Slaughterhouse 13 - Hit the Switch

(In the slaughterhouse, their eyes stabbed out and their tendons slashed,

on the cattle ships to the Middle East and the dying mother whale as a harpoon

explodes in her brain as she calls out to her calf

Their cries were the cries of my father

I discovered that when we suffer, we suffer as equals

And in their capacity to suffer, a dog is a pig is a bear is a boy)

The killing floor is yours

Just take the stage and clean your plate

I know it’s all so gross

Pick up the pain and see their face

We are a world alone confused

But we evolve to take total control

I need a medic fast

I need a brain to think up plans

I feel the violent past

And I can’t take the words

From

My

Dumb

Mouth

This is a war they wage unto

And it’s a culling innocence for us to give

We are the ones who fight to choose

And I bet the worst is yet to come

I see the pain

I know that you can see it too

We are a world confused

We pull apart to see the glue

We’ve broken all the rules

And now we’re all so fucked