Feed Me To The Forest
The Blood Brothers Lyrics

These hot machine years burning time across your face
The passing years with their reliance on machines have left you feeling worn out and aged

See the smoke stacks rising up like fuck you towers?
The smoke stacks symbolize the oppressive and destructive nature of the industrial world

My girlfriend sang like a hummingbird today until that cough stole her voice and fed it to the furnance.
The singer's girlfriend used to sing beautifully, but her exposure to the pollution in the air caused her to become sick and lose her voice

Shrew laugh, trench throat..
The artist is experiencing a hoarse, painful throat and can only manage a weak, mirthless laugh

There's a party on the 16th floor.
The artist can hear the sounds of a party happening in a neighboring apartment

this apartments paper thin walls....
The singer feels uncomfortably close to their neighbors due to how thin the walls of their apartment are

you know your neighbors sobs by heart.
The singer is familiar with the sorrowful sounds that their neighbors make

Tight coil, cold grin...
The artist feels tense and anxious, but put on a emotionless facade

Highways wrapped around my body like a snake.
The artist feels trapped and suffocated by the constant presence of highways all around them

Got a view of a cement lawn, amputated horizons.
The artist's surroundings consist of endless expanses of gray cement and a lack of any natural beauty or views

Thanks for the survival rags.
The singer sarcastically acknowledges the poor quality of the clothes they are forced to wear to survive

thanks for the soiled skies.
The artist blames the polluted air and skies on those in power who have caused environmental destruction

thanks for the fucked up future.
The singer expresses bitterness at the bleak and uncertain future that seems to be in store

We can learn to love misery.
The singer is resigned to the realization that they may need to come to terms with enduring hardship as a part of their life

Was it just last night that I woke up to a snarling baby?
The singer heard a baby crying in a disturbed and intense manner, which made them feel unsettled

Did I hear it right? He begged his mother, Feed me to the forest!
The artist recalls hearing a child request to be left to die in the wilderness as opposed to living in their current environment

The factory is singing us to sleepless beds tonight.
The noise pollution emanating from the factory is causing the artist to feel restless and unable to sleep

Lungs like twin garbage sacks sucking charcoal breath tonight.
The singer feels as though their lungs are filled with filthy air, making it difficult to breathe

Sick squeal, dull moan...
The singer hears the painful sounds of someone suffering in a nearby apartment

Looks like your neighbors found another victim.
The artist believes that their neighbors are frequently experiencing negative circumstances and hardships

Screams Help but no one comes.
The artist is aware of situations in which people are in need of help but nobody is willing or able to provide it

honey won't you turn the TV on?
The artist suggests turning on the TV, possibly to provide a distraction from their immediate surroundings

Brown summer, stench wind...
The season feels melancholic due to the omnipresent pollution and decay

the globe spinning on a rusty hinge.
The artist feels as though the world is in a state of disrepair and instability

Get in your car go to your job like a train that's being robbed.
The singer feels trapped in the cycle of going to work and paying bills, akin to a robbery of their time and energy