Butcher Vanity – English Lyrics

• By: FLAVOR FOLEY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the unique world of "Butcher Vanity" by FLAVOR FOLEY, a groundbreaking vocal synth track that challenges musical and lyrical norms. This song features the powerful Chinese voicebank Yi Xi, offering a fantastic opportunity to engage with modern music where English and subtle Chinese influences intertwine. Its rich, metaphorical lyrics, combined with a distinct sound design, make it a compelling piece for language learners to explore creative expression and expand their vocabulary through its intriguing narrative and artistic depth.

[English]

They say my hunger's a problem

They tell me to curb my appetite

They say I can't keep myself

from trying a bite of every plate in sight

They worship patience, a virtue

Oh, they tell me gluttony's a sin

But my desire, it's bottomless

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

The slaughter's on

I'd love to see you come undone

Unsatisfied

Until I've got you flayed alive

So grab a plate, have a taste

這口味讓我沉醉

I'm still preying on a butcher's vein

To truss you up in pretty patterns

Oh, to dress your flesh up with the works

Perfectly portioned by a dagger

Serving the finest leftover dessert

Why would I desecrate a carcass?

Oh, why let the offal go to waste?

It's love that guides my cleaver with such tenderness

A perfect strike to fix the horror on your face!

The slaughter's mine

Oh, blood and viscera divine

Preserved and primed

Each muscle divvied up to dine

And in the high 我存在

Tasting 血淋淋的愛

I'll devour all of you in time

Oh, your heart

Aortic work of art

My love, my knife

To carve it out, your life

So grab a plate, have a taste

這口味讓我沉醉

I'm still preying on a butcher's vein

To snap the sinew

I want to get within you

I want to not forgive you

Rigor mortis, mold and mildew

But, dear, you should be grateful

That I won't waste a good meal

That all my love's precision

Carves a cut to simply die for

To snap the sinew

I want to get within you

I want to scar the tissue

Butterfly and rectify you

I need to be your afterlife

Eucharist, I deify

God, oh, fuck the fork and knife

I'll rip in hands and teeth and take a bite!

The slaughter's on

I'd love to see you come undone

Unsatisfied

Until I've got you flayed alive

So grab a plate, have a taste

這口味讓我沉醉

I'm still preying on a butcher's vein

And now the slaughter's mine

My darling, get under the knife

Your broken pride

A cut so perfect in its prime

All that I see, 63 degree

為讓我心醉的你

I'll be waiting so impatiently

Oh, your heart

Aortic work of art

My love, my knife

To carve it out, your life

So grab a plate, have a taste

這口味讓我沉醉

I'm still preying on a butcher's vein

Still praying, hopeless and in vain

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hunger /ˈhʌŋɡər/ A1	noun - a strong desire or need for food
curb /kɜːrb/ B1	verb - to control or limit
gluttony /ˈɡlʌtəni/ B2	noun - the habit of eating too much
slit /slɪt/ B2	verb - to make a long, narrow cut in something
slaughter /ˈslɔːtʃər/ B1	noun - the killing of animals or people, especially in a brutal way
flay /fleɪ/ C1	verb - to strip the skin off a body
truss /trʌs/ C1	verb - to tie or fasten tightly
desecrate /ˈdɛsɪkreɪt/ C1	verb - to treat a holy place or thing with disrespect
offal /ˈɒfəl/ C1	noun - the internal organs of an animal used for food
viscera /ˈvɪsərə/ C2	noun - the internal organs of the body
sinew /ˈsɪnjuː/ C1	noun - a strong band of tissue that connects muscles to bones
rigor /ˈrɪɡər/ C1	noun - stiffness or rigidity, especially in a dead body
Eucharist /ˈjuːkərɪst/ C2	noun - a Christian ceremony in which bread and wine are consecrated
deify /ˈdiːɪfaɪ/ C2	verb - to worship as a god
aortic /eɪˈɔːrtɪk/ C2	adjective - relating to the aorta (the main artery of the body)

Key Grammar Structures

• They say my hunger's a problem

  ➔ Subject + Verb + Possessive Adjective + Noun

  ➔ The sentence structure highlights possession with 'my hunger', where 'my' is the possessive adjective modifying 'hunger'.

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

  ➔ Subject + Modal Verb + Verb + Object + Conjunction + Verb + Subordinating Conjunction + Subject + Verb

  ➔ The sentence uses 'wanna' (contraction of 'want to') as a modal verb, followed by a conjunction 'and' to connect two actions, and a subordinating conjunction 'til' to indicate a condition.

• So grab a plate, have a taste

  ➔ Adverb + Verb + Noun, Verb + Determiner + Noun

  ➔ The sentence uses an imperative structure with 'grab' and 'have', followed by a noun phrase 'a plate' and 'a taste'.

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

  ➔ Subject + Verb + Adverb + Preposition + Noun + Possessive Noun

  ➔ The sentence uses 'still' as an adverb to emphasize continuity, followed by a prepositional phrase 'on a butcher's vein' with a possessive noun 'butcher's'.

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

  ➔ Subject + Verb + Noun + Subordinating Conjunction + Subject + Verb + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The sentence uses 'that' as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a clause explaining the subject 'love', followed by a prepositional phrase 'with such tenderness'.