Butcher Flower
Revolting Cocks Lyrics

Butcher flower's woman
Referring to a woman who has had a difficult life, just like a flower being cut in a butcher shop

She did what she could
Despite her difficult life, she did her best to survive

Nothing beyond
She did not have the opportunity to do more than her best

What a good girl would
She did everything she could to be a good person

Did you take the bait?
Asking whether she fell into temptation

Oh, woman, did you take that bait?
Further inquiring whether she gave into temptation

When you fell like the butchered
Comparing the woman's difficult life to being cut open on a butcher's table

Onto slabs wide open
Suggesting that her life was exposed for all to see

Cut a fresh new life
Attempting to start anew despite her difficult past

All that pale blue broken
Describing her broken and beaten appearance

Did you choke on your fist?
Asking whether she felt helpless and alone in her struggles

Oh, woman, did you take that bait?
Repeating the question about giving into temptation

I made an appointment
Planned an event in advance

Do you want to take her
Asking whether someone else would like to participate in the planned event

Don't call it by name;
Trying to keep the event discreet

B.U.T.C.H.E.R.
Using a code word to describe the event

Were you that impressed?
Asking if the person was impressed by the event

Oh, baby, that makes two of us
Agreeing with the person about the impressiveness of the event

Did you make an appointment?
Repeating the question about planning an event

Were you that impressed?
Repeating the question about being impressed

Did you take what you needed
Asking if someone took what they wanted from a difficult situation

And kill the rest?
Asking if they left others behind who could not handle the difficult situation

You ought to take a leaf
Suggesting that the person should learn from someone else's experience

Out of daddy's book
Comparing the person to their father

All blood and petals
Describing the person's violent and delicate nature

Hanging from a meat hook
Imagining the person as a piece of meat in a butcher shop

'Cause she who breathes last
Musing that those who struggle most may not survive

Or not at all
Acknowledging that many may not make it through difficult situations

Hounding acrobats
Following those who succeed with jealousy and anger

With saber and tongs
Using brutal methods to try and bring down those who succeed

Curse the bastard eyes
Angry and resentful towards those who have a better life

With a rag you stole
Taking what little is available to try and make it through

From a bleeding butcher boy's empty hole
Taking scraps and leftovers from those who have also struggled