Tender Is the Flesh

A clean blade, a new name The product enters and the product leaves No eyes, no tongues, no need to plead We changed the language so the flesh agrees We dress the hunger up in law We dress it up in need The blessed, sanitized machine of want and greed Tender is the flesh when the market calls Tender is the flesh and the blood won't show at all We name the hunger, we seal it in the skin Tender is the flesh, and the blade slides in Marcos walks under LED white He washes his hands, he turns off the light His wife's face is ash, his child's face is steam "Special meat" is just a number in the scheme We dress the hunger up in law We dress it up in need The blessed, sanitized machine of want and greed Tender is the flesh when the market calls Tender is the flesh and the blood won't show at all We name the hunger, we seal it in the skin Tender is the flesh, and the blade slides in "Attention. The animals are gone. This is a mercy." He saw her eyes open on the processing line He saw the womb, he saw the sign Tender. Tender. Kneel to the law Kneel to the line Kneel to the flesh that forgets it was mine Tender is the flesh when the market calls Tender is the flesh and the blood won't show at all We name the hunger, we seal it in the skin Tender is the flesh, and the blade slides in Tender.