Vampire Rodents' last recodings were made in 1997 when Vahnke was working on a follow-up to Gravity's Rim. Legal issues with Fifth Colvmn Records unexpectedly halted activity and the project was put on hiatus. After over a decade of inactivity, Daniel Vahnke officially announced his musical retirement and the project's abandonment in 2009. In 2016, Vahnke established an official youtube page titled Rodentia Productions and began issuing unreleased material.
Major discography:
War Music (1990)
Premonition (1992)
Lullaby Land (1993)
Clockseed (1995)
Gravity's Rim (1996)
Meat
Vampire Rodents Lyrics
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Meat - for mommies too
Meat - raw and sweet
Meat
Sad and useless
Born with a tiny head
Mad and hungry
Governor on coyote raids
Crows attack the chopper blades
To the earth in flames it sends
Coyotes feed with feathered friends
Meat - for young marines
Meat - for human leeches
Meat - poisoned whales
Meat - on the beaches
Where dolphin body pieces float
A bomb awaits the tuna boat
No more diplomatic votes
Wrap the nets around their throats
God is dead
The wolves are back
They're laughing at your sick attack
Eat the pig
Your livestock brother
Seize the young
Kill its mother
A grizzly weeps and the dead awake
That's all the shit they're gonna take!
Meat - poacher scalps
Meat - Trap for hunters
Meat - Butcher's treat
Meat
Old and dying
The end of a culture
Sick - contagious
Food for a vulture
Meat - through the U.S. mail
Meat - young flesh for sale
Meat - in a live sex show
Meat - anyone we know?
Birds in black will claim your eyes
The raven judge will tell no lies
We have a need
We all must bleed
We all possess the carnivore seed
Have some sense of decency
No one gets their meat for free
Flesh gives power
Blood gives heat
No one leaves without giving meat
Hear the shotguns
And bloody chainsaws
Follow them home with vengeful jaws
Meat - for the N.R.A.
Meat - no pain you say
Meat - too late to pray
Meat - on judgement day
White and stupid
Warm in rotting furs
Bite and swallow
Now you'll feed the birds
Meat - dagger's handle
Meat - impotence cure
Meat - ivory dildos
Meat - you'll die for sure
The song “Meat” by Vampire Rodents is a raw and provocative commentary on the meat industry and consumer culture. The lyrics present a graphic and brutal depiction of the exploitation of animals for food and the consequences of our actions. The first verse of the song talks about meat being consumed by babies and their mothers, highlighting the fact that it is a common practice in our society. However, the second verse challenges the idea of meat being a source of nourishment, with its harrowing portrayal of animals being torn apart to feed our insatiable appetite.
The third verse takes a political turn, with references to the Governor's involvement in coyote raids, crows attacking chopper blades and coyotes feeding on their feathered friends. These lines suggest a corruption of power by those who seek to profit from the meat industry. The fourth verse takes a more environmental tone, describing the consequences of human consumption on wildlife and nature. The reference to the bomb waiting for the tuna boat is a metaphor for the damage we inflict on the oceans and all living beings that depend on them.
The chorus of the song repeats the word “meat”, drawing attention to its primal nature and our inherent need for it. The fifth and sixth verses delve into the moral aspect of meat consumption, with lines like “God is dead” and “eat the pig, your livestock brother”. The lyrics are pointing out the hypocrisy of claiming to value life while causing the death of innocent animals in the meat industry. The song ends with a call to action, with the grizzly weeping and the dead awakening, implying that it is not too late to change our ways and make a better world.
Line by Line Meaning
Meat - for babies
Feeding meat to babies
Meat - for mommies too
Meat eating for women too
Meat - raw and sweet
Meat rawness and taste
Meat
Meat consumption
Sad and useless
Life of some animals bred for meat
Born with a tiny head
An animal's helpless birth
Mad and hungry
The animal's primal nature of being hungry
Torn to bloody shreds
Slaughtering the animal for meat
Governor on coyote raids
An authority targeting defenseless animals
Crows attack the chopper blades
Nature fighting back against human interference
To the earth in flames it sends
Humans causing destruction
Coyotes feed with feathered friends
Animals resorting to eating each other due to humans' interference
Meat - for young marines
Meat consumption among people of society
Meat - for human leeches
People being compared to leeches due to their excessive meat consumption
Meat - poisoned whales
Polluting the environment along with risks of eating it
Meat - on the beaches
Ocean pollution affecting the ecosystem
Where dolphin body pieces float
The harmful impact of human activities on ocean life
A bomb awaits the tuna boat
Habitat destruction or commercial food production puts species at risk of dying out
No more diplomatic votes
Politics failing the environment and its inhabitants
Wrap the nets around their throats
Animal cruelty and unnecessary killing for food
God is dead
The idea of man playing God is dying
The wolves are back
The raw power of nature reclaims its domain
They're laughing at your sick attack
Nature mocking those who harm it
Eat the pig
The inhumane treatment of livestock
Your livestock brother
The idea of consuming meat from the animals we consider as pets
Seize the young
The cruelty of killing young animals
Kill its mother
The practice of killing mothers and leaving their babies orphaned
A grizzly weeps and the dead awake
The impact of humans' actions on the natural environment
That's all the shit they're gonna take!
