* 3619 Chill, she’s not even part of the story canonically and if she were to have voice lines then they’d need to get her voice actor BEFORE the event had happened and keep in mind that they’ve been in lockdown.
GDolphinz
Zhongli: let me tell you a story instead
Venti: oh boy, i dont think i can eat this
Shogun: your cooking is a failure, get out of my sight
TAKOvibez
Coming from someone who can't really cook
shofu is the boss
*Shogun:Your cooking is as bad as mine
berry bread
she said you have 3 seconds to get that out of my face before i deep fry YOU