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Reel Big Fish Lyrics

She's not eatin' bacon not eatin' sausage
She doesn't eat meat, including bacon and sausage.

And she won't eat eggs not eatin' chicken
She also avoids animal products like eggs and chicken.

Not eatin' turkey she won't have a steak
She doesn't eat other types of meat like turkey or steak.

But I just can't help feelin' sorry
The artist empathizes with her strict dietary restrictions.

For this poor little lettuce head
The artist humorously refers to her as a 'lettuce head' due to her diet.

You know I can't stop cryin' cause I
The singer is exaggerating their emotional response to her food choices.

Know this broccoli's dead
The singer is acknowledging that even plants die when we consume them.

Vegetarian I'm not a vegetarian vegetarian...she's a
Despite their sympathy for her, the artist proudly declares that they are not a vegetarian, while she is.

Poor little cow little sheep little fish
The artist sarcastically refers to different types of animals as 'little' and 'poor' in an attempt to make a point about the worth of plant-based diets.

How can I sleep? when carrots are bleedin'
The artist uses hyperbole to express their disdain for the idea that plants are sentient beings with feelings and are being harmed by consumption.

Plants are screamin' and tomatoes cry,
Continuing the hyperbole, the singer suggests that plants and even tomatoes have emotions like crying and screaming.

You say "it's not so bad, they're only Vegetables", that's what you said
The artist is mocking someone who dismisses the idea that plants have feelings and therefore don't deserve our sympathy.

Maybe I'm a murderer, but I'm hungry
The singer acknowledges that plant-based diets may be ethically superior but they prioritize their own hunger over moral concerns.

And they're better off dead.
The singer rationalizes their consumption of meat by arguing that plants are better off dead and being consumed as opposed to being alive and having emotions.

Save a plant, eat a cow,
The singer uses reverse psychology to argue that consuming meat is actually better for the environment than eating plants.

I want beef, I want it now!
The artist's lust for meat overrides moral concerns or environmental considerations.

I'm gonna eat it cause it's red!
The artist is being facetious and making fun of the idea that people solely eat meat because it's red.

I'm gonna eat it cause it's dead!
The singer emphasizes the absurdity of choosing to consume meat because it's no longer alive.

Maybe I should eat it raw let the
The singer is being outrageous and playful in the suggestion that they may eat meat raw and let the blood run down their face.

Blood run down my jaw
The artist is using graphic imagery to be provocative and shock the listener.

I'd eat people if it was legal,
The artist is using hyperbole to suggest the absurdity of suggesting that consuming humans would be justified merely because it was legal.

I'd eat people if it was legal!
The artist is being provocative and extreme in their hypothetical scenario to highlight the absurdity of prioritizing their hunger over moral considerations.