The natural world fighting back
Meat - poacher scalps
Violence against poachers
Meat - Trap for hunters
Hunting becomes a trap for humans
Meat - Butcher's treat
The joy of human butchers taking life intended for food consumption
Meat
Humans' obsession with meat consumption
Old and dying
Slaughtering the old and sick animals for meat
The end of a culture
The future of meat-eating culture seems uncertain
Sick - contagious
The resulting negative impact of consuming meat
Food for a vulture
Compared to a bird that feeds off of dead animals
Meat - through the U.S. mail
The dangerous impact of meat transportation
Meat - young flesh for sale
The inhumane practice of selling young animals for meat
Meat - in a live sex show
The meat industry's exploitation of livestock in a sex-show type industry
Meat - anyone we know?
The ignorance of meat consumption in our daily lives and people around us
Birds in black will claim your eyes
The natural world seeking retribution
The raven judge will tell no lies
The accountability of our actions towards the environment
We have a need
Humans never being satisfied
We all must bleed
The inevitable destiny of all inhabitants on Earth
We all possess the carnivore seed
The natural attachment towards meat consumption
Have some sense of decency
A plea to consider the ethical viewpoints of meat consumption
No one gets their meat for free
The social and environmental cost of meat
Flesh gives power
Meat consumption is linked to power and status
Blood gives heat
The association of blood and meat consumption
No one leaves without giving meat
The culturally ingrained tradition of meat consumption
Hear the shotguns
The violent nature of hunting animals for meat
And bloody chainsaws
The use of brutal machinery for slaughtering animals for meat
Follow them home with vengeful jaws
Animals being a threat to humans for their actions.
Meat - for the N.R.A.
The normalization of meat consumption in traditionally conservative groups and organizations
Meat - no pain you say
The common belief that animals don't suffer during meat production
Meat - too late to pray
The devastating effects of humans' actions
Meat - on judgement day
Our actions towards the environment and the consequences we'll face
White and stupid
The harmful and preconceived notion of superior human intellect
Warm in rotting furs
The unethical practice of using animal fur for warmth
Bite and swallow
Humans' instinctual behavior when it comes to meat consumption
Now you'll feed the birds
Nature reclaiming what was taken from it
Meat - dagger's handle
The association of meat with weapons and violence
Meat - impotence cure
The myth of meat consumption being a cure for impotence
Meat - ivory dildos
Exotic and morally questionable practices to create demand for meat
Meat - you'll die for sure
The environmental and health repercussions of meat consumption
Contributed by Kennedy N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dante TFL
LYRICS
Meat - for babies
Meat - for mommies too
Meat - raw and sweet
Meat
Sad and useless
Born with a tiny head
Mad and hungry
Torn to bloody shreds
Governor on coyote raids
Crows attack the chopper blades
To the earth in flames it sends
Coyotes feed with feathered friends
Meat - for young marines
Meat - for human leeches
Meat - poisoned whales
Meat - on the beaches
Where dolphin body pieces float
A bomb awaits the tuna boat
No more diplomatic votes
Wrap the nets around their throats
God is dead
The wolves are back
They're laughing at your sick attack
Eat the pig
Your livestock brother
Seize the young
Kill its mother
A grizzly weeps and the dead awake
That's all the shit they're gonna take!
Meat - poacher scalps
Meat - Trap for hunters
Meat - Butcher's treat
Meat
Old and dying
The end of a culture
Sick - contagious
Food for a vulture
Meat - through the U.S. mail
Meat - young flesh for sale
Meat - in a live sex show
Meat - anyone we know?
Birds in black will claim your eyes
The raven judge will tell no lies
We have a need
We all must bleed
We all possess the carnivore seed
Have some sense of decency
No one gets their meat for free
Flesh gives power
Blood gives heat
No one leaves without giving meat
Hear the shotguns
And bloody chainsaws
Follow them home with vengeful jaws
Meat - for the N.R.A.
Meat - no pain you say
Meat - too late to pray
Meat - on judgement day
White and stupid
Warm in rotting furs
Bite and swallow
Now you'll feed the birds
Meat - dagger's handle
Meat - impotence cure
Meat - ivory dildos
Meat - you'll die for sure