Butcher Vanity – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FLAVOR FOLEY
• Album: CARDIAC CONTREPOINT

Lyrics & Translation

Discover 'Butcher Vanity' by FLAVOR FOLEY, a track featuring the Vocal Synthesizer Yi Xi, which masterfully blends dark, intense lyrical themes with innovative electronic and acoustic arrangements. While the lyrics are primarily in English (with some Mandarin Chinese present), its complex soundscape and expressive vocal synthesis offer a fascinating lesson in modern digital music production, demonstrating how mood can be translated purely through instrumental layering.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
butcher /ˈbʊtʃər/ A2	noun - a person who cuts and sells meat in a shop verb - to kill and cut up an animal for meat
vanity /ˈvænɪti/ B2	noun - excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
hunger /ˈhʌŋɡər/ A1	noun - a feeling of weakness or discomfort caused by a lack of food
curb /kɜːrb/ B1	verb - to control or limit something
appetite /ˈæpɪtaɪt/ A2	noun - a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food
gluttony /ˈɡlʌtəni/ B2	noun - the habit of eating too much and too often
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
slaughter /ˈslɔːtʃər/ B1	noun - the killing of animals for food
viscera /ˈvɪsərə/ C1	noun - the internal organs of the body, especially those in the abdomen
tender /ˈtɛndər/ A2	adjective - soft and easy to chew or cut
devour /dɪˈvaʊər/ B1	verb - to eat something eagerly and in large amounts
carve /kɑːrv/ B1	verb - to cut something with a knife or other sharp tool
sinew /ˈsɪnjuː/ C1	noun - a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
tissue /ˈtɪʃuː/ B2	noun - a group of connected cells that have a similar function in the body
rectify /ˈrɛktɪfaɪ/ C1	verb - to correct or improve something
preserve /prɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged

Key Grammar Structures

• They say my hunger's a problem

  ➔ Present simple tense with subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The verb 'say' is in the present simple tense, agreeing with the third-person singular subject 'They'.

• I wanna slit your throat and eat 'til I get sick!

  ➔ Modal verb 'wanna' (informal contraction of 'want to')

  ➔ 'Wanna' is an informal contraction of 'want to', used to express desire or intention.

• The slaughter's on, I'd love to see you come undone

  ➔ Contraction 'I'd' (I would) and present continuous tense

  ➔ 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would', and 'slaughter's on' uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action happening now.

• With a taste that makes you go insane

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ The phrase 'that makes you go insane' is a relative clause modifying 'taste', providing more information about it.

• I'm still preying on a butcher's vein.

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'still'

  ➔ The use of 'still' with the present continuous tense emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action.

• It's love that guides my cleaver with such tenderness

  ➔ Emphatic 'It's...that' structure

  ➔ The structure 'It's...that' is used to emphasize the subject of the sentence, highlighting 'love' as the guiding force.

• I'll devour all of you in time

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'I'll' stands for 'I will', indicating a future action.

• Oh, your heart, aortic work of art

  ➔ Appositive phrase

  ➔ 'Aortic work of art' is an appositive phrase that renames or describes 'heart'.